Chapter XVI · WHAT OF THE NIGHT? THERE IS HOPE IN GOD ONLY.
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CHAPTER XVI. WHAT OF THE NIGHT? THERE IS HOPE IN GOD ONLY.
The government intensely pro-slavery—Political horizon lowering—The great denominations and benevolent societies heartily supporting slavery—Ecclesiastical heavens dark—Deep prejudices in the masses of the people—Douglass quoted—God is on the side of the oppressed—He is stirring the nation—Question cannot rest—Agitation goes on—Truth is on the side of the slave—Literature coming to his aid—A pure Church arising to plead his cause—“Toil and trust.”page 219