Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-09
LETTERS FR0M THE PEOPLE.


afE's ci5GS EAUM iii Il EEUEf JB.
"Truth-s'' Parting Words.
EDITORS APPEAL-"iruth' respectfully
echoes your kind farewell" Grateful for the
privilege OF autagonizlng your views in your own
columns. he WitndFaWS from the discussion with
feelings no less kindly than those with which he be-
gan this anliable controversy. Your last article,
heIy Two columns Ia length suggest these parting
/! Your assertion that YOU are mot opposed TO the
Christian Sabbath" Iuay b. accepted, only. however
WIN your OHu destructive qualification Immediately
following: There is not and never was, such
:! Your statement that '.TTutn's'' views OF this
subject nave been passiyey FsceiVeGii ,,,sal9
can fully sympdthize with your own doubts and
Giicaties respecting the permanent and universal!
obligation the sabbath since he, also, has passed
through similar experience. He only claims that;
ike Yourself, he has Travelled H,jo"gh the mist and
log OF conscientious and patient Investigation, ana
has emerged thence into the clear Sunshine on the
O.naT side.
,. TIE charity which yUu 50 properly applaud
might have suggested that " Truths failure 20 per
ce.ye he relevancy OF your SeTiptural quotations
aTiSes, not 50 much from his Ignorance of the
passages you addUce as from his U'riHiHqHeSS
70 accept your interpretations OF them. Tx
"GIuJh' Will fearlessly 90 into details, infinitely
quote scripture with all the facility which the pos
session Of an ordinary concordance may enable You
10 employ You yet explain 1t with an lgnufdnce OF It's
meaning which makes you utterly untrustwOrthy as
guide through the ldbyrinths OF religious discus
sion. Meanwhile, Truth rests his defense Of the
SuJJlth upUl the great, broad. impTegnable princi
llts when you have failed to attack, much less
10 destroy. The statement OF these fundamental
principles was all that truth hoped to accomplish
when lie saw how limited was the space you accord
ed hlm, ana In this hope ne BATTERED himself that
ne las not been disappointed; Tor he must respect
fully insist th6r your objections have been swept
dW 3.
). Possibly The VOID "iuidel.iy," as applied to
your views indi5cTGetly employed. Certainly If
dis,aSIeful 1t snail be cheerfully withdrawn. The
tFlIe sou have aUVauT d. Yet Truth would not
even pess this word upon You, only Iegretting, how
you 7nacOusy cling 10 the error itself With these
exceptions believe YOU pay me the high compliment
OF aeepI. Womb TlGiy clear OF personalities and
injurious apith5js, iJT person who is not prOfe5
siSaal writer. Allow m 70 IeclpTocate by saying
thai yC. ,gUi--iT have Won this need Of praise
WO luGlI Uly. i,T p-iSon VINO IS "a professional
Gfitef:' aid We VIII Dg.h Keep in mind these words
Of an eminent living statesman whoa the APPEAL
6alTel and Bitterness nave Eeyer raised any caust.
to enduI .as honor, whic kindness and mutual re-
tory TRUTH.
a2cv. e 3. 81 szsac8s -. ESv. GfT. - sErsacIz.
tDTTOES APPEAT.--ia r=aijHg he two ser
mons preached by Rev Mr.. Womacl. On the subject
OF the Sabbath. have thought that * would be in
erst!ng 10 Jal.r readers 10 see the ertfTe change
which his views underwent il one -hoTt week.
Formation on The subject OF lie Sabbath and Il Is
not very explicit. a. Its origin. There are appear
aDCeS CT Inc institution of Inc Sabbath al the very
beginning OF the human rae, bat il must be COZ
fess-d they ar faint and few There Is Only one
passage that mdy be relied Oh as specially iuuO tant
in this connection ana that is the one which says
rested > Sermon No !: Gen H. = 3-.And On the
seventh day God ended dis work which He haI
made, aud &c rested OF h9 seventh day from all His
a6iE d. and sanctifed it, ~ The sabbath was
Instituted by tIod. y God rested on the sabbath
(.s.) GOD blessed the Sabbath. 81 God hdllOwed
the Sabbath Ia these particulars you see the insti
tuition Of the Sabbath. the seventh day, a seventh
portion of time; that God its author, and that He
did It at The very beginning Of the history of man
10 The lr5t probable notice OF it is Gen. iV, }.
AZ Another unHstasab!e mention ofthe tiyision Of
into DAYS is recorded
bath IS in EIosis xvi 81 25l EEodIs *, 3, gives
an account OF the occasion on which the original
Sabbath institution, SO long held in tue memory o.
man b mere tradition, was sanctioned, n0n0rsd
and made the subject of q definiteIy formulated
written law" Having shown how completely Mir.
