, 1866-02-19
THE SGEDAY DIGESTION.

our daily for one or two issuss.
THE SUNDAY DIGESTION.
Objection having been made tn certain IRE
spooslble and anonymous communications. TO
the authority Of Calvin, jeremy Taylor,
Barclay, apd the Encyclopedias Britannica,
upon the question whether Gods law, aa con.
aimed In tho fourth commandment, requires
Is to observe tho first day OF the week, or
\ shethes Christlans observe that day Of their
tMp ffes accord and appointment In con-
aemorhtion Of Christ's. resurrection, We sub
DIN the following additional authorit,cs:
Tho great Eeander, author Of the most pro-
found and exhaustive history Of the Christian
Church yet produced SAYS on this point:
sss. stSs ,a.;,oR Fl ';aas w. T., tss e.
Apcstles to tteat It ~ divine command hr nom
tlsn md ftoua thu dsss Apostolic church, to nzns
zez the laws us tae sabbath 10 surdaJ."
Smiths Dictionary Of The Bible, tho mort
recent and thorough orthodox compendium
Of Christian learning c1tsnt, published under
the auspices mainly Of the leading theolo-
gians Of the Church Of England and Of the
1noa eminent Presbyterian dlvines Of Great
Britain and America, q work outrauk1ng any
ether ~ sn authority on matters Of biblical
1eorning says: ...-..... ......
'tIhe Lordt Day. What do ue gather from Holy
fsq, E@ mai ni,e 11'omTn1 m,
lbs hlHs teesns 10 4ndara:n that the ti7tneay IN
spIed apostles, By their Practice anc b{ their pro
sDe ose ssest % for
13nE nd reeeay1s insaae41on. for 3aytnE up o1es~
tnss n stosu ir charitable pc5poee., occupation
Neek 10 devoted scenE 10 have been the d1y OF the
Lordt tcxuE9ecton. and thesefoEe 70 haTe b9en
specially t!kaly 10 have been chosen tos such pur-
recuoa."
II will be aecn that while some Of our Chicago
pastozs Inform their Aocts that "God's l&w''
In tho fourth commandment Of the Dscalosue
cn]oins the observance Of Sunday ~ day OF
wosship, The lheologtanA, whose books aaosn
their shelves, but not their serzuons, are only
too happy II they can show that inspired
1postlos .smarked ont" and sschose" tho day
e. day Of Christian worship. Surely tho
Choice Of IN apostle II qulte different from
the lsw Of God. Tie work then recltes
elaboratety al the occasions IN the new Tes~
ssmeus on which the asst day Of the week Is
mentioned, and says:
Taken rep&attly .pezhaps, md e1rn al together,
ihe dedicsnou Of lie nsst asy oT tbe weak 10
Ter Of spos1nue Institution OF even Of apostolic
fass IN Extraordinary coincidence, t61t almost IN.
mediaietJ &c s1uerge from Scripture ws md The
suu3e day mentioned IN similar manner. and d.
rectly aeaoc1ted with the Lofds resurrection that
It i e1Aord!nary tact 1kat We never find tts de-
dicAfipn qnesuoned o. armed about, but accepted
= sos.6.ns sau.ay .p9ssoe viii connstnsiion,
OF tn the way. And A. 10 dttpct sprpof1 from
Aots SextNnse, II Is noticeable that tho*e 9TH
n sup q xsiss pa / asasg
are depeDde1t 70 Il; - mere quotations are cor.
eHned. upon tewcs sexts th1n TIE Io.c4 Day Il.
b. M II le.st "p9obasE tnftnaaaons IN saipiu1st
and 20 e superior 10 any holy day, whether Of heb
dooedel ce.ebratou u Friday N memory OF Tho
meusey q ias resurrection iiseK These other day1
may be xud a-e deftrelb1e On other grounds
but "! Do nns possss suythtnE hke : sa1ptursl
ettnad stlll 10 praes {as osn pertinent seriptut.t
proo, nd more frequent mention Of the tnstitnnou
-tm such ne auppo~e II to he-tn the NHhn7a o!
Bapuss. snd ihe Losd't supper, ssd how INST dle
funoe u naturally TO be e1pecaed 70 exist between
rtsiea DE sulborz 1t the Uoly Scriptures did not
WRIT, ard h,oss ~ nft xnd conduct xad reru!a-
Mons of known practices, which .hey dld ~ate"
Astar tracing the evidences that Sunday was
& served BY The Christian Fathers n festival
8 id day for breaking bread In recommendation
q Chri&tE resurrection, It sAys:
<sIne rasun Of o11 examination Of sh.sp.tndpa1
s r4tefs of tho two centuries aha the death Of st,
soas a<o ~ Iollows: Tbs Lords Day n nsme which
sed &c a. meee s s1p1y pae T ~sE Sa1 Iord M @
fhaa bcioFt1 ex1sted duE3nE theae two centuries
psst I'd pstuel 9t Apossonea1 "a 70 Of setptu.si
DevG &upne ned, q 1t aaaA ony 11npugned u osheE
thtnxs reoaiEed nona te Apostles were- II WAS
oeve< eonioundst With the 5ahbaih. but carefully
nearly III the pa6x4ges BY which thi8 point IRlxtt
be pp!e1> u wA not ID Institution OF serere
s ID: ss, saessps sst .S az s sz cd ssss
ans tss sas LII Gnsa. II nj pfass1 tor H.
ssss 70 : ss s T. = as9s as
f9: 's9: ;sa: Se'e4 i, 1s.s ss.4,e 'ssF' 10 t.
dsJ ~s oppo.ed to ~rld,. sa,tDass, -
finally. whatese1 aoslogy may b Supposed 70 e.
commandment appealed 70 a. the grurnd of the OBJ
heat1on 70 obt eE7e tho LosdA d4y: Eecjesiastteal
.snse of lie words, La no nan, theresose, tadae
you tn respect Of holiday. OF of The new moon
Of the sabbath day" Nor, again. IL It referred 10
ss',on of the mo.a!c ecopons On = the I eons1at..
those hofote The Mosaic In nre constantly Assumed
10 have had neither knowledge nor observance Of
that sbe Lords cay IL n,ers ecclesiastical 1nstltu-
bcn. depeudent on The past apostolic church Tor lis
origin, and b. conseqtaoee capable OF being done
10 lonre1 needed.
aOur dealEn docs not necessarily lrad nj to do
mose than ssa.e hcss but il the facts b. allowed
10 tpaAk Tor thtEpeelve-, they tndse4te tint tbs
Lordfs dly IL d pway thFsstsan tnstita1ion sane
toned b. tpo4todlc practice, mentioned II tpostodt
ws'tncs. nd = po;stssta q pAatsp d.sas asaA2rt
1tg. al aposkoie o71ia1*csS 1ad doesrsnt1, (which
vnsr DOT obviously IeupossfJ. md werc not abso-
gatsd by shs Apostles taeuselTes} Gun ts stppossd