West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-07-31

Timothy 4:l-3, | must "preach the
word,' and expose error.
HIS first statement that "Christ sanct-
iticd the first day OF the week as the
Sabbath OF the New Dispcnsaton, is
wholly an assertion. lie failed TO bring
one text OF Scripture 10 sustain il, aud
no man IN this world is able To produce
any bible evidence in support of such a
position. Where is the Scripture that
records the iustluting of the first day OF
the week as tho Sabhathg Or where
does It say that Christ sanctified the dayf
The statement Is false, and our brother
admits 1t, before he closes, for he says
Where Jesus gave instruction for this
change, zee are not toi,l. This is
probably one Of the many uHrecopc}s9
things which Jesus did," A man should
hide his face for shame who calls him.
self Protestant Minister" who would
resort 10 the Rruhen word as proof Tor
doctrine.
The "Bible" Is the creed of every true
Protestant, and Paul tells us that the
Scriptures will thoroughly furnish us
proof upon all points of doctrine. 2 Timo-
thy 3:l6-l7. "and thoroughly furnish us
unto all COOL works. and when man
resorts 10 the UnpriueR word. we should
regard his teachings at once ms not good.
His next statement, that 'aftor eight
days" John 20:2G, twas tho next Sun
day." will also be found untrue, as the
most unleamed will readily see as we
read the text. "And after eight days,
again his disciples were within,r etc
IL Is hardly necessary for me o. make a
remark upon this Scripture, d1eT eight
days is not the seventh day. IT wished
To direct YOU to where cert lin man
lived, and should say, 1T Is the street
after the eighth street," would | mean
that II was the eighth street, or soventh?
you say, Neither one IL would be the
ninth" Just 40, and after eight DAYS,
would be on the ninth day. Let any
one count oil eight days, beginning on
SUNDAY night, aud where would II bring
them 7 At least 10 the next Monday
night, az all can see.
In the third proposition which have
noted here, our brother says that "the
day. tBible timel does not begin in tho
evening, but IN the morning." ann as
touisheI at such wreckless statements; (;
n day is made of darkness" and "light,D
or as recorded in the first chapter Of
Genesis, The oveniDL and morning.
and the Lord expressly says, From
even unto even shall ye celebrate your
Sabbath" Ieviticus 1882 Also, IN the
days OF Christ, the Jews would net bring
their sick 10 him 10 be healel until alter
the Sabbath; but when the sun went
down, they brought their sick TO be
healed. See Mark l:32. Upon this point
DIR. Adam Clarke, the great Methodist
commentator remarks, Hence il was
| that the sick were not brought out TO
Our Lord till after sunset, because then
I al - a, 81 III 4.
IL not informed in regard TO what his
! own church teaches. All the standard
/ authorities which have examined, place
the beginning Of the day, bible time"
ut evening. Roman time, the day begins
at midnight. See Smiths Bible Diction-
| airy" and other standard works. w at
are we TO think OF a man who will risk
his reputation as public teacher in
making such erroneous statements? ?
! Would he have us believe that he begins
! his Sabbath OF Sunday morning? Aud
would he justify his church members n
doing business all night Saturday night.
until break Of day Sunday morning? II
| IS wonderful 10 what extremes men will
| go, in rejecting the truth OF God.
His fourth statement is that Revela-
! tion l:l0 was Sunday. But "Satan-like"
We falsely assert that this was Saturday.
Did our brother present any evidence
that Revelation l:l0 was the first day Of
the week. Not one particle but as
usual asserted that 1t WAS so. Let us
read the passage. John says II was
in the spirit on tho LOrps day." The
record does not say ichat day Of the week
| 1t was. But we do assert that il was
the Sabbath or Saturday, and not Sunday.
Some mistake the term Sunday for Sab
bath. thinking that both words mean
the same thing. But this is not so.
Tho frat day OF the week received the
name of "Sunday" because that day was
dedicated by the Pagaus TO the worship
Of the sum. IL did rot receive the title be-
cause Of the resurrection Of Christ on
that day.
The bcalhen worshipped the sun on
the frs day Of the week, and called il
sun s-day, or Sunday. But the word
sabbath means n far different thing.
sabbath means "rest" and our minds
are at once called back to the rest Of our
4 Creator at the creation Of the world
aud he rested upon the seventh day.
4 That term, LORDS day." in Revelation
l.lO refers TO the rest day Of our Crea-
tor, as a few passages Of Scripture will
readily show. In Exodus 201O; also
in the "MethOdist Catechism," we read,
The seUenth day is tie Sabbath of the
lord thy God" Aud in Isaiah 58I3.
tine Lord says Of the Seventh day, ''It is
my holy day" Also in Mark 2:28, he
says "he is lord Of the Sabbath" Thus
we have IL clearly before US. The Lord
says, "1he seventh day is the Sabbath
1T Is ny holy dgg.v ~ am lord Of it,
Now which Is the lords day2 You saY y
1.-THE seventh day" Certainly il ~. II
could not be otherwise. For the Lord
has never claimed any other day 40 his.
Our friends Rlh proposition was that
"the day Of Pentecost was on Sunday
Where did he learn this Perhaps from
some Of ilie fathers Of the Catholic church;
for the Bible is silent upon this point.
We will read the text fActs 2:il, And
when the day Of pontecOst was fully
come" II does not say what day ol
the week u was, aud no man IL able 20
say TO q certainty. Commentators disa.
gree as e. the day. n was ''TentecOst''
that tie lord was blessing. and not my
special day Of the week