WonaaKs first sermon Tefues his second as 10 the
OTizn OF the Sabbath, In that he adduCsS five places
where It Is mentioned beside his text in the first
sermon and only one in lie second and then ey-
plains aGay the whOle power of that one, best he
the second on the subject of o. Its design Ser
mon No >: THE uttsTanees Of the scripture as 10
goricai. That it was Intended TO be a lest peTi01
among tbs ancient ISTaelites there can be no doubt
but that to be such fer all people, FOR all time.
the bible does not anywhere explicitly say As a
general thing religiOuSly suppose and frequently
Tse italics are his own In sermon No LAS to the
est Interests, God instituted it as a gift to nis
good 81 Ii is for his Individual good
TIE sabbath is a rest We know; but II there
other ideas included We cannot so readily say"
No. - -. IS Tor his sL,raGi good. 1t IS Purelya
worship, but whether those who make profession
JNo l. AS 10 the o5Eigiio,s of the Sabbath every
man IL the world IS under ObgatiO to observe it
feel that the Sabbath was originally enioined by
law that Ia relIgOusly binding upon all men for all
merts rest are too uncertain to authorize confidence,
much less denunciatiOl and the blind force OF
0ItTary law, lNo - 1t was made sacred for dtt
time. IL viii not lose that character till all days
all computations OF time are lUst-SwallOwed up IL
m eTaTy instance tS5- - s.Fren, what We lean
IN the new testament we are of opinion that il
solemn moeNeTy Ter one 70 attempt to worship cod
IL mere form, when his mind and heart are in
condition Tor such worship" 90. l. 1t
was made Tor reason OF ufstHerSUt appli-
cation Al men are under obligations to observe
the sabbath, aud no one mere than another No.
~ Every one ought nrSt TO be christian by Tepu-
talon and faith In dOi before It is proper for hun
70 90 through all the forms OF religious worship
INC. - God made il sacred, and followed this
act with the command TO keep II holy. al men are
under obligation 10 keep the Sabbath out of regard
10 Ihefr OWE Individual GOOD and She word of taa
eternal God As there are some points his sec
one st rTnOn which he did not notice in his first.
WI endevor 10 do so thOugh regret thar he PASSED
them Dy In his first able sermon. And q conflict
lB=, opinions on the Sabbath forbid that we should
require its OF servance by all citizens. There are
conflicting opinions on poySanly. property and al
most every other subject. Mr.. WOmack asks; If
We have tia mower ana the laws of the land gave
Us the right could we, in the sight VI God. be iusti
We havt aIrz ~ roLed 0gr opInIon UDOn the Nor-
nous. The French people p0ked theirs upon the
communists ana m, 5ionares are posing theirs on
tie heather generally. Passing by the opinions of
S5andeT Dean Afford, ec., only because We have not
space 10 consider them. o. If men injured s0ci-
ETY. by attending 20 their business in tbs retailing of
GIt tba state los n irfariir Te.aIIiTe srirjfunnS
liquors on Sunday merely because il Injuries society,
but also because Il is an ordinary business, and all
ordinary business IS lnterdcted 10 allow man rest
Furthermore. We ask why should retailing spiIitu-
IS inttr9ictsd? (3J We dare not enact law 10
enforce the of thTtStilutg. MS is true.
cut pass laws 10 protect men il their public and
private worship. no man can disturb a church;
nor can privileged class OF retailers Gf spT!tuous
liquors disturb the TShip ana Tie spiritual TEST OF
their christian FELLOW. citizens. a. I'VE want
drawn sharply and distinctly the line OF demarka-
ton between the church and the world, and this
law stands in the way. The church viii worship
and the world will work" Ana would you olacken
the character of the people Ct the world IN order
to form d dark background TO the picture of the
christian character? Let us rather say, Come and
20 with US ana We VIII do thee good They cannot
afford 10 Withdraw rom o. Religious EN-
pOyees would seek religious employers This is the
way II once was and christianity f0uFlshed then
rEen ne must needs 50 out OF the world Let there
world. 90 is piety Il subject Of legislatioG?'
No, nor Il such the object OF these ordinances; |
but the protection OF public morals is, and such Is
happy" Very true. But We will make them very |
unhappy if we abolish all law and let them do as |
thsg please 81 IL puts the interest of the many
all law? o. AFTER ALL individual action is best
This is that on which the christian religion has ever
relied for its success IN the world Then let us
abolish all law ana appeal TO the conscience of the
murderer and the thief (1O) Christians want |
Sunday. They musE have II, aad more, they must |
be protected in its observance. Not If all kinds of
business allowed that day. But as the retail
ing of spntuOus liquors on Sunday is the only kind |
OF business spoken OF in sermon No 2. perhaps that
only deserves exemption. I'D The laws are |
fact. Chez them enforce them. II they cannot be |
enforced, then re3eal them" No law IS perfectly |
enforced, bQt many made TO answer the purpose |
Of their 6utctmenJS, those against retailing spirit
uous liquors, among the rest; since their enactment
we have eniOyed quiet Sabbaths TO d great extent, |
ana the better rley dIs enforced t9e more Will We
Joy them. JOHN 3. PARK.
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