St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-28
religious

holy and religious use. These
acts pertain to particular day.
That God was particular about giving the
seventh day was shown by the fact that &
threefold miracle was wrought for forty
years to preserve the identity of the seventh
day. First, the double portion of mamma
was rained from heaven on the sixth day
and second, it was preserved over the Sab
bath when it could not be preserved over
any other day; third, the Withholding of
the mamma on the seventh day. There is
no question with any people concerning the
Sabbath in the Old Testament. For 4, 600
years the Sabbath was vigorously observed
by those living in the former dspensation;
but the important question is, did the early
Christians observe the seventh day as the
Sabbath? The New Testament record
covers period of ninety-seven years, the
last book being written i'll the year of the
Lord 81. Sunday keepers assert that the
first day of the week is the Christian Sab
bath, or the Sabbath of the New Testament.
Seyenth-day Advsntists maintain that the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the New
Testament The speaker then proceeded,to
quote numerous references from the New
Testament to show that the seventh day is
the scriptural Sabbath. Christ labored six
days and rested on the seventh. Sin the
end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn to-
ward the first day of the week. came Mary
Magdelene," etc. when the Sabbath was
past x very early in the morning,
the first day of the week. they
came unto the sepulchre." We
a Jew, and preaching in the synagogue
every Sabbath for year and half. Here
is record of seventy-eight Sabbaths OBJ
served by the apostle. Not word is said
about keeping Sunday. Thus we find that
the seventh day is always and invariably
termed 1.-The Sabbath" in the New Tesla
ment, while the first day is never so called.
Here we think we have plainly found the
christian Sabbath" that is, the Sabbath
which the Christian Scriptures plainly
teach. Then, by what authority do you
apply the term Sabbath to the first day
of the week? God has never changed the
Sabbath, and why should you?
NO AUTHORITY FOR SUNDAY.
At p. m. there was a session of the
Minnesota state conference. New churches
were admitted; resolutions were discussed
and adopted. The subject of their college
at Battle Creek was considered, and appeals
We're made to the young people to attend
this college to secure an education. At s
p. m. the mammoth tent was again packed
w ito utHioos Capacity, anu GlutI ~ Iu.
Canright spoke upon the subject OF the
Sunday Sabbath. He claimed that there
was no authority in the New Testament for
keeping the first day of the week. He said
it was never called the Sabbath, nor the
Lords day, not one word is said by Christ
or his apostles about it's being holy day;
there was no law for it's observance. The
New Testament was searched to
find any authority for the observ-
ance of the first day. The
first day is only referred to throug hout the
whole New Testament eight times;the Sab
bath, or seventh day, he claimed, was the
day upon which God had rested, and upon
which he commanded us to rest. If any
Sabbath-keeper would show him the COM
mand: Thou shalt not labor Oh Sunday"
he would be convinced. The disciples had
observed the Seventh day as the holy one
Many able historians were also quoted to
prove that the first day was not the proper
day to observe.
Services to-day as usual. Baptism by
immersion at p. m.