It was a woman; Esther the Queen; yes, weak and trembling woman was the instrument appointed by God, to reverse the bloody mandate of the eastern monarch, and save the whole visible church from destruction.
Grimké emphasizes that Esther, despite being a woman, was chosen by God for a monumental task, challenging gender norms.
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Perhaps you have feared the consequences of immediate Emancipation, and been frightened by all those dreadful prophecies of rebellion, bloodshed and murder, which have been uttered.
There is nothing to fear from immediate Emancipation, but every thing from the continuance of slavery.
I have endeavoured to set before you the exceeding sinfulness of slavery, and to point you to the example of those noble women who have been raised up in the church to effect great revolutions, and to suffer for the truth's sake.
Slavery may produce these horrible scenes if it is continued five years longer, but Emancipation never will.