Part 2

Aria Bashizadeh Fakhar
Journal 1
Craft’s relationship with Christianity has been proven to be a strong one, in that he does not believe in the word of God as others do, but as it is written in the Bible. When referencing the Fugitive Slave Bill, he understands it to be illegal in the Bible, as one needs to “Hide the outcast. Bewray [sic] not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee. Be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler” (lsa. Xvi. 3, 4.). Meaning that those who have been wandering the land of God shall not be turned away from others, as they are clearly in need of help, and have been in the hands of bondage for a long time. This alludes to the wandering of Moses and the Israelites of the Sinai Peninsula for over forty years, and were in need of help from others. Had they been found and deferred to another for help, God would have not been pleased, and would have wanted others to help immediately.
There are several who call themselves reverends in the north that agree with the law that had been passed in the free land, and are quite passionate in the obeying of the law. As Rev. Dr. Taylor, a clergyman of New Haven said “Is that article in the Constitution contrary to the law of Nature, of nations, or to the will of God? Is it so? Is there a shadow of reasoning for saying it? I have not been able to discover it.” Showing that they are not interested at all in the actual word of God, but what is in their best interest for their wallets. Craft was able to find two different passages that were entirely in opposition to what Reverend Taylor had said, proving that these reverends and gentlemen were merely puppets to the slavery regime, trying to justify a terrible act with a book that rightfully condemns the act of slavery. Even if the two passages did not exist, the bondage that the Israelites and Moses were held under should be any indication that slavery is unjust, and that God will guide those who are held under that bondage.