, 1876-02-27
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.,nosEsr CONCLUDES HIS ARGUMENT.

.'1yosEs" CONCLUDES HIS AHouA1Ats
70 the Editor Of The Chacd9o Tribune:
OAK pAns, Feb. al shall not add mucn 10
the volume Of Sabbath literature this ~eeS.
Will merely put in an appearance to $40" my
Esbbatl friends that I am still alive. anu no1
serio,,slr hurt It has been suggested 70 tne
by devoted friend OF Mr. Balleys sentlnenta
that certain expressions in my last aftacie "efe
discou1teous to Mr. g. WAS not seafeo IN tne
sebocl of suaylty, and am therefore Inc mo1s
ready to be instructed by those ~ho have noer
anprec,atlon Of courteous manners than c4n
claim for myself. If I baVa written anstn1ns
improper OF Mr. B., do here and no" maAe
the s*amende honorable" ," and assnre hlm II Was
not Intentional With A1r. D., iudlVldualls'
of course, / have no contest It IS with MN W
t,ye al = class that am dealing What cay OK
Mr.. r. sav of every man, minister or layman.
who teashea the same doctf1ce. 20 aot 4oi -
noment doubt the honesty OF Mr. y s PURPOSE
md the sincerity OF his rlaws. nave no ac-
aus;ntance with him, and therefore have no
reason to presume that ho il DOT een1ietaau.
sGho|er and. possibly, philosophe'. But as
the question OF hls phalosophy' 's rot Ses seeueo'
is too early to pronounce }uagment. - ~. -: -.
KhaN succeed il sustaining hla assertion 1nat t1e
6nhhath originated at creation. l ELL cneei1uly
award n,ra the badge Of philosophy or OF any
great Capacity or attsinueut Thico no "1s
clam. r.>n-
he1mener,ic eEvr.s to ehou that the Sabbath
wse instituted at tito creation, and g1ven as
rnie Of huuau condpc.. It ought TO be psaln 10
Mr. B., as it is to all unprejudlced nlnoss tnaI
ptecept Cannot rest oa 1n1efeoces auu nenee4
,hat il respect to the origin OF tue saooatn at
creation his hermeneu1cs, and all herneuentles.
IRE worthless rs proof. However strong lucy
u,ny be- thew still ~ matter Of necessits le4'o
the euhject IN doubt, and cut Oh MI T.. ana ~
-. II f~oY a II r.
faowa and ts whole -. GnHsca lso hslase apd
no doubt do; but how, in the name OF scasoo:
nan thev have the boldness to assert - . 1acs
that there was precent. and tha5 IL Wss .tar W.
served. when no precept can ne 1ouno: - suss
xairu, that probably or POSSIBLY. OF mare than
d.elg there vas 4 precepr, the assertion IS
sean at once to be utterly worthless as tue
fonndatiou Of a doctrine. 1r~ Is. quotes
certain passages in Exodus fifteenth, e'eteehto
,nd FroEhbg b,h thsv soeu wege son
shea tn obev. and which, under the ltomeds-
,fe terror inspired By the Divine presence. tney
.rornieed to obeerre. To man who has 10 ~
% grind no cherished doctrine to susta'4' ms
nassnres are plain enough. But suppose ao-
MI for the present that there was or mar have
heen euch IN antecedent code how does any
man know what doctrines and precepts =. cs,, az
tanned or ~cre embodied in 1t? IT Is utterly 'oie
fcr any man to waete his time or exhaust ms
,nercies in soch fruitless research. The ~nole
,tforf ia b1t +scrasping at shadows and sporting
viii the wind" The rery best that can 30 % %.
tained from il is theory. Theor1es are OF sains
.s incentives to experiment but unter'
tuustely for the Sabbath theory there il
20 chance for experiment; tho sno]ee
does not admit of . test, go tnat It ''a, mus
n1vays remain Just as airy and indefinite as "ne,
6,st p1opounded Dir. Bailey aud the churcl
and the long and distinguished line Of hermen
cutie doctors may lay the aatsssng uncton
their ncnis, that unta! God gives a new fesela la
t;on Of the TACT they will never be able to asset
As truth that the Sabbath was enjoined on ma
At creation. They may Just as well drop that ~
4ertion now IS at some future time ano a. I'd
ronseauent assertions about the desecEatlon Q
Gods holy day. Before the word deaecratio
has nny sienifcapce, the fact Of . sacred os
mupt be established on stronger, esesser' 'Tha moa
the Church and it's trained followers give U
Their empty assertions abont the creation "a,
bath, and come to the well-defined ana tangio! !
SABBATH given to Israel, ! shall be prepared
~A~ "N'o JoHS MERTON.