The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-12

10 Just received the Waverly Novels, number
Is. by Sir Walter Scott. Also, No. IL of
Theirs French Revolution, and Con,arini Fleming,
by D'Israeli, being No of the Novelist Library.
The above are Tor sale at the Herald Literary De-
pot, where all the publications Of the day be
had as soon as issued from the press.
In the Herald OF Sunday last, we made the
enquiry, "How SHOULD THE SABBATH KxrT ?"-
A friend Of ours, has favored us with the copy Of
letter addressed by him TO a minister OF the Re-
formed Dutch Church of this city, who has recently
been delivering a course of lectures tina: impor-
tant subject.
We are free TO confess that the view our friend
has taken of the subject is new TO us, although to
him the doctrine is as old the creation and as
truth loses nothing by sitting, and the letter is
written in right spirit, think il proper to give it
publicity.
Our friend observes, that the reverend gentleman
has not thought proper TO make any reply it, but
has intimated that our friend should have attended
the succeeding lecture. Our friends answer is,
that if the foundation which had been laid for the
sancnty of the first day, was based on wood, hay,
straw, and stubbe. the supersructure attempted to
be raised, must of necessity be "hke the baseless
fabric of VISION" and consequently unworthy of
further attention.
NEW YORK, Dec. %, 1912.
attended the delivery Of your first evening lee
ture the Sabbath, last first day, by the invitation
ofour friend Mr.. P, and with much satisfaction.
] had then reason TO hope that the candoryou ex-
pressed and the disposition you manifested would
have disposed you TO have carried out your investi
CATION Oh that important subject, the Lords Sab
BATH with that scrupuous conscienhousnsss the SUBJ
ject demanded.
In that discourse you clearly showed from the
Scriptures that Jehovah, on finishing creation.
work, sancted the seventh day, and that il was OF
perpetual obligation, until abrOgated by the same
Lawglv,r that enacted it.
You then came TO this conclusion, that unless you
could show from the Scriptures that the seventh
day. Sabbath had been changed TO the FIRST that all
mankind are bound tn observe it and further that
il demanded as clear and evident a repeal of that
law from the Scriptures as It's enactment.
also attended your second lecture and am obliged
10 say Tin which many OF your friends concur) that
you have entirely failed in the attempt you made to
substitute the first for the seventh day.
The hackneyed and round assertion made
that Christ rose from the dead the first day made
IT obligatory for Christians to observe IT, you have
not substantlated, nor can you or any other mortal
produce any scripural evidence Of it, or that he
ever unsancthed the seventh day, or sanctified the
hrst. That he was seen on the first day after his
resurrection, every knows, and that he went to
Emmaus,, which s from Jerusalem three score fur
longs and returned again that same day. is evident:
and 1t is also equally evident that fifteen miles was
more than Sabbath days journey, and further con.
elusive that there was no sanctfcation of that day
liglous meeting on that day, nor did he meet them
on any other first day for public worship service
The eight days after, you refer to, could imply
that day week
You quote the examples of the early christians for
proof. They had no other authority than the Scrip
lures and the Apostle John informs us that even in
his day many Antchrsts were already in the world.
You roundly asserted that the seventh day had
been changed, but admitted that Christ had not
changed it,
You refer for proof to the 10th chan of the Acts.
7th-'lJDOn hP 1Sf Of he vee hon
disciples met together to break bread" Ed.
Chadwick. in his pamphlet (you learn) has satifac
torilv answered this.
tits worthy of notice that in every instance where
the first day OF the week is mentioned, day sup
Elementary la reference TO the collection, (insisted
on,) we learn that this was single instance of
COLLECTION to be made tor the poor saints at Jernsa-
lem, who were suffering from want and never In
tended TO be Instituted and pracsed weekly, or as
often as public worship was held, as the professed
Christians OF the present day unholly INTERPRET in
order TO make merchandise OF the gospel.
We have no proof that when the disciples met to-
9ether TO break bread that il TO observe the
friendly meal. nor is ii clearly shown whether the
bread here was broken on the first second day. or
both. See verse I'll
The Apostle John being in the spirit on the
Lords day, Is no evidence that it was the first.
The llSth Psalm (you quote) is not one iota in
proof.
You refer to 18th Matthew in proof that Christ
rose on the first day There the Evangelist states
that IN the end OF the Sabbath he was risen.
The antl-chrlstian heresyt that the Lord Jesus
was cruclhed on Friday, and the assumption that he
rose on Sunday morning, was Matched at Rome
from whence Protestants derive no small share of
their apostacy.
ObeyIng the injunction of the divine precept,
"Thou shalt not suffer sin upon thy brother" is
my apology for the present intrusion. / subscribe
myself, dear sir, one Ito whose shame be /. spoken)
who lived slxty-hve years in the non. observance
OF the Lords Sabbath.
Yours, faithfully and respectfully,
The Evangelist Luke goth chap 81 verse says that
Jesus known of the disciples his breaking Of bread
Now We know that this not in observance of the
Lords supper for he ad said, when he instituted that
dinance that he would observe it, still he partook of
fHeretcait is for when the Jews asked Jesus for
sign Of his Messiahship he replied "A wicke and adul
sign be given but the sign of the prophet Jonah. For
the prophet Jonah three days three nights in the
three nights in the heart Of the earth" There nothing
TOO absurd TOR ceduous to receive Had Jesus been
afternoon but it was not So He was Monday
but the Scriptures silent the day which he
was born, crucihed, risen or assembled.
In answer to the inquiry "ow the ssbbcth day SHOULD
be kept we have it, '.uim in parvo Exodus, aoh chap
Sill.
Remember the Sabbath day keep it holy. Six days
shalt thou labor and do all thy wsrk but the seventh day
the Sabbath ofthe Lord thy God In thou shalt not
do any work, thou thy thy daughter thy
servant. thy maid ant thy CATTLE the
stranger that within thy gates for six days the Lord
and rested the seventh dsv wherefore the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and hsllowedh."
THE SoMERs CAsE.-ln our report of the proceed
ings OF the Naval Court Martial, will be found an in
teresting document submitted by the able Judge
Advocate. His opinion respecting the right Of
Spencer, Cromwell and Small, to have heard the
proceedings before the council Of officers, and al
lowed an opportunity of confronting, and cross-ex
aiming the witnesses, and defending themselves
s one which must commend itself TO all. The paper
is altogether very worthy Of attentive perusal.
N1BLos WINTER CoScERTs-Mrs Sutton, Signor
DE Begins, and other talent, assisted by full and