, 1876-03-19
RELIGIOUS.
The Eastern Churches Faithful
in the Observance of
Saturday.
Prof. RartIett's Opinion Of the i'd.
yisory Council---FieWS Of East
ern Congregational
Papers.
Heresy in the English Church
---Changes in Jewish
Worship.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Acknowledgement Services
To-Day.


REPLY TO ABEL ANDERSON
70 the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, March 17.-1Ir. Anderson, IN bis
article under date Feb. p, Bays hr- Bailey
gives us this bit OF history, which would like to
see him provo: From Jerusalem the Church
going east into Armenia, south into Abyss1nla,
and wes. into Italy, used the Sabbath for It's
worship day."
Tho Rev. Claudius Buchanan in his " Chrla-
tan Researches in Asia, p 1876, says: "The
Arulepians in Hindostan are our own subjects
They acknowledge our Government IN India as
they do that Of the SupM in Persla and they
are entitled to our regard They hare preserved
the Bible in its purity and their doctrines are,
as far IS the author knows the doctrines OF the
Diblo. Besides, they maintain the solemn OBJ
se.yaoce Of Christian worship throughout our
Empire On tho seventh day, and they have as
many spires pointing to heaven among the Hin
docs as re ourselves"
Tho Rev. Lyman Coleman, in his I" Ancient
Christianity Exemplied," says: "There are at
least fourteen great feast days in tho couree OF
the wear, On which all ordinary labor il suspend
ed and the day ls observed more strictly than
the Sabbath" Yeatca, in his ''East Indin
Church History" Informs ns tha: Saturday
amongst them is 5 festival day agreeable to the
aucieut practice Of the Church.
Thesa writer's use the language "Saturday,"
soventhday," and sabbath, :" referring to the
game tiue carrying the unequivocal CONVICTION
:hnt thev observed the Sabbath OF the Bible.
I.s Crosse calls their version OF the blole, t1ans-
lated into the Armenian language IN tho nfth
century. t1e "Queen OF versions. Chafuln'
who was much among them. says IT ID mar
veions how the Armenian Christians have pre-
served their faith, equally against the Vexatons
concessions OF the Mohammedaus, their soV-
eregns, and AGAINST tho prosecutions Of tho
Romish Church." Thus it seems they nave
thn best version Of the Bible. and
i,aTe nreseryod it in It's purity and havo refused
| submission to the Mohamniedans and tha Ca1no-
| licg. These are sufficient for the Armen'ans.
Tho HISTORIANS, tt1oir neighhors, accorains TO
Stanley, "ii7ing in the fastnesses Of - hu1olssau
| represent the pe,secuted remnant OF the ancient
| chnrch Of Central Asia- They traeo their de-
scent from the earliest Of all Christian missions,
-fhn ,nisson Of Thaddeus to ,Abgatus-" Cole
| man. quoting from their authorities sa5s:
..These eight festivals Of our Lord We observe.
