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

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rs some OF our modern Gentle "frcudsu
/ would perhaps have done: "To.lav, Paul.
Is tho Jewish Sabbath;' tomorrow is
the Christian sabbath" But no; this
| event tr1nSpred ~ a. ~. IS, none of
/ them had yet learned that there was any
other sabbath but the seventh day. The
Jews and GentileS both rcgarlul the same
/ day, and thus It was that they all waited
| until the next seventh day, and then came
! together. Thus another assertion must fall.
Mr.. Friends seventh statement was that
we labor To show that Constantine estab.-
llshed Sunday rs tho Christian Sabbath. "
! rms - wholly untrue ; such statement
cannot be found in any ot our literature,
neither WAS one Of our ministers ever heard
To give utterance Go such positinn We
utterly deny Constantine's ever legislating
IN hehalt OK the Christian Sabbath. lie
issued the first edict ar law In behalf of
sunday observance, but IL was not to cxalt
u as Christian institution" but rather
rs "heatheu festival" This was issued
In A. ID. 32l, and reads as follows: "Let
All the Judges and town people, and the oc-
oupation of all trades, rest on tho venerable
day of the sun but let those who arc situ-
ated IN the country, fully and at full liberty
attend To the business of agriculture be-
cause II often happens that 10 other day is
So ut Tor sowing corn or planting vines lest
the critical moment being let slip. men lose
| the commodities granted 10y heaven" The
| original OF this dict may be seen i'm tho
library OF Harvard college. As we have
said, the hc'then worshipped the sun on
the first day OF the week. aud called the day
suns-lay hence the name SUNDAY" orig
mated. Webster says: "Sunlay. So called
because anciently dedicated To- the sun or to
I nNN l.s. H.. 4
sion OF religion when he issued this cdict,
aud was legislating in behalf OF the "yencr-
able day OF the sun, Pagan institution.
SO this statement has proven to be false, the
same rs those that preceded it.
The eighth and last point which we shall
notice is, "That we tench there is no heaven
for man aside from this world" This state
ment Is the most fallacious OF all. Any
person with the slightest knowledge OF our
positions knows that one great pillar Of our
faith Is founded on John 14:1-l3, and llc-
brew 81 (which clearly teaches that Christ
has ascended into heaven; that he Is there
preparing mansions for his people, and thnt
we believe that he is soon TO come to receive
his children 10 himself, and take them e.
their home OF high.
We have now examined the eight propo-
sitions and found them all To he untrue.
Therefore, what must become OF the oath
"Before Gods throne where 1 hone to bc
judged 4 tell You have told you the truth?
IL must fall OF the head OF the originator.
John S:44.
In regard TO the long list Of testimonies
that he real from the fathers" will say
but little; but will read short extract
from DIR, Adam Clarke, the great Metho-
dist commentator. lie says in his autibi-
ography, page 13i "Nc should take heed
how we quote the Fathers In proof OF the
doctrines OF the gospel; because he who
knows them best, knows that OH many OF
these subjects they blow hot and cold"
Again tho learned Doctor adds "But OF
these we may safely state that there is not
truth in the most orthodox creed that can
not be proved by their authority nor a
heresy that has dsgrlced the Romish
church, that may not challenge them as its
abettors. In points Of doctrine. their au-
thority is, with me, nothing. The word of
God alone contains my creed.
must return 10 Gods word 30 know what ho
would have me TO believe" I wish our
brother Friend was MS sound as the Doctor
OF his church upon this point, and he would
not resort 10 books outside Of the Bible TO
prove his doctrines. or 10 the "unwritten
word" 1.-The Bible Is the religion Of Pro-
testants ! nor is IL Of any account in the
estimation Of the genuine Protestant how
EARLY doctrine originated IL it's not found
in the Bible. lie who receives single d &C.
trino upon the authority Of tradition, let
him he called by what name he will, 10y 40
doing steps down from the Protestant rock,
passes over the line which separates Protes-
tanisTn from Popery. and can give no valid
reason why he should not receive all the
earlier doctrines and ceremonies of Roman
ism upon the same authority"
brief review OF the Sabbath question
and ! will close, We do not question the
power OF Christ TO change the day OF wor-
ship from the seventh to the first, n ne
chose TO do 50. But this he has sneyer done,
as our brother has admitted Brother
Friend talked much to-day Of the "Jewish
Sabbath" and the "Christian Sabbath
But 1 wish 10 say that these Gre not Bisle
terms the Bible knows nothing about n
Jewish Sabbath or Christian Sabbath.
''The Sabbath OF the Lord" Is the only
weekly Sabbath referred 10 in Holy Writ
Aud this was 10 be the Sabbath for Gods
people in all dispensations. The Jews were
once Gods chosen people, and they kept his
Sabbath--thc day sanctiGed NJ creation.
Perhaps there are some here this evening
who have never stopped 10 think that the
seyenth-day sabbath was made by Christ
himself. That IL was Christ who created
this world aud rested the seventh day, and
blessed and sanctilied IL. is clearly taught
| IN the Scriptures. For thus we read ain
the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God, and
the Word was made flesh and dwelt among
US. The same was iu the beginning with
God. All things were made by him and
without him was not anything made that
va me,le. lie was in the world, and the
/ world was made by him" John III. IL.
2, 3, 10. See also Eph. 80, and Heb. :1.2.
This testimony Is abundant to show that
/ 10 was Christ who made tho world and II
was the creator 81 the world who rested
/ blessed, and sanctiled the day Now We
/ can better understand tho language Of ON
/ savior ~ Mark 2.2S, when hc says he /.
! Lord Of the Sabbath Day" llo l. Lord
| II IL because ho ma,ie u and lIe says M
! Mark 227, "The Sabbath was made fol
! man" IL was male at creation for the
| mau Adam, the head Of the whole human
race. (Acts 1920. II was Incorporated
I into lhe moral law that Il n endure ae lon
IS heaven and earth shall stand Matthew
/ J.iS). u was the day kept by hfist N,nke
40. u was tho d4y upon which Christ
rested, after he hal finished his work hor,