, 1876-03-05
RELIGIOUS.
Continuing the Vindicatioa
Of the Moral Law.
The Advocate Of Sunday
! Amusements Replies to
His Critics.
The ReY. G. P. Nichols, of milwaukee,
IA Good Work in PhiIa-
delpllia.
Saturday VS.. Sunday-The Reformed
Episcopal Church in Canada.
Communications Regarding the ordl-
nance OF '87 and the Bible in
the Schools.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Acknowledgement Services.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Acknowledgement Services.

N"'eo anu 1Aood<'is t1' A1o"1o anu
Acknowledgement Services.
sAnBA11 OBSERVANCE.
IN tnr E5,,o, ~ rho f,h,cooo 7sribun--
c... .r.,. ~ 49,, .: .....
' a4a@.n 1A ~ .ao ..o.''os'o. " ~
pnl1osopoy Oh ING molai la"' WHICH 5ou nA'e so
courteously permitted, has awakened d new in
terest in it's study. good end has been attained.
u,,;1o rh.ro haa, ssal;,r n ,,sco - viii ;ta
"4Ae u@o ~. :~Aa..a.:s ooe 80. 49, 49,
o"n 1one1ea'l5 a'4no 11S'l7' ooAoa' 11o
minds OF your readers L nave been really CRATE
fnl to my critics for the views presented by thefn
Dogmatio theology passes current only with tho
+hnnah.,oss snd a,haerrient r. Tho moral Inv
:oT:4e ~1-...;esa 80. .... .h.,o 49,
III al' 1'0 epec1nc"@lone' e1u1os 1'so aoo'o VIC
specntadons Of scientists and tue er1tlcssm
Of sectaries, it Is tamo thu. it vas known. II
tha <,hr,ct;an hv ,ha s,;r;t ~ f3od according tn
~ .no o4'4e'Nan' ~ 11o oeI4* .o,;I,~.. ~
the prophecy OF SeIeuaat'. ~ 1uoenply os ~ Was
written. on sheF rocks By Gods hand
its pernetuitQ-, is !. established, and all
,,,ar ths,raa ara ia1a bouever njanaih1e they
'"ooA "a'0 0 ' I.,.
may eeeH' AL taa1 ~ Ae7oeo " oet4'
this QUESTION is for each person to test Inc
ouali ty epd extent Of his regard for each pre-
cent Of <he moral law before and after his con-
I'LL o1.- L. ~
'e1S,o"' ~ 'ne 'seb eoa4 a1o" 'u1 "o4A y,
the law written in their hearts. speculation ana
criticism have ended their vocation 1hls' WITH
a Is mora convincing with the Gar1st!an snan
the best logical azEumentaslon. I1eol1s1n aeeo
the logic OF proofs that connot be oabcured By the
a1.H Of sopnistry or the pre)udlces OF accepted
creeds. To create the undoubted CONVICTION OF
the petpetu1ty OF tho moral u" has neeo tne
object OF my argument6
NY first arttcie published IN IHE IR1nCSE 0!
Nn%%o af4
law contained two atarmatlons Il that were pu: n
form before men had sluned. These were me
BAbbath law for mems rehGt0us nature ana 1ae
family lar tor bis SOCIAL nature Ihese "ele
embodied as amrmatlVe precepts IN Inc 1no1A
lav "a God!hed BY God h@se ano +e e.te9 a 70
the people IN the only dlrect aaoress tha5 1oo
ever personally. made with voice and
hand to IN assembled congfoeatlon: Following
the lead OF "lnqulreE- an my CRITICS nase y
nored entirely the soclal lay. ae II satlsnea 20
let it remain IN oil slntcgrty' aud nave ssemea
specially anxious to dethrone the sabbath s law.
Why this distinctton7 Both we're SVEN TO l man,
and created Tor man Whue 1a slaiess ssa;e -.