.nd We have many holy days, aud tho Sabbath
| dsv. On which We do not labor. The Sabbath
DIV re reckon fsr, far above the Others" Grant,
! ia bis " History Of the Neetoriane" says: The
| thc mountain tribes which have seen among
| no other Chrietians in the East"
| Samuel Gobat in his journal OF three years
residence in Abyssinia informs us that
VAS sSS ,n5o Wben atba
asius WAS patriarch Of Alexandra. The Moham-
| u,etlans of Arabia in the seventh century nado
| an irr,1ptiou into Egypt, and nearly crusheo tue
| church there. The Abrssinian Church became
| obscured from the other churches, and fetlrsu
for several ages from the pages Of history. Bnt'
steadfast in her religious principles. tho Abyas'n,
! ian Church remained mistaken as 1ock AMID
| tho dashing pillows. Covering her with His
! shield, God preserved her from tho Calling yoke
Of Mobammcdan tyranny ano pernit:tfIo nat "
| sha had received as rich Inheritance IRON her
| fathers. In the seventeenth century the Jes-
| uits, under the patronage Of Portugal, maze
another desperate effort to sub1ugate her 10 tne
Church OF home 4 fearful struggle ensuea
d,ecord might easily have boen e1tinguished by
% the doatn Of the Viceroy and that OF
the Abuna Qiterally "our Fathef2 3ata haa
not tho Emperor, 1e$aEdng ga ms aearae ras
forbldding tho people longer to celebrate the
| lavish Sabbath which, from time imnemorial,
thew had been accustomed to halloE with tha
saue strcsuess and soemnity as the Lords DaS;
This caused the war to rage anew VITA So.c9 ' auu
sword as it sought to control thom N Their -; 1e,
lrious faith" The result as described By pr
! Gobas was: "This unhappy war continued &C
| rage With unabated fury, trembling 10 the oai
| anco between alternate successes anu re'etses
| urtil the Emperor 1elt the imper1ou5 necessary
| in consideration Of the interests Of lis throne
and tie tranquility OF his subjects, OF request
| ing tho patriaEch to negotiate treaty net"eet
tho Pope and his Royal Hishness, IL which 1t
should be stipulated that the Aoysslnian Cnutcn re-
mirbt retain their ancient liturgy, celebrate tue
same festival days that they previously o.
sarvcd. and enjoy the privilege Of hailoTln:
| mt less the Jewish Sabbath than the Lord
Dav in agreement with their uniform
practice previous to tho introduction OF tnt
| Catholic faith"
Zaea Zabo, tho Ambassador OF the King O
Etbiopa, al Lisbon, in spain, gives an &C
count Of their doctrines and practices IN 1901
as follows: 1--WE are bound By the institutions
the Apostles to observe Two oays Tcb 70 i T't
not lawful for us to do any Work, no, not tn'
least. On the Sabbath day, because God atte
IIo had finished the creation OF inc Worla restee
thereon; which day as God would na9e u
| called the holy Of bo1lea 80 the not celeofatln:
thereof With great honor and elevation aeem
to be- plainly contrary to Gods will and pEecept
who viii suffer heaven and earth to pass AVA
sooner than His word and that eapcca!lg slne e,
Christ came not 70 dissolve Tue law ou1 10 1olI' @
it, It is not therefore in imitation OF the Je~
but in obedience to Christ and HIS 1olg Apostle
!: Arthur T. Stanly in his history OF tn
Eastern Church. says OF the Aoysslni.a' d
churcl sThere aloue the Jewish Sabbath ID
still observed Is we'll as tho Christian Sunday
| They with tho exception OF the Snail sect o.
, the Seventh Day Baptists) aKethe only true SAD
| hatnrians in Chr1stendom-" The Nev. Sanue
Gobat Zaga Zabo, and arthur =; esaoly AZ
i
From the Church goiug westward from Jorn
salem gather items concerning tue - saoca1, e,,n
10 prove ou1 statement. John Ley. 10 "onn
day and Sabbath p. 1863: eays: From tn
tine an the &c &9ngs ea S91 o9 za4stse o6ss4ss
, t ton of the Jewe' Sabbath continued as may D
proved out Of many authors; yea, notW,thstand
ing the decree Of that counc1l against It. -,
= irvnne, in his dissertation On 1.-THE ho1o
pav Sabbath" pages IS, 81, =, says ut
certain that Christ himself, His apostles an
the primitive Christians, for some good space
3. | time did constantly observe the seVont4-oa
saDnath tho evangessts' is ,;.hhs.b snd 81 Ads Ok
and making mention Of its soemulzatlo
ARoss7 sa Sbsr BE- sav Christians
, tha Anos,tes' time, even till the Council OF L.
D ss as eeessssss3 t bs eound p,t'ss sssf
ne,s tIo t"on 1rss Tins: tDacauso Christians ougt
: not to Judaize, aud to rest on the Sabbath b.
, to WORK on that day (which many IN thst sn u
!, did refuse to dol. But prefeuing in honor th
Lords dAT [thare being than 3 c9nuoVels