New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-30
"THE SABBATH QUESTION

To fas fsi,s- II ne y. y. Iy,suss
SIR: The able conmIri nc a,on respecting 8 aErcf oo-
seIyance Ct the Sabos,h centsirei IN ycm ssae OF
Ss;uidsy, merits, u seems to me, the esrsirl a,tee-
ton CT thoee who are accustomed u regsd ,,e hra
dsy Of the week as pec,ll.,ly sacred. rne sntsr
seems 10 bs thoroughly in earnest: ard so ia.y COO
yrced in hisewn mind OF the correctness OF his veEr,
as aost 10 hook with ason.shmert upon the c>rsjsn
world who so very generally persist IN wisSOs their
S.bbah to be kept holy. II Is hopsfil taA. oIe ~
dlg.u. 10 Bible study sni 81 wiling 20 nsot tse oat
tie n Scripture ground rsy yet become 80 :AnhS
with the wespoIs no uses ss 70 nnd nil.-c.f Eans-
formed h tie prophet OF Old who sed aus curses
10 bessr 70 as scou he had dra1n rear aud oeoeh
the people Of God on tEeir own tsated neld mere
are are few passages IN tne new Nov ies,amens
besrrg upon this subsc., which may rot yes nsve
met the ey of this talented writer Thus, IN Lpksv
To- we are told that Savior wss accustomed 10
stteri public worship on the sabbath day. Many of
his disciples doubt not, IN s ages, without ekaS
any further for lac, hsys ejoiced TO fouos the ex-
an ple OF their blessed Lord and Sedeemer. strss
that he excused his disciples for wast seemed % the
Jews 10 be sn unnecessary vos,on OF TIE olr1o com
msnoneht; byt Il should sso b rememotrei tass ne
freely .orsaye woman for the worst p-ssi0.e sioss-
tiop of the eeventh-see John viii. IL ana ssa'r,
Luke H. t2-5l when, child a twelve years, De nsi
himself seemingly broken the nth, hs sns"~ea ms
mothers complaint by en- inquiry wnlcn ssens 10
usg,st that ne WAS surprised that sue dill 90, ku'w
hat be nust neglect the duties II .ou 20 ns osrtay
parents. If tre business" of MS Hseveniy rsther
required it. II Savior in ore case has ssIncted
US 70 observe the Sabbath, is It not equally clsH
in the Others that he allows 20 be guilty. Vt sdal.
t,ry, sno vols,e at will the fret and desrest oi OIL
earthly ties But sgsn, It eems fromy,ur correspond
ent statement inst not only Christ and his ds. pies
brc ke the sw of the Ssbbatp hut Chrsuane sts per-
ss, in dong Likewise. They keep the nrst day OF the
week instead Uf the seventh. IL must ee actnovl-
edged that he quite correct IN this insssns otner
cases can be cited, in which the laws OF Moses arc
violated in Christian worship. He conmssded the.
Jews 10 keep the Passover, IN remembrance oi tho
ni,ht in which the angel Of the Lord spared their
first borr in passing over the land OF Esyft, Aad de-
hvered them from their bondsge but Jesus, vaen he
took the cup and broke the bread st that great sss
said: " DO this in remembraDce of me. Toe feast
OF the Passover s still kept bat like the SaoSath
has another but fimlsr and hgner signlhcsoo', and
CtDer days OF Observance. IL 70 should be ioued al
last that Chiistisns have erred 10 Iscssfneg the
Sabbath from the seventh e. the rs day OF zoe week,
II will be found likewise tia; The son of Man q lord
also OF the Sabbath" and TO him they met Asswer-
Is It not possible that be will regard the Isv' ssd
sDlrn OF its Observance much more than the Question
OF Whist day OF the week II MAS Kept Consdore-
tiops Of this pa.ure, doubt Dot, influence tbs minds
of Christians generally but ss your correspondent calls
Tor explicit law OF tine Sabbath, ASIDE ifon the sw
Of Moses, which, IS clearly eVdest Cnrsnsosaohot
std can not keep, We may, perhaps, ind =, even
az he wishes, without Tetefooce Ia The ostofv
of the practice OF early Cnristisns, uhwh 10
what he means, l tupposo, by "trofsop.' Oar
touir come If tnem not always the met .opcrssnt
es Luke xviii, 2Ol, to show what be me 81. by the
t.rIo ara combining them oil In ooe general lss--iN
idr Ot lore 10 God and mdRsnd this Is the Chlistsn
law Of the Sabbath. IL would seem ~ he SAFER -
ciude several other commandments rstaes tsso Toe
iomth from this con bnat'on for Jesus hmsslf exph
city stated that the Sabbath day [" ras mad tor
man." Hor mode1 Certsinly not ike me diyloas
OF time into cay snd night, months and years, wech
are founded upon the great natural sws sud move
ments Of the universe. What has sometimes been
called natural religion can know 10 Sabbath There
founastion for it in the natural word. II vas
made Tor us by this Word of God alone. How can ve
repeal the Law which makee and cnsrscteriSes the
day, 81 Il yet look ior its continuance It's sv
Al ich dates back 10 the alton Of the world (0ens
RE, ii, 81 tar beyond the time Of Moses, who merely
an xed It 10 the Jewish Code and added tho death
perslty as part Of their civil law. Our SAVIOR, both
by prtcept ard example has gwen us he's Interpretation
oi it. 1t 10 lawful TO do good ON the Sabbath deys
My father worketh hitherto, aud work." nany
one Is ced by has example aud teachings hAt ne
would consider frsclass theatrical delight
iu pleasure excursioEs, gay social parties, 40, ~
~hs Ii meant by doing good on the Sabbath dsys
AID wbiie 20 much OF tho great world OF humanity
sTourd us IL gong down to tue grave unysttsd IN
sffictioD or sInkog away helpless and unwarred
into hIes Of passion ana sin as bad a. hell ,tsslf
csa kindls; tnat such is the work he does, and
would nave us do, such q one may still con-
cider himself innocent and even philsnthr0pio in
advocating these and similar recreations. IL 70 tho
fact, however, that vast majority Of intelligent sod
enlightened Christians n all ages have considered such
Observance Of the Sabbath little better, II not
worse, than the practice of toe Pharsees OF Old 80
poDtedy condemned by our Savior. The law OF love
10 man forgotten by them, and that OF We 20 God
is very clearly set forth in programme Of the
Sunday pleasure sxeursiOnists. With regard TO the
death penalty OF the Jewish civil law Christians may
well r,oice in "the glorious liberty wherewtn Christ
bss made us free as well also in exemption from
obee ience to other commandments ses Acts IVY, 70
which the chosen people Of God subsct previous
TO His advent. H. II. ChRPEsrEh.
Brooklyn, Aug a, 1853.