The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-21
The sunday Question.
[No. NJ.

Editors IntellIgcnccr
Having shown rs think by reference
10 its original institution, to the law,
and TO the Prophets, that in His gifts to
Ills creature man, God gave him six days
for his own employments, and claims
from man, without reference to ages, or
dispensations, the seventh day, to be
spent in His service, shall now proceed
to consider which day Of the seven He
now claims as His own.
This cannot be determined by the 4th
Commandment. The Jews did not know
from this, when to begin their six
days, and on which their Sabbath fell.
This was determined by another precept.
The principle involved in the 4th Com
mandment is, that God claims one seventh
Of our time for His service. We know
however, that TO the Jews, the seventh
day was given, whilst the Christian world
observe the first. We know also that
this change was not made by any positive
command OF Scripture; and yet we hold
that il has good Scriptural foundation.
| will observe Just here however, that
should we fail to find satisfactory author
ity for this change OF the day, the Sab
bath is not on that account, annulled. It
would only thereby appear,tha we should
20 back to the observance OF the seventh
day. This change of.day for the obServ-
ance OF the Sabbath, is established by
course OF inductive reasoning.
We know that nearly the whole Chris
tian world agrees in the observance Of the
first day Of the week as the Sabbath. We
learn from church history that this was
also the practice Of the early Christian
Church, running back 10 the days OF the
Apostles. That this change Of the day
had the sanction OF the Apostles, We infer
from tho numerous passages OF Scripture.
Acts XXI. And upon the first day Of the
week, when the Disciples came together
TO break bread, Paul preached unto them,
ready to rdepart on the morrow, and
continued his speech until midnight. LIST.
Cor. xvi. 2. Upon the first day OF the
week, let every one Of you lay by him in
store as God hath prospered him, that
there be no gatherings when / come. The
Apostle is here giving directions about
the collections for the poor OF the church,
and TO understand the bearing OF this
passage on the question Of the change Of
The day, we must remember that he di-
reefs that this act OF charity, which, in
the Jewish synagogues, was always at
tended to on the Sabbath, should by the
church Of Corinth, be attended to on the
first day Of the week. Rev !. 8. 10. !
John, who am also your brother, and
companion in tribulation, and in the
kingdom and patience OF Jesus Christ,
was in the isle that is called Patmos, for
the word Of God and for the testimony Of
Jesus Christ, l was in the Spirit on the
Lords day, &c. But what day was this?
1t was the intention Of John to tell us
when he had those visions. 1t must have
reference to particular day, and
We learn what day he meant by reference
to the ancient usage Of the whole Chris,
Iian Church, and by what appears IN all
the writings Of ancient times; by which we
learn that the first day Of the week was
called the Lords day. "And the eX-
preston Implies in it the holiness
Of the day. For doubtless the day
is called The Lords day, as the sacred
supper is called the Lords Supper, which
is so called because it is holy supper,
to be celebrated in remembrance OF the
Lord Christ, and Of his redemption. SO
this is a holy day, to be kept In remem'
6rance Of the Lord Christ, and Of his re-
dsmPtiOn."-EiNardS Works, Vol H. PIP.
90, 100. -
Let uSSee the distinction put upon this
day by the Savior himself.
Matt. xviii, l-6: In the end OF the