, 1876-02-12
SATURDAY VS.. SUNDAY,


70 khs Editor Of TAs Chieaoo 7fibuns:
MusEE0oN, Mich., Fob. 10.-1t has repeatedly
boou nssertol that the Church has failed to vim
dicato itH Sabbath. n,n led To believe that tho
1lev. Dir. Bailey Iunps to this conclusion simply
because -" Moacs" has failed to present au ae-
ccptablo theory. blr. Datloy'a conclusion ID In
correct. The Church hss yindicascd its nh-
bath. II Mr. u. and olAety o{ his school Will
lend mo thoir attention but fow uionents,
"lll attornpt to show, how easily 1t IL done. |
will show that our Sabbath il uol authenticated
by .Ao Word OF God.
I asree With Alr. uailoy that tbo Fourth c ON.
maudtnont Is moral law, and also t!las The moral
law ID perpetual. But ths whole law in tie form
10 III. W. wero not brougls out of tho land Of
Egypt, neither arc wo to remain long in tho
land Of Canaan, ~ tho Fifth Commandment
promises. That part Of tie Fourth Communal
mont IL ceremonial iA clcAE from GolosstnnB il. !,
Sabbath with that Of tho uso Of moat. etc., which
observance WAS shadow only Of the things 10
como. md waa annulied when the body, Chriat.
cane, wherefore Paul aays: Let 90 tpal
dFSe yo1 in meat :, q IL dn ., IN 81
Babbath days" New II II wore moral
Law to keep q certain day, for instance
Saturday, It would bo auro to deviato from it..
and It would 10 tue duty of the other menlpors
sAbbAtl-breakcs. 70 lie nomaus Paul urites
IN the fourteenth chapter: "0no man eatoem-
9th ono day moko than another; another cAtoetn-
9th every day aiiko. Lnt every man bo fn,ly
pcrauaded fn hfp own mind. lie that reghrdotL
tho day, rcgarde.h it unto tue Lori, aud ho that
regardoth not the day to tue Lord hc doth not
regard It," How could Paul writlt thus, II II
VISA sin nVAinst tue Fourth Commandment 70 OBJ
acrye any but thc Heyeutn d.y? And again, Paul
onsor7nR days, tsr1ujpg it a return to "t.e
wcAlt aud beggarly clements" How could
this hO so II II was sholr duty to observe par
tfcufnr day OF the woek2 These pasangos, 1
Of a certain day OF tho weok by eoasatlon from
labor Hau puroly ceremonial aud &t,iy, ~ well nj
ali other ceremonial! laws, IL anuulie,,.
The Question thou snKgeats ltaetf: What IL
meant by tue sabbatl! day In tho Foutth Con,-
m9ndmsnt, and why do wo keop Bunday7 BY
Sabbath day ~ not rnehnt QUE day out Of seyan,
az some would hayo it, but cyary day OF orr
ltc uhlrl! rhould bo a spiritual rest in Christ
Jesus. 8ince Christ took upon Him our
curse oss sss .ss 'osn'd sb ta",sa .tSuss fr
victory over our onemie4. IAin Sabbath Or scst-
day wa should keep holy. 10 do this we must
study tho word OF God and attend divine wor-
eh,p. We must not fossaao tho assembling OF
SGT apart that Ill things may 10 lono decenily
sud lii oriar. Tho ti,st Chrstans met ssery
day, later they confined themselves to two da, i
III tho week. Sunday having tho protcEonce. Ut.
VAuH HI4kHs %Esl EGll - hAH Uhyy ~ "
commentaries tho great events OF Esster and
pentscost. Authentic history Informs us tlnt,
until Coustantiuo tho Qtoat mado tho dAy legal,
tho Sabbath vas uot observed ~ day OF
rost from lnbor. Mr. u. omits thtB, for
Il ts another strong proof that cessa-
tion from labor MI tho Bsbllath wAA joHistl OBJ
seryancs aud not hIding Of. Christians. Wlavu
bunday became by q royal decreo established "
= sabbath. 1t wax hencefutth morat Inv to OH
nerve tho tlrst day OF tho week In virtue OF the
Fifth Commandment and tho instruction of pe-
toe q Fotsr IT, ~ submit youssef.esto every
ordinance Of Iuan for the Lords SAKE"
What Ms. B. gives ~ history iu lass 6uudsy'a
Tu1BUAe must 10 something manufactured for
tho occasion, for It colnos In conllct With thu
New Testament and tue CHURCH fathers, who
ought to bo authority On this subject.
Mr.. 2 uajustly cl.hrgea the dissertation OF the
BabbasA to the Church observing Sunday, ]
dare saY Il Saturday WIZ our Sabbath It would
bs no bctter. would rather aAy. tls ever gain.
lug wickedneas mskos moro aud moro convincing
tho truth "Whea the son. u man eometh,
shall ha find faith On tho essth7"
AHgL ANDERSON.