TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. ANTI-SLAVERY CATECHISM. BY MRS. CHILD, _Author of ‘An Appeal in favor of that class of Americans called Africans,’ the ‘Evils of Slavery, and the Cure of Slavery,’ ‘Authentic Anecdotes of American Slavery,’ ‘History of the Condition of Women,’ ‘The Oasis,’ ‘Frugal Housewife,’ &c._ “On the nation’s naked heart Scatter the living coals of Truth.” Second Edition. NEWBURYPORT: PUBLISHED BY CHARLES WHIPPLE. 1839. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, By CHARLES WHIPPLE, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. ANTI-SLAVERY CATECHISM. _Question._ Why do you consider it a duty to preach and publish abolition doctrines? _Answer._ First, I consider it my duty as a Christian; for the system of slavery, as a whole, and in each one of its details, is in direct opposition to the precepts of the gospel. Secondly, I consider it my duty as a conscientious citizen of this republic; for I believe slavery is prejudicial to the best interests of my country; and I dare not hope that God’s blessing will rest upon us, if we persevere in our iniquity. _Q._ But the abolitionists are accused of showing the worst side of slavery. Is it not true that they seek to give an exaggerated idea of its evils?