Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-19

The DIFFERENCE Between lSDAY AND Tux SABBATH.
The Tunes even with the ali OF Websters Dictionary
cannot understand the differece between Sunday and
the Sabbath. The explanations brief and simple The
Divine Author OF the Sabbat probably knew what He
was about when he instituted bat sacred day. and when
afterwards he commanded its observance. After work
ing six days He rested the evenh day and halowed
it, When He delivered the Ia Commandments He en-
Joined Upon His people to "ReIember the Sabbath day.
to keep it holy" and assigned reason thus: "For in
six days the Lord made heaverand EARTH etc. land
rested the seventh day; whrefore the Lord blessed
the seventh day and balloHed il"
This them is the Sabbath thseventh day OF the week
Il was observed by our Savior himself who read and
taught in the synagogues on thd day. He cruc6ed
on Friday and the third day aler, that is Sunday
He arose from the grave. Weare expressly told that
on the first day Of tie week. eay in the morning, Mary
Magdalene came to the grave md found it empty. 1t
was in commemoraon OF thatevent-the resurrection
Of the Lord-tha early Christians began TO observe the
irst day OF the week as day II religious worship. But
there is no warrant in Scripture for doing so. II was
simply custom, which soon scame prevalent and re-
ceved the sanction OF the cary Christian churches and
OF the first Of all succeeding bishops But even one Of
Them 1--WE forget which and hve not the work to refer
to) says: LET therefore 10 longer Sabbathze but
let keep holy the Lords ay," that is, the day on
which he arose.
Sunday is, indeed the Sabblh of Christians. But the
Sabbath is not day, but insituton day OF rest
Again, say, that in speaknI of an event which &C.
cured the first day of the week it is proper to say
happened on Sunday, and notion the Sabbath.
The entire definition Of theword Sabbath by Webster
Is as follows Ii will be seen tat il completely sustains
{ views we have advanced:
Slbbath-the day which CD appointed to be observ-
ed as day of Test from all secular labor employment
and be kept holy aud conscpted TO his service and
worship This was original. the seventh day Of the
week. the day which Goo rested from the work OF
creation and this day is still observed by the Jews and
SOME Christians the Sabbath But the Christian church
very early began and still continues to observe the first
day Of the week. in eommemnoraon Of the resurrection
OF Christ on that day, by whhh the work Of redemption
was completed hence il is 'iien called the Lords day
The heather nations in the mr,h OF Europe dedicated
this day to the SUM- and heucether Christian descendants
continue to call the day Study. But in the United
States Christians have, to treat extent discarded the
heather name and adopted tie Jewish name, Sabbath
Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sun
day is the Of the dy. Sabbath is the name
of the institution Sunday ishe Sabbath Of the Chris
tians. Saturday is the Sabbah of the Jews.
II mag be added that Frida is the Sabbath Of the Mo
hammedans; Thursday the Sabbath Of the PerSians
Wednesday the Sabbath of of the Hndoo nations
and that Tuesday and Monday observed by two
other nations as weekly days Of resi-.
ANY lay may he made a Sabbath; but there can only
be Sunday, and there only diviney appointed
Sabbath.-Er