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Elijah Parish Lovejoy

American Clergyman

Born: Nov 9, 1802

Died: Nov 7, 1837

God Man Me Rights Will World

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As long as I am an American citizen, and as long as American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject, being amenable to the laws of my country for the same. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Myself Speak Liberty Citizen Long Country Whatever Publish Please Runs Laws Shall Write Veins Am Subject Blood Amenable American Same Any American Citizen Being Hold

Truth is eternal, unchanging, though circumstances may and do operate to give a different colour to it, in our view, at different times. And truth will prevail, and those who do not yield to it must be destroyed by it. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

The eternal God - the infinite Jehovah - has done all he could do - even to the sacrificing his own Son - to provide a way for man's happiness, and yet they reject him, hate him, and laugh him to scorn! Elijah Parish Lovejoy

I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

While I value the good opinion of my fellow citizens as highly as anyone, I may be permitted to say that I am governed by higher considerations than either the favor or the fear of man. I am impelled to the course I have taken because I fear God. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

God Good Man Fear Value Considerations Say Favor Citizens Good Opinion Fear God Impelled Higher Taken Highly Fellow Fellow Citizens Course Because Opinion Am Permitted Governed Than May Anyone Either While

I am sure I ought not to be, but I have great reason to tremble lest Satan and my own wicked heart get the better of me. It is no easy matter to fight such enemies as these, but with Christ strengthening me, I know I shall come off more than a conquerer. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Great Me Heart Fight Satan Better Matter Enemies Christ Own Wicked Tremble Ought Easy My Own More Shall Come Know Sure Am Off Than Get Reason Lest Strengthening

I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

God Blessing Will Back Never Go Opposition Eternal Sworn Slavery

The very flag of freedom that waves over our heads is formed from material cultivated by slaves, on soil moistened with their blood drawn from them by the whip of a republican taskmaster! Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Freedom Soil Our Waves Drawn Over Heads Material Cultivated Blood Very Flag Formed Republican Whip Them Slaves

Emancipation - what is meant by it? Simply that the slaves shall cease to be held as property and shall henceforth be held and treated as human beings. Simply, that we should take our feet from off their necks. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Property Our Emancipation Shall Take Simply Feet Cease Off Human Human Beings Held Should Meant Beings Henceforth Treated Necks Slaves

Is he not a God that showeth mercy and keepeth covenant? Of all sins, it seems to me that the sin of unbelief is the most dishonouring to God. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

God Me Mercy Unbelief Seems He Sin Most Covenant Sins

Fortune has, in the main, hitherto looked unfavourably upon me since I left home, but I begin to hope for better things. Still, in all my past distresses, one thought has consoled me - I have learned to appreciate a parent's love. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Nothing but a miracle of sovereign mercy could have arrested and saved me from eternal perdition. How I could have so long resisted the entreaties, the prayers, and the tears of my dear parents, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, is, to me, a wonder entirely incomprehensible. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Me Tears Long Parents Mercy Nothing Saved Spirit Miracle Entirely Perdition Could How Dear Arrested Prayers Wonder Sovereign Influences Eternal Holy Holy Spirit Incomprehensible Resisted

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