The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22

serving II grounded ny them, either
on the fourth commandment, or on
the precept Of Jesus or his apos-
ties. Art. sabbath.
Luther Lee, ID. d., says, "There
is no express commanment for OH
serving the first day of the week as
a Sabbath, and yet it is almost a
universal custom. ."-Lee's The
ology, p. 562.
Lymann Abott, editor of the
Christian Union, says in that paper
of Jan. 10. 1882: "1he current mo-
ton that Christ and his apostles
authorita,ively substituted the first
day for the seventh, is absolutely
without any authority in the New
Testament"
The Protestant Episcopal Church,
says: "The day is now changed
from the seventh to the first day,
but as we meet with no scriptural
direction for the change, we may
conclude it was done by the author
ity of the church. Esp. OF Cate
chism.
The Encyclopedia Britannica,
after calling attention to the usual
scriptural arguments, says: "Stll it
must be owned that these passages
are not sufficient to approve the
apostolic institution of the Lords
day. or even the actual observance
| of il - Art Sabbath
The NJ. T.. Theological com
pendium, p. 1903, edition Of 1865,
says at is true, there is no posi-
tive command for infant baptism.
nor is there any for keeping holy
the first day Of the week"
Richard Watson. in his Theologi-
cal Dictionary. says: "Now there is
not on record any divine command
TO the apostles TO change the Sab
bath from the day on which it was
held by the Jews to the first day of
the week"
DR.. Fallows says: ''The New
Testament is silent about the change
of days. The apostles doubtless
observed the same Sabbath before
and after the resurrection of our
Lord, as would be natural"
Robert Hall, ID. d., says But to
commemorate the resurrection of
Christ by the religious observance
of any day, we have no express
command in all the Scriptures.
And again, "there is not a particle
of Scripture law"
Bucks Theological Dictionary,
p. 403, after presenting all the first
day arguments, says: "Thcse argu-
ments, however, are not satisfactory
to some; and it must he confessed
that there is no law in the New
Testament concerning the first day"
Firth says: ''1'he Jews have the
word of God for their Saturday,
since it is the seventh day, and they
were commanded to keep the seventh
day solemn. And we have not the
word of God for us, but rather
against us; for we keep not the
seventh, but the first, which is not
commanded of God" - Frith's
works, p. 1893; quoted by Hessey
The evidence summed up and tho
conclusion of the whole matter, tc
quote their own words, is, there i:
"No positive command ''for keep
ing holy the first day of the week :
mot on record any divine com
mand" ''to change the Sabbath tt
the first day of the week." AnC
again: "The New Testament il
silent about a change of days :
.'no express command in all th'
Scriptures and "there is not ;
particle of Scripture law" its sob
, servance" sis not founded on an,
! commandment of God" Again
) "Can we find the text" "enjoining'
, "this day? MOI" mo precept fo
it" Sin the New Testament. Fur
, ther: "You may search from Gene
sis to Revelation for n command
= ment," "but you will search il
5 vain"
| Why rob the Creator of that whic
1 is preeminently his! If there is n
4 commandment for the observance o
a first day, as these many writer
n testify (and they have spoken tn
a truth), is it not most fitting that W
= "return unto the Lord" and wal
2 in the sold paths:" These me
e were not trying to tear down th
first day; on the contrary, yer
q many of them were actually tryin
g to support it at the time they mad
these remarkable concessions. Thel
, is this much in their praise-the
4 have spoken candidly: they hav
9 told the truth.
4 A Truth SEEKER AND A TRU
n SABBATH KEEPER.