, 1876-01-16

10 ne Editor Of iAe thseaco Tribune:
Chicago, Jan. H.-1n TEE TRIBUNE Of tbs 8th
inst. "Moses" very kindly presents theoryin
answer to my inquiry: When. and By Whist au-
thor1ty, was the change made from tbs seventh
to the li1st day OF the week? It is4 substantial
ly, that moral law is jewish, therefore not bind
ing; aud that Sunday is celebration day, on
account of the resurrection. He asks mo to as
sent to the statement:
1ha. the Mosaic OF Jewish S:bbath given TO- ths
Jews :,d oly :, them. and not obsasory On any
otLes nepple and not observed or re rad oy my
Gentle nallon-
While vouli be glad to see what arguments
ha can bring to sus1ain this sheory. oannoe as
sent to it; for 1t seems clsar tha: the saboath
vns instituted at .ea!ion for tbs race. the SAINT
~ 1he family Law. Both the Sabbath and soc1a'
relation h1l no reference 70 tho Jow8, for hun.
dreds Of yeara rraa6p1rsd under this order o.
thugs before tie jewish laslon CAME into en-
istence.
tho Ten Commandments il tha correct QUE. lu-
corporated III them il tue Sabbath las as we'll ~
the family lar. They are tue true e1poueuss OF
our obligations to God aud 70 MAJ, WHICH tne
New Testament reasserts HNh great emphasis.
Our religious teachers make Them tic goandsslon
Of moral Obligations. EvanSelists as we'll ~
theotoglans peach tbe validity OF The Len tocl-
mandmepts. Au account OF one OF ths SCI m mona
OF the greatest living cvnngellst-Ar. Moody
-sny5:
would like to ias: weigh nen- will put the scalea
up here. Imagine then, hanging duwn Iro:a Heaven
in tuis hail. and wa to be Geisael- SONS might say
Je,ish h law. The re- Gonman DIN snt=" Thsy te us
the Sermon on the Mount ahotaned those bnt We
rrad: Think not that am come 10 destroy tae l4*
or the pro;,hets an come to destroy. but to
fulfill" lrBead OF tho Ia" being abolished ne 11.ts'i
1t = Thousand fines higher when Hc casae: Men sa?
thes are no: sinners LIT US he weighed IN Cor
zIr M,odv then enumerated ths yisal poiath
of each Of tic Ten Commandments az the weights
to be used in the we,gAin1: aud tbs pruv4ug OF
mtn.
Again he Says:
to keep holy ths slhba day not 70 lie. not 70 sweat
II any one goes out OF this hall tonight without r
penting, he OF she breaks commandment
If I could admit tho premises - Noses" has
laid down, might bG prepared to nccets Ills
idea that the Christian Sabbath carne Into exit
ence bccaase-
It IL nst.1ctiye in human nature 70 commemorate
great events L. celebrating in eo.as appro!14st"
manner the day Ut their occurrence. This the Chf1s
TINS did by Meeting On tie inst day o. the week fof
worship sacr4.ncaal communion. and Christian lei,
lowsk rhs wonder Is not fh,s 1hsy tpas & H.
it, considering tho estimation IN WHICH the reaur1a:-
uon was held by than.
There il, however, difficulty in this. because
it makes the Sabbath merely coiamemora1lon
day without any Bible authority to Keep IT, tor
th9 purpose specified, namely, the resurrection.
According to ''Moses." it is new institution. a
celebration day, for he says:
The celebr1tion Of the Lords Day was Il affair
depondens Of the Jewish Sabbath End would
no doubt, have been observed ~ 1t Was had these
never been Legal Sabbath 1t all Taere ans no swap
ping uur trading substitution Of one for the oes
IN snv sense whatever. The two iu3i:1tio1s ara
utterly unko In every essential feature; and, though
theolopiAns have 1abored and still -bor with zsat
worthy OF better TO h.rmorizo tnera. they
not but feel that tteir labor has been to good dure&
III win.
I mise the question How is ii to bs ce|o-
b1a.ed Istne German rractice conslsteut With
"Moses'" idea Of the celebration Of the Lord i
Day2
The Rev J. Bailey. in las. SUNDAYS Thmuxa.
adyoca:es tho orthodox view N regard to ths
validity Of the INV. except he claims theEa hal
been no chause OF the day OF the Sabbath I
trust ho will get the atte 1t'on no deserves on
this point. Let the modification or change Of
tue moral law ba shown, thus retaining the la y
in its completeness. LATA4s.