, 1876-02-06

ture> Such arc Legitimate results Of uo-Iawisu
OF ~ tho moral lay abrogatsd-
me moat fearful step in this downward prog
!ess IS IN the increasing disregard for Christian
ity, both in it's doctrines and It's inner spiritul
NE. at the creation the Sabbath was lie on1
"a" to guido man in his religious uat7ro. !
Drought him into immediate communion Wit
Goa' as its weekly return reminded Inn tha
ooa rested on that day from His creative work
and blessed and aauctitied the day. This b
!earns from jesus Christ was for man. It wa
Iae central light to guide him in his de7otions
/ ~ kne code OF moral laHs spoken aud Hritte;
~ dod, and not Moses, it Was the only precept
a1nrminE q Bergica'to be rendered, referring tt
ceeas'on .ss Tor it's origin: When God created ths
ntss religious organization, for His worship tls
oanoath law Is again repeated, with the same
reason that it was Gods santided rsst-day from
11ls unnamed creation. On tho return from
t;e;;pp tG;gypt'an bondage and Babylonisn cap,
sarTsnca s.1ss ,tas tne troaa; duty Of Sabbath Oh
weekly miracle for forty years, Or mora than
! zbo0 times, reminded the people OF the p1esence
OF Gods rest-day. Jesus Christ and HIS Apos-
tles held the Sabbath up to its original standard
~ means OF Worship Thus in oil dispense.
tions recorded in the Bible no hare the Sabbath
NTH its spiritual eement a. the Central light to
! guido worshipers.
The experience Of Christianity since iss intro-
| ducsion has been in harmony with other dispen-
sattons. Chr1st and Els Apostles used the Sab
|
Chzists cuato1n and Paul's uaunar. Christiaa-
ity started on it's mission Of teaching and bring
ing souls TO God through. Sabbath meetings.
Mission labor from house to house WAS per-
formed IN addition to this Other meetings
Were extemporfzcd as opportunity offered, as At
Troas. Tie disciples came together, evidently
Tor tie evening meal, and Paul, having arranged
to take bis leave OF them in The
morning, = improved ): the occasion by
preaching to then. The Apostles want,
nc GexSp$ 1o5 .o@a &1.n-.%
gognes on the Sabbath. From Jerusalem, the
Church going east into Armeni., south into
Abyaainia, and west into Italy. used the Sabbath
for it's worship day. At Rome it met Cons:an-
tines pagan venerable day Of the sum- and fled
before it into Piedmont. where for many cgntu-
bath-keeplne Church. When the Roman Church
adopted under imperial DEGREES the heath
en- "Sun's day." in tho place Of Gods
holy day, it plunged fearfu]ly INTO
tue darkness, xhsn its Spiritual power
that has finally cnlmioated in the Ultramohtane
dogma Of PapaI infallibility.
The Church that protested against Rome pro-
tested only IN part, and took its SUMS day with
nca i eoF h is time 5p7s n.sd A tot os
ship-dag as tho great timo for pro-
pasapdism- Immense treasures are invested in
churches for Sunday use. The army OF MINIS
tero toll through the week in their Libraries to
prepare their sermons for their Sunday congre-
CATIONS. Tho gatherings of the people are on
it's evangelical work. The Sabbath idea is thus
ingrought into the faith and activities OF the
Church. The people assemble On that day for
instruction. for edihcation, The children ara
Of the Church are administered On that day. Il
is the great day Of the Church, Indispensable
for its work and worship.
No-lawism is striking a death-dealing blow At
this stronghold of the Church. ln6delity sezes
upon this doctrine OF tho Church to vindcate its
ship Of God on Sunday is immensely diminished.
Under the pressure Of no-laWism, no-Sab-
bathiam will gather strength. Under the
rula Of no-Sahbathism, congregations will
be broken up. and Christianity will lose
its power. It's next step will be q combination
OF the civil power With The religious, to enforce
the dogmae il has substituted in the place OF its
spiritpal power. This will be followed by loss
Of the vita forces OF the Church for tts 1nIsson
Of extending the Church OF Jesus Christ as re-
deeming power among men.
The Church without Sabbath is much like
body without soul, powerless for it's mission.
The lnbors Of eYaDgelists and feyiyalists nav
produce grand results in Winning to profession
u Christ. The fruits OF these labors find homes
n churches whero the fundamental idea Of wor-
'hip,-the Sabbath doctrine,-ls held loosely, |
md they lack the help they need to bind them TO
! life OF dutifu1 obedience to Gods moral gov |
'rnment. The redemption Of Christ has freed ]
hem from the cu{ae Of the law. They are
easd 4bs aS s2 dans saa tHsa asay "1s sspess1 eS
he Sabbath law. That was Jewish'
t doos not bind the Christian. One day in seven,
very seventh part Of time, ia all the Sabbath
here is.' This 1awless doctrine cannot fail Of
g influence over those thus taught. They read
y fall into the tide OF no-Sabbatbism, no-lawism
hat is drifting the Church away from Gods
aosal government These will soon need more
o'gerful eT4ngelist to recover them to obedience
. God.
Thus gradually, with the best elements OF the
'hurch, Christiauity is losing its original char
cter. Its strongest influence to bind to Gods |
orship IL Gods holy day " Is ignored. It's intlu-
nee is lost. Its e1temporized substitute has no ]
ivine power to control consclences. The mass-
) make it holiday. It becomes day Of sin
II pleasure. Walks, drives, eer-gardens, thea
:es. in some cities, and all amusements. are !
,sorted to to wear out the tedium Of a Sabbath !
rat has no divine sanctity. Secular papers, i
ovels music games. gosslp, business schemes.
ans Of pleasure, arc the indoor
le withdrawal Of ali sacrednees from it. Once
10 deyout "called tbs Sabbath delight. the | I
oly Of the 1o1d, honorable" They honored ! :
cd, not doing their own Ways nor finding their
IN pleasure, nor speaking their own words.
% thrown off the restraints Of the Sabbath, and .
'lng their own ways, and finding their own c
ensures and speaking their own words, are {
with their o"u ey1l tendencies. With | I
@ ignoring OF the Sabbath and the sacrelness i
at God gaye it when He blessed aud sauctEiiel ] G
all other interests OF Christianity suffer- Tbs t
arlul tide OF Sunday desecration that Is de- '
orallzing the Church, and driving it into ra- /
anaEism, panthesm, Spirltuaiism, md NUMBER q
IS other Isms, Is chargeable to the Church that t
llB to prove its Sabbath from tho Word Of God. ] c
lille insisting upon its observance. With the ! '
Dtral power to secure obedience, Gods laws,
ken away, the dood-gates of disregard for t
igions restraints are thrown wide open, and s.
tistianity becomes an emotional system instead | +
d system OF divine Law. Under such I
gimen, fancy, feeling, pleasure, drift the null r
udes wheresoever they choose. The wise will il
ed this condition and set up the standard Of q
ritual Christianity on the basis Of Gods holy 0
=. as the only hope Of recovering a wandering t
ople to Integrity, truth, and God. p
. J. BAILEY. Q
THE SABBATH. 9.
lTs OBSERVANCE BEFORE NOSES u
The Editor Of The Chicago Tribune: q q
)AE PARE. Feb. 4.-Mr. Bailey, in his last | y
lcle. ACCUSES me OF indu}ging in negative "a
positions and also Of denying the validity Of ii
bal precepts. This is all news to me- + Was 81
aware thst had INDUCED, in single in "a
ncf in narafive 1rnrca,%ipru m =, ,;.r1.. ~