The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-22
Communicated

Communicated.
No doubt the writer Of the article In
regard to the Seventh Day Adventists,
which appeared In the REPUBLICAN
few DAYS ago, 10 naturally as kind
hearted as other men. Probably he 10 {
an esteemed member Of the church,
and. unless my Judgment is at fault,
he ID minister In large orthodox
denomination, and therefore one who
desires to represent Christ and be
pattern for others In meekneeB aud
love. He has not Intended to he I'M
Just In his statements or cruel in his
desires. My reply Will not attack his
character as a man, christian or
minister.
Nevertheless, the reader will easily
discern in his words spirit OF
hatred as deep and as savage as that
which in past years sent heretloS TO
the dungeon. the stake, the torture
cha Der, under n Gregory or Duke
OF Alva, and In the later days hung,
burnt and whipped witches. Quakers
and Baptists in New England under
Cation Mather. All OF these men were
very pious and desired to sec Offenders
against the laws OF the land severely
punished. The writer OF the above
article betrays the same feeling. He
Adventists are being put IN jail, that
he INDUCES the occasional disslpn-
ton of writing TO the paper simply to
let tina world know how good he feels.
And then TO add sweetness to the
cup he stntes that the Court OF APP
peals In Maryland will give no relief
to the people he writes against, SO
that lis heart may be removed
from time to time by their suffering.
/. Indeed the beverage would DO the
purest nectar to his taste were 1t not
3 that us yet h." Is denied the rare means
OF grace. c cd by seeing some min
lister OF tie hated sect also i'm PRISON. d
for preaching that the Seventh day Is
! tho Sabbath. To his mind there Is
? nothing hard about men being put In
I prison for obeyiag the very words of
Y Jehovah in resting on the Seventh
! day and working the other six.
= He is glad to know that 'consterna-
ton is In heir ranks" and that "theil
|; preachers are now considerably en-
Il barrassed." and that the thing IL
going to pieces" Well, the4l, what Is
/, hard? What more does he need to make
! his Joy complete? de says: THE only
bardal Z. about the matter is-those
, who Leg the unwary into sin, them
.. selves o. capo the punishment tine de-
/. iuded must suller."
II he could only see them In jail hii
Il felicity would DO akin to that he evil
: IDENTIFY expects to feel in heaven, wheL
!, he looks down and sees sinners tor
= mented In hell below. But he don't
want TO wait for God to luilict ven
i geance on those who lead others Il
: Sin; he thinks the State should assis
y in the matter now. so that the "onl!
!, hardship he has may forever be ban
ished.
il is we'll for him to recognize tina
y God is more patient with such sin
u ners than his professed followers
y seem to be. Why, would 1t not be
II good plan to let tbs Lord punish TO
% Elm In his own time and way insteat
D. OF intrusting it to the State or sucl
-. men as Occasional
10 Granting then that this man is mai
r. urally kind and loving, how can on
~ account for the cruelty of his word
~ ard desires2 Does the religion o
Jesus encourage such feelings? Doe
.e the gospel OF peace and good Will pu
- such spirit In mans. hearty Chrie
y came to die for sinners. His gospt
~ will put love and pity for those III u
e. ror Into the minds OF those who RI
ceive it. He would not permit hi
~ disc! pies to cn'l tre down from heave
:. to consume those who despiSed hlm
Dh The only conclusion to be drawn
u that Sunday observance Is not a psi
of Christs gospel. This might b
y shown from the scriptures. The icy
tirnony OF Catholic writings mlRl
~ also he adduced to show that Sunda
no sscredness is only an ordinance oil I'll
W. church. Late numbers oT the CathoI
~ &c Mirror have had four loading edtt(
~ rails. in which Protestant ministers n
" challenged to answer the charge til;
&c In keeping Sunday they follow Ron
Md not the Bible. But ! will let IL
NJ cause in their article rest on tho la
that Il doctrine that will transforl
~ men into demons OF hate ls not II
II. truth OF Jesus Christ.
81 luis Impossible to gather thistles c
grape vine or figs on thorn busl
la ii SUNDAY is the Lords Day" and 81
very badge Of Christianity, why {
"A those who balleve 1t become filled Wi
the spirit they possess when defen
IN, Ing IT? Is u not nlanifestly a theol
wa entirely contrary to the true gosps
J., n, In no way Is the weakness OF their ca
'A more apparent than In the wild clam
$50, they mako for the State to puni
those who differ.
,,,, Truth can afford to be fair, or eve
10 suffer, rather than lniure anotht
~ Only last summer several minlste
, =, sent telegram to President Clev
land, demanding that troops Of 81
.od diers he sent to guard the Worlt
or Fair gates on Sunday, go that the di
might not he desecrateG. Is this =
mt gospel. desiring to STAY mem A
nc these the little flock" of sheep WI
oct now propose to chass the wolve
10 Things seem to have changed arour
No somehow. The trouble IS men a
n,s, not preaching or nractlring tie &c
,1,r pol of Christ in reference To Sund
W. law, end IL Is time for the world
n know 1t, by their faith We shall tut
re- Them " f.. ROBINSON