The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-17

intended by God
I'm the wilderness. when gathering
mamma that food could not bee gathered
ON Tie Sabbath dav. because il was % day
sacred tO God. and those who abused The
lav were rebuked, and that was before
they came 90 Sinai, and hence before ihe
Ten Commandments were written hy ODE
finger of-God. This primitive ordinance
gas gathered into the moral code OF laws
which cod gave 90 man for use and
Guidance for an time. and put IL in the
first table When lie wiOte that fourth
commandment down lie distinctly re-
calls 20 their mind. something which
they already knew and which had al
ready existed lie said Remember the
sabbath day 10 keep b. holy. They
knew of rs existence To remember IL
was q fact He desired 90 impress upon
them
lie then told them hd~ to observe H.
Not only should they not work, but then
families. their servants, even the guest
beneath their roof, and not only that, hui
the very animals must not be made io
work lie does not allow idlcness nor
sanction amusement on the Sabbath. lie
must have Iii. day kept holy, day
when the time, occupation and CONVEX
saiion h. spent I'm the atmosphere oil
Holy GOD. The 0hie,sion ls raised ll"l
II /. "a ceremonial law, a jewish laW
Might ms we'll say that the command
Thou shalt have mo- other gods before
me" is ceremonial. a- 90 say ihe SAB
bath is ceremonial All the ten laws in
the dccaloeucmust stand or fall together
Every feature of Holy Writ. The WORD
and example OF Christ. point TO The SAT-
bath as 20 holy day. Christ said the SAL
bath was made for man "a day for mal
90 nut to % holy use. and stands to-da,
a4 Il did when God rested from his la
bor-
The early Christians took the day of
which Christ rose as the Sabbath
They very naturally began t0 call DO ih'
Lord's day They embodied aii the prln
cinlcs of the Jewish Sabbath with the
rloriou, remembrance of the resurrection
of Christ. Adams Sabbath was The first
dav Dee was on earth. be celebrated thM
inst day as the day when God rested from
li. labors. and now we celebrate the
ir-i iay also as the day on which Jesus
Christ perfected the redemption OF man
Kind
Gods rirht 20 command is inimitable
and unconditional We must obey
whether we understand 10 or NOT. God
said. Remember the Sabbath day 10 keep
10 holy We must obey IL. We see %
started in the garden of Eden, written
by Ills hand on the two tables OF stone,
kept mp by Jesus Christ and hi- disciples
and through all the years OF the Chris
tian era. and we must keep IL as wo Go
the commandment, Thou shalt not
steal
II we fail 20 observe il we reject IBIS
un-eafchable riches and receive "A just
sentence. III. obey it We inherit an eieI-
nal Sabbath as the glorious consumma-
ton
Mr.. Haddon Walters. who has superb
voice. sang swcetiy "a religious hymn.
ADDRESS BY REV DIR. POWERS.
Rev +. ID Powers. d ID, OF Washing
ton. u c.. was the next speaker lie
said that his study Of the Jewish sab
ba,h was moral, religious, and typical ,
% grow in religion, knowledge, virtue,
and 10 obtain TO religious ana never
ending rest, the highest authority leing
cod and the end mans obligation 10
God Mans memory must De cultivated,
his action inyigorated, himself refreshed.
Tpon what authority does a Sabbath
resty We open the Bible and hnd IL
enioined. In the early Christian Church
il is observed and called the Lord day,
and under apostolic direction and guild
ance met and laid by OF their store for
the first day Of the week and cele-
brated the simple supper IL bound
them then. II binds MS now. ON the
irst day of the week, when the disciples
were together with the door shut for
fear of the Jews, Jesus came 10 them
and stood ia their midst. Again, seven
DAYS later. when Thomas was doubling,
came Jesus again Why did the disciples
assemble every seventh day, Because
God In the beginning set the example,
made il a law, and Christ gave IL to us
by his example. The day of Peniecost
was the first day Of the week, and II was
on that dav that the Holy Spirit came 10
the apostles. The whole Jewish religion
was a series Of types, IL set the types OF
the coming Christ The Passover, q f
feast when the Parochal lamb was sacri-
feed. WAS typical OF the sacrifice OF
Christ. Seven days constituted the
period of the feast
ON the Sabbath day, the high Sabbath
OF the Passover, Christ WAS in The tomb.
The next morning the first day OF the
week. lie arose. There was then the
Feast of Penticent The Holy spirit
came on the apostles. The hrst fruit OF
Chrsts religion was reaped. Three
thousand Of souls repen,ed. The word
of Christ was preached first at Jerusa-
lem. where the Holy Spirit came 10 en-
dow the apostles with pOwer 10 accom-
plish that which they were sent 10 do. \
new covenant was inaugurated. Old
things had passed away; behold, all
things had become new.
We find in those types divine nature,
"A perfect hlOssoming of what the world
had been waiting for II bloomed. and
the iovs set forth 10 u in these marvel
lous revelations hold fast to Ms by the
glory and power Of Him who rose on
The first day OF the week. That day was
set apart for the reading OF the Scrip
lures, prayer, praise and celebrating the
Lord's death He quoted from the
fathers to show how ii was universally
so celebrated. Wherever 81. Paul
erects the churches he had founded
YOU will find that he refers 10
worship on the first day OF the week to
break bread and celebrate the Lords
death. The public recognition OF the
resurrection OF Jesus Christ was, and IS,
an essential duty to Almighty God, and
is a solemn obligation which can be best
proven by the proper observance OF His
day. Without that day the plan OF sal
walton would be incomplete.
No longer need men fear snnihilation;