The fsm1ly Law s 4nl7efsa41s accopteo ae :as tno
law Of SOCIAL 1fe- 10 nos ny cf1ncs 1ess Joy-
tnlly IN 1t as an eastny pa1a%as % aha no mee ~
circle t. broken Mhen 90 nleas9a 1 ~ toe ; Law .,
socia! NE why 90 thes ss1-se % n1ta W
and olapfove ano S1Ee osef % .4e 1a"a ostS suo
Jaw Oh tnes 5oHg'oua e1 ..,.s;o., - 90 e1on
snip WIN COY N spIsuaf co11el19ton ~. ~
y and josfully az tney are oouna 70 ta9 'anlny NY
circle Ine socaa o'n tn. ossn aulG 5 a.la ~
valuable than tne spltl.4a' uT sovI' .ar a,
mains IN its integrity; tne spl1IsuaA ID" naa peeu
nr0Ron: ns =, ~. mara, Inv ,1, ham
!oo pe1pesult5 u sae tootas 10" ~ "ha. nJon
Ne!t vlnq3easeu 9a ~ to- n"n d;rantIv pnoaus vPts
ten md spoken ny >foo: y tne a91uoIlty VI tu9
prophets, by Jesus christ anu aH aPoases' anu
by the fathers n ne Chuich. II is taoens IN
almost every pn!pls IN tue iau4: a99 W ueatN
az ptehonele aaa ~ r. Ias.rat' srd ~
abolished By C4nsst, ID seen 70 % unsouno.
The conviction that the ia" ls Vr1@sen oy sne
splrit On the heart le eaus1actoEy' mus ~
many clear aud uneq1l7ocA p1oo1s as tne noea4
On the basis Of the integrity and perpetuity Of
the moral Law another theory OF Interpretation
ia given evidently to harmonic the practice OF
the orthodox church WITH that Ia"- Ihis IS e3-
pressed By the Rov: Dr. Fallo"s IN ms excellent
sermon for Tue saonasn aganst ounua9 tnea'les,
seventh day, therefore, whatever enact portion
OF time it meant TO Israel, cnn only
moan to the Wot!o IN general o1e
day in beven. 1our correspondents. -.
J. F." OF Logansport, Ind. contains
the eaue thought in the expression, IT one
day out Of the seveo is ooser1ed IS . restda5'
and the other ss1 arc deToted TO labor, the com
mand Is Kept IN the letter and the epI1r TIC
further says, The Lord blessed not SATURDAY or
Sunday bus tha sab6ath-aaY, oE fsss-daH-.
made it blesssng: say then that nc qeos,ies
keep the eomnaodmsntthe nnenaneeao.o a as Is"
of Goa-by keeping Sunday as tne s7opash' loss
as truly as the Jews who keep haturaay
This theory is an improvement. On ne .'s no,lag
theory Ut can De Clearly 7 :, man1alnea a. l. M snoo
be accepted. Is ), cottec' M catnso~ N tae o.
PEeesion "Ihe Lofa o1sssea uos 9asG,o'2 Tns os
sunday but sne oaoea;a"oas p :: Vi Gs h1sssoa ~
Language IN Gen. H., ., ss aun Gou olesso1 .oe
seventh day aud sanGunep ~ IT, .. ~ h,aoe" .a5
c1ear tnas ~as .ne ICY sn1s ~ sas sosheth
sancslhed, Iua naAinS :. soo .s'at t,nssa1
not the sa9natle sa% ..as %"s ,5 ss@c,
6ue was sne a8s INA snas ~ haa.nm ~ % eenc.
tineo, sna ~ ~. ,,s5" go7s ~ ss.hha.h ~,
ttncaton INC Ga5 t "ao sa1ea9h ~ ~ hie.aaJ
reason g1seu WY suo Ha iad ,ested fron aI1
w. EanSs saI t9aa Ga5 c-.staa and ro,ds God's
dls "olk NuGn % uou 80. =, ~ ~ nr;ar ~ ia
resi- "as ID tna se'eu1n a ~ NJ nj in nra m IN.
dsnte 9e aq in therefore any ons day in
aeven cannot take tne pace Oh tne patucuAa1
seventh day IS the oapoasnt ~ T. .ha a,h,,,h ,,ro+