Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-15
WHOLE NO.,l,l54

On the holy hills of Jerusa EN- unchanged,
unalter ID, ipIhutabe, undestructibie like
Him, whvse children we are.
Il IL. But if this relation be thus lasting,
( il thus important.-the purpose for which
it was instituted, ought to be very impor-
,ant. Accordingly, the Office intfus,ed to
us Israelites, to the people Of Israel, is the
mos. importan, ,ha, God has entrusted to
man. He has called us-aad appointed
US, not for our deserts, but because such
was His will, NOT because Of ous right.
eousness, for We have no claim TO right
eou.ness, NOT because Of our superior pie
II ty, for more have offended God more than
we. Yet He has been p'essed Of His 'wi1
in the furlherance OF His most wise de-
sign, to appoint us His children, His wit
nesses the witnesses Of His truth. And
the world is such that all the cavils Of tho
would-be phi hiIosophers, the sneers O.
the wtling,-all the most powerful argu-
meu,s of lhe infdel, are as chafv before
the winl, when conirasted with the exss-
,encc of Israel " children of the Lord your
I God" Children argues the existence ot
Father. Children acting according TO
certain principles. argues that those pr'n' F.
| ciples are dictated to ihf N by their faihors.
children acting according 70 'hem, contrary
TO their worldly advantage, at great loss
and sacrifice to themselves proves that ihey'
know that the eye If their Father is liked
on them, ,ha, they know ,ha, He will pun
ish their disobed,ence as He will reward
their obedlence. Whcn We see Israelites.
who are charged with lsving worldly gaits
ready to sacrifice their advantage, one sew
en,h of their time, TO abstain from all tenn
po al avocations on tho Sabbath, when. we
see this universal the question presents IT,
self, " why do these lsraeliies DO this - :
Because the Lord their God dtmande'h that
they should sa ncldy the Sabbath, in token.
in proof, that lie created the world, and all
in it, tha, during days He called into
existence the universe and lis fulness, and ;
on the 7th day He rested. IL is vain for
inGdels TO cavi, wha, motives can these
Isra-li,es have We lha, are accused Nfbc-
ing so ford of worldly gain, that we beyond
others should sacr fee ono seventh Ct our
time. unless il were indeed the command Of
our G. d 7 Aye" but says he, tradition
may tell you that ii is an undoubted conf
mand, bu, how do you know, what proof
have You that God ever did command
What proof have YOU tha, this nh Gay 10
indeed The Sabbath ordered by the Lord =
Remember that the six days., from which
you count, begsA besre any man existed =
20 count those Fix days. Remember That
the sun sh nes and the rain falls on that
day. as il does other days. The opera p
,ions of nature never failed. How know
you lha, this Sabbath, which you keep ho-
". is indeed day sanctfed and bles ed by !,
the Lord. We answer him. Our history,
the history which does no, lie. ont history
the truth of every word of which, our faith.
ers have sealed with their hearts best blood;
that hi story tells us that when Moses, con-
trary TO human reason, and ineSpliaabiy'
save by the comm and Of God, when he led ;
his hosts into the barren wilderness, whea
they must have pcrished for want ol bread
and water, when Moses thus led them
forth. God showed his power by causing
their food to rain down from heaven that
six days in every week, he sent them the'E
portion, and on the sixth day he sent a,
double portion, bec1uso they should rest on
/ the seventh, thus attesung that this sew.
enth day Oh which they rested IS indeed T,
hoy--is sancA6ed by the law OF God
And I,had il from NY father, who had u
from his fa,her.-who had II ffoR ils iash-
er, and SO on in uninterrupted su"cesslon.
even up to those who went fc1ih and gath
e,ed manpa on six, dnys, apd, who did not
90 far,h on the. sew, Diae What evidence
Wha, evidence stronger than ,bis Gag. hum
an reason require 2, Who is. ihsrs, who
will dare to say that father MOS, strong
. ly interested is the welfare Of his child
would beqpeash to his child .,falsehood to-
entail on iha, chLd Constant loss apd ineon-
venience A portion of this weeks read -'
ing tells I,rae'i;es TO, remember the Pssso-
yer, during seven days TO abstain from all
!, Icaycn, 10 order tha, they might sensmser
the going forth from Egypt, all 'Ae days OF
I their existence; and when find ,hS, 10 this
day the pootcs, lnaelite, he whose daily
toll, with ulmos, effort gives him. daily
bread, submits to all expenses, and as each,
year returns, he still keeps the passoTsr'
in obedience to The command Of his God;
what stronger proef cas-, require, that the
Loud God did work. wonders in Egypt. did
slay the frst-hVrn. and led Isrsel isrh IN
the waters of The Red Sea! lie, ,inherl'ed
the Knowledge from his father, the obed'-
ence he inherited aud transmits II 10 his
children.
\ "Aye bai says the snadsl. "all these
ta'es are eadless. Tey refer ~ ibe 'nisn-
cy Of mankind, They 'e.aie events soeh'