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Story November 6, 1846

Anti Slavery Bugle

New Lisbon, Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio

What is this article about?

A Kentuckian theological student in Ohio shifts from defending slavery to viewing it as a sin after biblical study, informs his slaveholding father, who recalls him home from the free state.

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A Kentuckian In Ohio.—"At the Theological Seminary I was obliged to examine the subject of slavery, for the discussions on that subject were frequent among the students. The more I examined, the more I was convinced that anti-slavery men were right. I had never defended it as right, but I did not want to admit it is a sin—a great sin. But a careful examination of God's word, and of the nature of the system, convinced me that it was a sin. I began to write on the subject to my father, who is an elder in the Presbyterian church, and with sorrow of soul, I add—a slaveholder. At the end of the term he called me home, to go no more in a free State, regretting that he had not sent me to Princeton."

What sub-type of article is it?

Biography

What themes does it cover?

Moral Virtue Family

What keywords are associated?

Slavery Theological Seminary Moral Conviction Anti Slavery Slaveholder Father

What entities or persons were involved?

Kentuckian Student His Father

Where did it happen?

Ohio (Theological Seminary); Kentucky (Home)

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Key Persons

Kentuckian Student His Father

Location

Ohio (Theological Seminary); Kentucky (Home)

Story Details

A Kentuckian student at a theological seminary in Ohio examines slavery, becomes convinced it is a sin through study of God's word, writes to his slaveholder father, who calls him home regretting not sending him to Princeton.

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