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Slavery, Ancient & Modern; and some Champions Who Fought to Abolish It - American Minute with Bill Federer
Ancient & Modern; and some Champions Who Fought to Abolish It Slavery
It is significant when examining slavery throughout world history, that it was Christian motivation, from the Quakers, to the Methodists, to the Second Great Awakening, to William Wilberforce, to the Salvation Army, and more, which was a driving force to abolish slavery. As New York Senator Rufus King told the U.S. Senate: "All laws ... imposing any such condition as slavery upon any human being are absolutely void because they are contrary to the law of nature, which is the law of God."
"Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound ..." - John Newton, William Wilberforce, & ending slavery in the British Empire - American Minute with Bill Federer
"Amazing Grace & the fight to end slavery in the British Empire - American Minute with Bill Federer How Sweet the Sound ..." - John Newton William Wilberforce
Eric Metaxas wrote further:
"So it was ... on July 26, 1833, that the Emancipation Act passed its third reading in the House of Commons, ensuring the end of slavery in the British Empire, some three decades before the bloody Civil War would end it in America.
When an aged Wilberforce heard the news, he said, 'Thank God I have lived to witness [this] Day.' He died three days later."
Four Chaplains Day: USAT Dorchester torpedoed - Chaplains gave life-jackets to save other sailors
On February 7, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower spoke from the White House for the American Legion 'Back-to-God' Program:
"And we remember that, only a decade ago, aboard the transport Dorchester, four chaplains of four faiths together willingly sacrificed their lives so that four others might live ..."