Telegram-herald., 1886-09-27

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1lr thoughts as asil as oar actions Christ
further stated that -til Heaven aud earth
pass, oar Iet " oar tille shall I'D 40 slse
pass from The lsx Till al D. fulfilled. All
of xh4I ae fuiEliedr Tie prophets u
course. some of the prophecies extend %
the ueS earth stale. and tle couaiti0a ~
the people 0f God throughout the endless
cygles of eternity. Not mucl VI a c4aGce
for the lss a. pass away a. present.
Christ made the "a h0nogable bg show
ing Be O. be the foundation Of God lhrsne
and government
The whole las must stand or fall %
geIher. aud II ans part of iI Nas abolished
al the eEoss 81 Christ. II sas ali aDolisbed
some claim its entire abailshment in order
% get rid Of the sabbath law. and then
nave the other nine commandments re-
enacted, but 10 record 0f such re-enactment
exists besides it needs bat moment r.
iecfiOn 90 discern the absnrdity OF such a
claim.
To the claim that the Sabbath existed
only between Moses and Christ, lt was
shown by the miracle 0f the manner. pre-
viOus 20 the giving Of the iaN at Sianal. the
sabbath existed at that time. In Luke
% 81 We read these words.
And that day was the prepara-
/ ton. and the Sabbath drew on
| This was after Christ- body bad been laid
/ in the tomb and the Sabbath still existed
| Ii We nnd il one minute this side OF the
cross, Il must be found all the way this side
Of the eros. Luke wrote his epSiie thirty
years this side OF the crucihction. and be
recognized the Sabbath commandment ~
| still existing. Nothing has since transpred
Io cause the Sabbath 10 expire Or be
changed.
Romans 33l was quoted: DO We then
make void the law through iaithi God
forbid; yea, We establish the law" The
law of ceremonies was set aside by Christ.
| That was against as. Faith in Christ es-
tablishes the moral law That law defines
SIN, and shows 10 Us wherein We sin. To
1 Obtain forgiveness of that sin, We flee 20
/ Christ. and thus acknowledge the validity of
the law. The crucihction OF Christ is the
most impresslng testimony that God has
ever given 10 show the enduring character
Of the law.
In Rev. 1:lO John says Il was in the
| spirit on the Lords day Some say that
| che first day OF the week is here referred to
! Ii certainly shows that the Lord has a day
that tie calls His own in this dispensation
| What day is il? Mark 3:2s SAYS: The son
| of man is Lord also of the Sabbath What
hay was the Sabbath when Christ spoke
those words2 The seventh day. Then the
/ Lords day is the seventh day of the week.
| JOnn wrote the Revelation in A. ID. SO,
hence the Sabbath existed at that time.
In Isaiah 66. %, % are these words: "As
| the new heavens and the new earth, which
/ will make. shall remain before me, saith
/ the Lord. And it shall come To
pass that from one Sabbath to
/ another. shall all flesh come TO worship be-
fore me. saith the Lord" Thus we see that
the Sabbath is recognized in the new earth
If we desire or expect to keep the Sabbath
| in the new earth, we must keep il here, for
| the Revelator says again, Blessed are they
I that do his commandments. that they may
have right TO the tree of life and enter in
through the gates into the city"
The speaker held the close attention of
the vast audience, and closed with an earn
est exhortatiOn.
"oRIGIN OF FIRST DAY OBSERVANCE"
The attendance in the afternoon was
largely increased, there being several hun
dred people present from the city aud sur
rounding country.
The desk was occupied by Elder Farms
/
subject lie introduced his sermon by read
ing the following texts of Scripture: And
he shall speak great words against the most
High and all wear out the Saints of the
mo High. and think to change times and
laws daniel 7:25. "The Lord Is well
pleased for his righteousness sake: he will
magnify the law and make it honorable. -
Isa. 1921. The speaker said the first text is
a prophecy of Anti Christ, and the second
9 fhrfgf 10 Id
identify Anti-Christ as referred to in
the first text. The individual. or power,
spokenof in the first text, who should do
the things mentioned, is called in other
parts of the same chapter a little horn
I This, said the speaker is the same power
that Paul calls the man of sin, in H.
Thess., %, and John calls woman upon
scarlet colored beast" in Rev. 17:3. Ar
guments were then presented proving that
this power Is none other than tue Church
OF Rome. This being demonstrated. the
speaker addressed himself to the task of
showing in what manner this power has
thought to change time and laws as it Is
said II should do.
a large array of evidence was presented,
consisting of historical statements demon
strating most cOnclusively that the
Catholic church changed the Sabbath
from the seventh to the first dav Of
encyclOpe1ias, popular historical books,
sayings of eminent men, and finally a long
list of extracts from reliable and authentic
Catholic works. The authorities quoted
are easily accessible to all or any who aye
inclined 10 investigate.
Thus was identified the Roman Catholic
Church as the power that should think TO
change times and iaws,n and the Sabbath
law is one that II has thought iO change
But the law Of God is not affected by this
action of that church. notwithstanding the
fact that nearly all Christend0m is united
in accepting of that change by the act Of
observing the FIRST day of the week as the
Sabbath. 1t was thus shown that first day
Observance rests purely upon human au-
thOrity.
Did space permit, il would be interesting
10 note the arguments and evidences ad-
duced by the speaker but suffice il to say
they were largely Of the same nature as
those given in these columns Yesterday in
reporting the Sabbath school lesson
At $50 O'Clock Prof. o W Prescott.
President Of Battle Creek College. delivered
an address on education TO a large audience
Of Young men and ladies. u was in every
sense an able effort. and elegantly deli
vered.
THE SAINTS INHERITANCE.
Text Job 3s7. when the morning
stars sang together. and all the sons Of God
shotned for ioy.'
Ed u. VI. Canright spoke upon the above
named subject aud text. at the evening
bour Of service. He discussed the purpose
Of God IN creating the earth. God made
this earth for some definite purpose and
this purpose will ultimately be accom-
plished. The mission Of Christ was 10 save