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T. IS u
ike q brief statement Of the origin
Sunday observance, We will give it; bu
as it rests on tradition we will, of course
| have to leave the Bible to get our in
formation. And, SO, for our additional
proof we must go to the pages of his
4 tory The American Encyclopedia
gives the origin of the name Sunday al
4 follows: Sunday fsax. sunnan doeg,
the first day of the week, identical viii
the Roman dies soils (day of the sun.y
The names of the days of the week now
IN use were given by the Romans, who
We're Pagans or worshipers of the
planets, and gave the names Of then
gods to the days of the week. According
to the prophets, Daniel, Paul and John,
corruptions of doctrines would enter
the church and the truth would be
trampled to the ground. Dan. 7:25;
I'd Thess. p: I, Rev. 10: 1, 8;
Leading Protestant commentators
agree that these scriptures refer to the
Roman Power in its change from the
Pagan to the Papal form of religion;
the Papal being especially referred to.
The change Of the Roman religion
was brought about in the following
manner: There was desire to ANAL
gamate the Christian doctrine with
other systems. They made acompound
OF Christianity, Judaism and heather
religion and spe EQUATION. ! Relics
Of saints and martyrs were cherished
as sacred possessions. Religious obser-
vances We're multiplied ;and the church,
under the Christian emperors, with its
array of clergy and of imposing cere-
monies, assumed much of the stateli-
ness and visible splendor that had be-
longed to the heather system which it
had supplemented = Fishers Universal
History, p. l91, 1913. In this effort to
unite all classes the Sabbath of the
Lord was disregarded, and the ven
cradle day of the sun lntruded itself as
a rival institution. Having no divine
sanction, we should expect to find it
upheld by human law, in order to es-
tabGsh its obseryances. Notice the fol-
lowing high authority It was Constan-
tine the Great who first made a law
"a. e. 321 for the proper observance
of Sunday. Encyc. Brit. art, Sunday,
9TH edition, 1912. Now for a part of
Constantine's famous edict that we may
know what was proper Sunday obsery-
ance in his time. 1Letal the judges
and town people, and the occupation
Of all trades rest on the venerable day
ofthe sun but let those who are situated
in the country freely and at full liberty
attend to the business of agriculture;
because it often happens that no other
day is SO fit for sowing corn and plant
ing vines. The Amer. Encyc., art.
Sunday, ed. of 1872, says: Additions
were made to this order under various
emperors In 538, A. D. the
third council of Orleans forbade all
labor on Sunday. The Catholic church,
which called the above council, became
fully established in the year 538. We
will now bring testimony from this
church on the subject. In the Catholic
work called "Abridgement of Christian
Doctrine is the following: '.Ques.
How prove you that the church hath
power to command feasts and holy
days? Ans. By the very act of chang
ing the Sabbath into Sunday, which
Protestants allow of; and therefore they
fondly contradict themselves by keep
ing Sunday strictly and breaking most
other feasts commanded by the same
church. =
The observance of Sunday by Pro-
testants is an homage they pay, in spite
of themselves, to the authority ofthe
Catholic church" Plain talk for Pro-
testants, p. 2l3.
| Now for admissions from eminent
Protestants: The current notion that
Christ and his apostles authoritively
substituted the first day for the seventh,
is absolutely without any authority in
the New Testiment"' Christian Union,
Jan. 10, 1882, Lyman Abbott, Editor)
It is now seen as it is admitted that
we must go to later than Apostolic
times for the establishment of Sunday
observance Z Christian at work. Pres.
lbyterian) Feb. Is, 1856.
Much more might be given on this
and every point that has been intro.
duced, but space forbids. / trust others
may be led to consider these things al
have done. and be brought to realize
the blessing of God that obedience te
his truth can only bring. have the
best wishes for my brethren, and desire
that they and all others may prayer
fully search Gods Word for the trutl
it contains. a. BARRY 1888 18th street
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