The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-12
MRS. KINGSLEY ANSWERED.

EDITOR BuLLETIN:--
Mrs. Kingsley has come to the res
cue of Mr.. Burgess, with an excel
lent letter, in which she asks me a
few questions, to each of which re-
spectfully reply, viz:
|. "The Bible, the whole Bible
and nothing but the Bible" is my
guide.
2. | do not "change that most
solemn command of God s. Remem-
ber that thou keep holy the Sabbath
day.
That command, like the command
to Noah, "come thou and all thy
house into the ark, was not intend
ed for Christians but for definite
class of people who lived prior to the
Gospel dispensation. 1t was given
to the children of Israel. The pen
atty attached for violating this COM
mand, was, ale shall be put to
DEATH" A law without a penalty is
utterly worthless. The law and
penalty were for the Israelites alone.
They were to remember" ito
keep 1t in their hearts--it was "to
be sign between God and the chill
dren of Israel" Exodus l6 :29 {;
81 :13-17 Ezekiel 20:10-12; Deut.
5:15. These passages plainly
state that this command was ad-
dressed to and intended for, 'the
children of Israel" A father writes
a letter from Europe to his child in
Honolulu, in which he commands that
child to do certain things. Many
years afterwards that father, who has
had other children born unto him,
again visits Europe and writes a
second letter, but this letter, unlike
the first, is addressed to all the child
rem and in it there are many com
mands. | ask you, which commands
are these children to obey-the com
mands in the first letter or those in
the second? You will at once say
that they have nothing to do with the
first letter. Read the address the
preamble, attached to the "ten CON-
mandments" and, like them, ,engraven
on stone. Read IL am the Lord
thy God which brought thee out OF
the land of Egypt, from the house OF
bondage. Thou shalt, etc. Deut.
) G, Is. This is the exact copy OF
what was "written and engraven on
stone" Read the 22d verse. The
"children of Israel" were commanded
to remember it,, 'to keep it," il
was "a sign between God ard the
children of Israel" 1t is classet
with several other Israelitish feastS
all of which were to be done away
See Lev. 23:2-44 2 Chron. 2:4
8:13; Neh. 1898; Isaiah 66 ;23.
| am pleased to learn that Mrs
Kingsley says; II acknowledge tha
DIR. Hammond has proven that Sun
day was observed in lieu of the Sab
bath in the primitive Church. " Bu
she then asks, "What does tina
signify?" Ireply, it signifies tha
the disciples of the Apostles kept thu
"first day of tie week" sacred an'
met as did the disciples (Acts 2O:'
and y "to break bread on that da,
and hold other religious worship
Who taught them this practice? Th
only answer that can be given is
"The Apostles taught them"
Lastly. The Church did not alte
the Sinai covenant. 1t was mad
with the Israelitish nation and 70
their exclusive guidance. 1t livet
so long as that nation lived and die,
with that nation. The laws or com
mandments of Christ for the guild
ance of all Christians are to be foun
in the New Testament and they EN-
brace all that was moral in tn
Israelite national laws, together wit
many more adapted to the improve
or New Testament dispensation.
WILLIAM HAMMOND.
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