, 1874-07-18
LITERATURE,


., "o"la ARSo tho Question OF TIT
otvinlty, tho sauctity, and proper obsorvunoo
OF tho Lords Dny, sot to reat in his own mind
:enoctually md for ever, has hut to road the
: above volume. In tic short spaco of 256 nagos
lthe romaindcr Of Tho book boing occupied will,
notes and tho inlox), oyory quory nnd doubt TINT
can artao upon tho subject arc anticipated
and answered with precision, conctso-
ness. aud conclusivenesa, tl,at leave nothing
TO DO dcsred In tho en1nciaton and tlcfonso
OF his argument, tho writor displays an amount
OF oI1iditton md roscarch TINT oompola at onco
admiration for his industry and respect for his
decisions. Tho immouse work ho has performed
In citing md oollstipg authortlos, md ostablib-
Ing by their testimony tho grounds for the obl.
CATION Of Sunday, has received q generous aud
gratetnl acknowledgment from scholars aud
theoluYanH.
'Tho Lectures, Which aro olght In number,
seonailof 1lte subject undcr tho following dvis.
Lords Day Question; 2. Tho History Of tho
Lords Day to the End Of tho Third Century
u; =. me History OF tho Lords Day to tho
~ Ena. & ot tho M Fifth Century; aud the growth
or 4colcstastfcni Sabbatarlnnis1n In tho Church
'of Aomo ;"4 Tho History Of the Sabbath to Our
Lord'a Rosurroction; s.. What tho Sabbath ia
since Our Lords Resurrection: Q. The Lords
may dy on tho Gont!nont Since tho Reformation; Z.
The I3rd's Day III England Since tho Rofor1na-
tlon; 9: The Lords Day Viewed Practically,
Dr. Heeaey'a argument with regard to the Sab
BATH is, that It's observance doos not rest upon
natural or moral law, but Bolely upon axternal
command. There 10 no trace OF soventli-iay
6abbath IN tho religious ceremonies Of tue Old
World fathers, from Adam to Moses; nor iu the
worship of any Of the Heathon nations, acp-
tenary division OF time is found very carly In
SCRIPTURE. Il also prevailed among certain poo-
Pies Of tho East; but this neod not bc roforred
for Its origin to Diy,no revelation. but TO
nnaided t! human study Of tho oouraoa Of
mi liza Zotn1
n1un,catlon Of the gabbath to man. in
tlo form OF positive ordinance, ,waa giyon to
tlio !srae!ltes about month after tloy cano out
o. Egypt. Tho PRONUNCIATION is recorded In
hiatory, OF tho gathering Of MANN. Tho Sab |
bnth waH instituted as II sign botween God and |
Ais people momorial that ue had gfyon them |
rss. for thor tolls and deliyornnoo from their o-
SION of tho Land of Promise. II was not IN |
Isolated ordinance; it was assooiated with n |
eoyenth-"eok sabbath, Q soyonth-nonth Sab 4
t3aa, tp3asn, aoVonsh-year Sabbath, and Boven-
[nMg these sacred was obligatory upon iii alike.
Tho laws which regulated thoir observance wero
temporary, local, aud national, and therefore
'oT Ill., not ne applio to the world at large.
,npou. tho Sabbath from > all unnecessary
labor; ;, and the violation: :, Of Ills
60 command was .puniahod with extreme severity.
fastttn tet to rea though strict was Of social and
bread with his frlcnda on tho Sabbath, aud por-
form works Of, charity aud kindness. His re- 1
n9lola aefYlcoa Z, we're also married. by n spirit Of
2Gy ano snnMfaglyng ~ ~ As time passed on
4uoluations,- s,-now talling into dsBuHo, as in tho
days Of Nehemiah; and again degouorating into
enpeer.ttttl9n II as after It. the Captivity at tic ad
tho snbbatiea1 System with manifold foolish aud
unreasonable prohibitions and restrictions. and
theac encountered His storm roproof. Il was
not the Sabbath OF tho Mosaic dispensalion
famed and degraded BY phariaaic rilualigm ind {
superstition. I
untL His resurrection, Christ fulfilled tho ,
wholo LAW OF Moses, observing tho ordinances
OF olT7G1nmolsion, Aoly 1ays, and sabbaths; but,
Ism mas abolished, aud new order Of things in-
Tho Sabbath, with all tic rest. was t
smsps aTay' M : noyer @ to DO royiyed or restored l
sgslnt Iho Lords Day has no identity or droct
neT Testament is there an intimation that Sum
Qay Is sabba:h TINT it is to bo observed Sab
Daoaiy o or thst i dariyes any part Of it oh
oshor hand. oil tue Testimony that Gnu be adduceI
from tho writings OF the Apostles proves tia !
lact that on the fultlmeut OF the old Gianpnno.
aon ~ tho death Of Christ, the Sabbath was Of
'o"ish converts may havo continued o REGULAR n
" occasional observance Of 1t, but no word is -
aid in communication Of the day or Of tho nrac-
~ Iy.u u 44onHnEa4g onH IL. !!
t.t ns A1rd S Lay was not directly ordained by
Itls: - t oat snero arc satisfactory indications
!, T., snp MsW Testament that it waa observed by II
rs u.s. npa.!sles ana thar immediate followers !,
@ lno esslos fosa on the first day OF the woos, T. -
pp;;s,,oS On ~ Eye alfleront occasions to Ills y
I.ss'psm: " He nrss day OF the next wook Ho D
tpessss;.. ". 70 re eaaven. On tho day Of psn.o-
=, 3st, "s'h 'aas Eear occurred on tho ras 1~y G.
y s"e hesH' tuo NEcipoa being all with o1so hc- NJ
"aa 40 ono. Place, the Holy Spirit visibly de- y
c. eenuoa tron them: Afterward, wo gather ir"s d
anoua @ @ to1ta} h5 Inference or 'explers s:a;s- III
shat ,no Apostles Wero in tho habit Of al
aMeetlng, M and accommodating their converts to b.
,oet " certain religious Objects on tho irnt ii
w. o. the Heeh, to WHICH tho term Lords Day 81
M US apFaaa. Iloro is no implication that 81
ao gay was ono OF rest, or that "
srvcos, or tint thoro woro any or,linaucn. ~ Il
reaaeitionn declared concarnng it. Tho dar til
as ataently ohosen for its peculiar and snelud a,
seoalAtlona, as tao one moat lit for tho regular II
:tasiSance OF Christian worship. Ir:ng thus Of
aud hallowod by the Arostlas. who.
MI ro!gous matters, acted under inspiration. 70
i~ot DlVine iustltution, and in tts essenco' ur
'|'s upon all Christians forever. Or
y" principal writer's OF tho first tvo centu to
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