Wichita eagle., 1886-10-10
SEVENTH DAY ADTENT1sTs.
Obseryances OF the Sabbath the Camp
Grounds Yesterday.

| OoScrS1NceS CT tne SaDDdtn on the Cam
| Grounds Yesterday.
Yesterday was very busy day at tn
camp meeting on the West side As thi
sect observe the last day of the week insteat
Of the first, it was their Sabbath; and, tn
whole day was devoted to religious meetings
| Morning devotional services was called By
the ringing of the bell at 6; afterwards at
o'clock was the family devotions in the tent
Of the members.
Immediately afterwards the Sabbath
school commenced and continued until 1O:3t
when the forenoon religious exercises wert
held. The address was deliveredby Elder
Cook A short confe renee took place
and at 2:50 p. nj. Mrs. Rule Hill. of Grenola
delivered very interesting and instructive
address
At 4 o'clock Elder John Gibbs, Of Ottawa,
spoke to the people. At the even
ing service Elder Bagby spoke on the
subject of the law of God His text will be
found in Psalms cxix., 16o-''Thy word is
true from the beginning; and every one of
thy righteous judgments endureth forever. :"
In this psalm the inspired writer refers
more than one hundred and seventy-fve
times to the law that God himself came
down upon Mt. Sinai and spoke to ali the
children of Israel amidst thunderingS and
llghtnings that greatly terrified the people,
land he added no more"-Deut. V, %.
He also wrote them on tables Of stone and
delivered them to Hoses, and he brought
them down and put them in an ark prepared
for that purpose.
Deut. 10: 4, 5 inspiration says it was the
writing of God. The psalmist says, the law
of the Lord is perfect; Ps tx, l. In Psalm
elk, 142, he says, thy law is the truth. So it
is truth, and it is perfect. That this law has
always been binding is easily shown The
Apostle Paul says, where there is no law,
there is no transgression: Rom. iy, 15 And
the Apostle John says that sin is the trans
gression of the law; First John, iii. 4. Then,
any one has committed sin, it is
evident that that there was a law which was
transgressed. Consequently when we read
these principles We're violated and thereby
sin committed, we know that the law had
binding existence. In Gen. iv, the sixth COM
nand was violated; in Gen. XXI, the eighth
n Gen. xxxv we learn that the second COM
nand was binding: in Exodus xvi, we learn
hat the fourth command was binding. All
If this before the Israelitss ever saw Mt.
Sinai
In Genesis 265 we read that Abraham kept
he commandments OF God
The prophet Isaiah spoke in regard TO Christ
aging that he would magnify the law-Isa
2:2l, To magnify law would certainly be
o make it more comprehensive than it had
ppeared
So in harmony with this declaration of the |
rophet we find Christ in his first recorded |
ermon showing that the law takes hold Of !
he thoughts and interests of the heart
Iatt. 5:27, 2S.
In verses II and Is Christ declares that he |
id not come to destroy the law or the proph- |
is, but that till heaven and earth pass away |
he jot or one little shall in no wise pass
rom the law till all be fulfilled As the |
rophets are not all fulfilled yet, the law is
ertainly still binding.
When Christ was asked by young man
That he should do that he might have etern-
! life, he replied keep the commandments-
1att 1916, II. The apostle Paul teaches in
be second chapter to the Romans brethren
hat the law will be the rule by which we
hall be judged.
He then refers in verses 21-2i to three of
our of the commandments, so we can not be
listaken in regard to the law to which he
sfers.
In the third chapter of Romans he showed
lat we acknowledge the law to be binding
y exercising faith in Christ Romans 3,
In the seventh chapter he says in verse IL
that the law is holy" and i'll verse % he
lys 81 delight in the law of God.'
The Apostle James says that if we break
le of the commandments we are guilty of
:: and that we shall be judged by this law.
ames 2: S-12
The wise man says in Eccl 12 13, IA that to
hole duty of man, and then refers to the
dgment as the reason why we should obey
cd. Thus the law Of God is prominently
t forth in all revelation.
An no less SO in the last book of the bible,
I'd even in the last chapter we read Bless
are they that do his commandments that
ey may have right to the tree of life, and
ter in through the gates into the city
The meetings are well attended, and of an
teresting character
The grounds have been carefully cleaned, ,
"a every convenience has been made for !
embers and visitors. A neat reception tent
r ladies has been erected where all so wish 7
: may rest or await the commencement of -.
9 meetings. The meeting today Will be de-
ted TO the discussion of Sunday and Sab
tn observance. as reviewed from biblical Z
indpoint.
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