, 1875-06-06

6abbath." Can any language be more unacrip-
tural? Though Christ declared the Baboath
mans Sabbath; nowhere do Gods servanta call
1t "our" or ''rny" Sabbath Nowhere in tho
Bible is the term 'American" Sabbath found,
the expression itself being an absurdity.
Nowhere in the Bible do ne ind the
expression ''Ch11stian" sabb.th; the Sab
Jews. Nowhere in the Bible doea Carlss or any
Christian 1o,terato that Sabbath taw, OF urge it's
claims upon the Christian consclence; nowhere
are Chtistlaus rebuked for Sabbath breaking,
though some Of the churcnes were composed Of
converts from heathenlsn who would naturally
require instruction upon thai point, and be led
to 60 astray in some instances after being in
structed. In all the minute catalogues contained
in Lie New Testament not once is Sabbath
Dreaming mentioned.
peated, aud Sabbath breaking 1ebukcd in every
chapter in the Bible, it would have no possible
application to Sunday observance or neglect.
Sunday is never referred to ID any part Of the
Bible a. the Sabbath; nor is there the slightest
Scr1ptural authority for its observance, The
participial phraee, hallowed by tue Law OF God,
will seem to the Intelligent whisk, ,-dealer IS an
uncandid attempt TO bind his conscicnce or ut
least to array against him the Law Of God,
For the especial instruction Of tradit1on-lov-
ing, mistaken Clrihtians, Paul distinctly says ::
Let no man judge you in meat, or IN drink, or
OF the Sabbath, which are shadow OF things TO
come but the body is Of Christ" Again: One
man esteemeth oue day above another !; anoaher
esteeneth every day alike. Let every man be
fully persuaded in ha o~D mind" etc. Both OF
these quotations refer to Christians in the
Church. But il nc cannot, without violating or
dis1 s1eearding the 1nBtrucuons Of Paul. try to en-
force upon Christian consc1enceB SabbAth OBJ
servances how much less should We a.tempt to
enforce upon iqurr~dealors the observance OF
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God
And cow, suppose the Americans to have en-
acted SAbbAth-law, or the Christians to have
chosen day on which to worship God publicly
how shall We attempt to enforce Christian
Sabbath upon the hcathen, an American Sab
bath as religious observance That Sunday
is dear to the hearte OF most Christians IN Amer
lca az day additionally held sacred to tie NOR
ship Of God, is not doubted but to chatgo the
hguor-dea!er with any worse or different motives
Tor selling Intoxicating drinks on Sunday than on
any other day, may create mora bitter feelings
against him n some quarters, but does not seeu
10 me calculated to comet him ut tbs bar OF bis
own conscience, or to convince hun Of our love
Of Justice, even to tbs enemts CT al righteous
ness.
do charge the whisky dealer with grave sins
against God. He has become onnlindIul OF the
goodness OF God towards him he ls willing 10
longer to remember God, and his foolish heart
has become daIkened; he neither Wor6hlps God
for His goodness, thanks Him for Ills mercy, or
trusts in Him for salvation he is engaged III
business which drugs his f=llow-men down to
everlasting woe, and entails misery and wretch
edpess upon the families and associates OF his
victims be is making more difficult every good
work in :ho world. and increasing the power Of
every evil influence he hiss arIared himself
openly as the enemy Of God and OF bis fellow
men, bis every day occupation being an agg1es-
eiye warfare upon ait that is sacred to men, aud
all that is lovely before God
That lB fair chalge. It caunot be worse.
Why add to it unfair aud inconsistent charges
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