, 1876-03-05
NUMBER 1872

Il the seventh day is omitted a. sabbath tn
euosstuIe me hrst day, then there are eight daye
49, I ~, uue saoeatn to another In either CASE tbe
uo unS ous OF seven is broken. It ia imposs1bla
LOT any DAY but the seventh in tho craatinn o.
uee 20 answer the conditions that arc iuseparahta
from thc Sabbath - - '0'eP"4" "o4o
Al memorial services or institutions hnvo q
uunI.o nnon.., eoafscter Inc 4th day OF July IL a
pendenco- The 1ss day Of January is memo,
5I d,al day Of the emancipation OF tho slayas-
aneso are not interchangeable. The one cannot
substitute the other. So the irst day Of tLs
meex cannot y substitute the seventh dar u u
.: .ienot}1l OF Gods rest from His finished erea-
eloo- Ihe proposition, therefore. ia uusustainod
tdas TIC Gentiies keep the ecommandnen.,-tbn
uncaanEeablelaw of God.-by keeping Sunday as
ne ssooatd just as truly a. ths Jews who keeu
d.. Fallows' argument, or statement. With n.
gard to the identity Of the twenky-four hoars or
tho Sabbath-day, and tho identity Of the t,ay il,
dnlereut parts Of tho Garth, il unsoupd Go.t
did pleas and sanctify tue seventh day Il is
man 1ault, not Gods, II be places himself out
OF harmony with Gods definite pnazubiguo1.
law Of tho seventh day as the Sabbath. it ras
tho seventh day in the order Of daYs that God
blessed and aanctlfed, and not tue SPECIFIC hours
that make TINT dsy in different pisces. Ths
dlurnal revolution of the earth docs not disturb
the order OF the days Of the week. l. ,nattc1x
not Il men know or do not know tho location Of
the Garden OF Eden. Tho order Of tho days ia
established. Each revolution at tho earth frota
each meridian makes complete day. Tho day
is the same identical daY that commences three
than at San francisco. 4 difference in tia
identical hours Of commenting or ending
tho day in different longitudes docs nor
affect the identity Of the dag: Il any
ono, BY clrcumnayigatinS the globe, should gain
or lose one day. that does not change tho order
OF identity of tho day. That order was estab-
liahed in tho beginning. II man has placed
himself out Of that order By lensthening his
day by going westward with it. or has ahorsenod'
his day BY going eastward against 1t, he hus not
changed the order md succession Of tho day IN
a1,y place, and Ai6 business ia to place himself
right with that order wherever be may be. II i1
no argument against any Inv OF God that mar
may, and docs, violate it ,nnoccntly or other
rise.
One day in seven has many more prac:ica1
difficulties in its way than she earth's revolution
theory. It's first difficulty is that j: contradcta
Gods uneauiyocat declaration, "Tho seventh
day is the Sabbath Of the Lord thy God" Il
then ignores all the conditions that made the
day tue Sabbath: Ihen j. gives nan. and not
worship. and marks all days Sabbath days
aud all days secular days, accord
ing to the caprice Of men or cir
cumstauces- God Is not Responsible fox such
confusion The theory that produces it is based
his circumstances. Till he Comes to the one
daJ-in seven theorc, DR.. Fallows arguments are
clear and unobjsctlonablo. Tho origin Of tho
Sabbath at creation, it's Incorporation into thd
decsloguo, its observance BY Ch1i7t aud Lis
apostles, are indlsputable facts- God blessed
and made holy the seventh day. God calls ii
" A1y holy day." How then is it said, '"Intriu-
aically, therefore, Que portion OF natural TINA
cannot be boiler than another? Coils definition
is unerr11g: What God hath cleausod, that cal
not thou common" The '' one day in seven " il
subject to tho san1a natural order Of any partlc"
MAR dsy in seven. The revolution OF tho earth
Affects all alike. This fact has modified the
:. one day in seven " to !" the seventh portion OF
tima' That opens the way to selection OF q
seventh portion, st pleasure, whether OF hours,
days. weeks, months, or years, at the caprics
or convenience OF those who refuse Gods
blessed, sanc.ided. soventh-day Sabbath.
Thus it Is with all liberal constructions OF specific
law, to suit conveniencas and cread5. - He
that believeth not God na:h made him d liar.@
Il human philosophy contradicts Gods word.
which shalt the Christian accept? 1t IL better
to obey God than man."
With your consent, ! shall be glad to notice III
another paper the general proposition OF the
change OF the Sabbath. and the passages quoted
to prove the change by several OF my critics.
have desired that the discussion which you hATa
80 kindly permitted might result in = mora gen.
eral and closer study Of the philosophy Of tho
moral law and On thas basis anthroue Sabbath
sacreduesa beyond tho reach ut human philoso-
phics. am also greatly obliged by the kind
spirit manifested by those who have written-
Let che criticism bo thorough and radical reach
ing to the foundation. When this is reached and
accepted ne shall have Sabbstb, not By con-,
straint or convenience OF social e1pedlency, .
but that shall be called " delight, tha molly ot.
the Lord. honorable" J. BAILEY