Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-07-19

And llgive my authority for so doing,
/ from my Bible without note or COM
ment," freely admitting, that, if my
practice be not thus sustained, it ought
not to be followed For " the Scrip
lures without note or comment is the on
ly rule offaith and practice"
When the Sabbath was past, Mary
and others had bought spices to annoint
Christ" land very early in the morning,
tn edrst dayof the week, they came to the
sepnlchre at the rising of the SUM-" and
discovered Christ had arisen from the
dead Mack, oh IS, Is; MATHEW,
CHI %, 10; john, CHI 20, 1--1S.
"Thon the same day at evening, being
the first day of the week, when the doors
were shut, where the disciples were as
sembled for fear of the Jews, came Je-
sus, and stood in the midst of them, and
said, peace be unto you" JOHN, ch 20,
v 10 And after eight days again,
his disciples were within, and Thorn
as with them" &c JoHN, CHI 20, 26.
" And when the day of Pentecost was
fally come, they were all with one accord
in one place" "And the Holy Ghost
came upon them, and Peter preached
Christ unto the people, and many were
added to the number of the disciples -
Aors, oh 2. The day of Pentecost was
the first day of the week .-LEvITIcUs
oh %, 15-l6. "And upon the first
day of the week, when the disciples came
together to break bread Paul preached
unto them, ready to depart on the NOR
row, and continued his speech until mid
night. "-AcTs, ch 20, VI. Upon the
first day of the week, let every one of
you lay by him in store as God hath
prospered him, that there be no gather
ings when | come" l Con-, oh 4, 16.
And "be We followers of me, even as |
am of Christ" ! Con-, ch II, v l.
y" For yourselves know how ye ought to
follow us; for we behaved not ourselves
dlsorderiy among you; neither did we
eat any mans bread for nought; but
wrought with labor and travail, night
and day, that we might not be charge
able to any of you, not because we have
not power, but to make ourselves an en-
ample unto you to follow u.s." 2TnEss
ch B, 10. Thus it appears that in
matters Of religion, it is our duty to fol-
low the example of the Apostles. II
also appears that the apostles observed
the first day of the week, Sunday, for
religious purposes. Therefore, it APP
pears by the Scripture, "without note or
comment, that when | 'observe Sunday
as day set apart specially for the wor-
ship of Cod" | do right. have thus
answered the question of Enquirer"
about my practice in observing Sunday,
as do, and ] hope my co-committeeman
will answer the question about his prac-
ticc of infant baptism.
! now ask Enquirer" if the Bible.
'withoutnote or comment, be not adopted,
as the only rule of Christian faith and
practice, what should be? If the "cir-
culation Of the Holy Scriptures, without
note or comment, among the people, be
not the most direct means, under Proyi- !
dencc, OF disseminating truth, enlighten-
ing the minds, and reforming the morals |
Of the public" what is As he is CD.
posed to the circulation of the scriptures
without note or comment" is he in favor
Of circulating them with note or com
ment? If so, by whom are the notes or
comments to be made? and what force
or authority are the notes or comments
to have? Suppose | read the text, and
understand it to teach a certain rule Of
conduct, and the note or comment laws
down another and different rule, which
must obey, God or man?
] am sincere in my search after those
truths which will lead my soul to eternal
life, and hope Enquirer" will answer
severally the above interrogatorics, and
if he shall establish to my mind, that
his rule Of faith and practice is better
guide to my soul to heaven | shall most
gladly accept and recommend it to my
follow travellers to eternity, instead Of the |
one | have united as a member of the |
committee of the Bible Society hereto
fore in recommending. shall also feel
gratifed, if the author, not the scribe
will subscribe his name to his answers
as | have done, or will, at least, furnish
me with it, w. YEIRS BOUIC.