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became the christian Sabbath or Lords
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"Ii0 VIC christian Sabbath or Lords
day." - -1Oi "
ochat-Herzog's Encyclopedia of Re
iiglous knowledge, says; "sunda,
was emphatically the feast ofthe resnr
rectIon of Christ, as the Jewish Sab
Dsth was the feast of the creation 7,
was called the Lords day, and unon :,
the primitive church assemble 70
break bread, no regulation for its oh
servance is laid down in the new To-
lament; yet christian feeling led r.
tne universal adoption of the dav in
imitation of apostolic precedent In
'ne second century its observance was
universal. The Lords day was not q
continuation of the Jewish Sabbath
winch was also at first observed but =
substitute for it. The Jewish cbri.t
iahS ceased to observe the sabbath
after the destruction of Jerusalem
Fauset's bible Cyclopedian saws
AS the old Testament Sabbath was
the seal of the first creation in limo.
cency, SO the new Testament Lord,
Day is the seal of the new creation
Inc fathers rest after creation an
S"erS to christ's after redemntio,,s
completion. As the month of Tsr.aI,,
redemption, from Egypt became the
beginning of months, so the dav Of
Chrlsts resurrection, which seals opr
redemption, is made the first dav Sab.
pa'h' The choice of the first day is
que to Christ's appearing on that dav
and to apostolic usage.
No formal decree changed the Sab
Oath from the seventh to the frat dav
this would have offended the Jews and
weak Christians. At first both DAVIS
were Kept but when Judaiziug christ.
lans wished to bring christians undar
the bondage of the law, and the Iavs
became open antagonists of the church
the observance of the Jewish Sabbath
was tacitly laid aside, and the Lord,s
DAY alone was kept; see Col. PIG.
Bishop Warren says; "Cbrist
changed the day of observance Of tho
sabbath. On the first day of the weak
Christ rose, and appeared five times to
Ills followers. Subsequently He an.
Peared on the first day. Paul smoke Of
Iroas on the first day, and urged the
corinthians to make their collection
lot the poor on that day; and wrote to
Ihe Collossians to let no man indoo
Them in regard to keeping the Jewish
0aOoath Oh the seventh day. We find
the early fathers keeping the first dav
Cnrlst dld not specify the day in which
the Sabbath should be kept. No man
can truly keep the Sabbath who is not
In the spirit on the Lords dav.n
Bishop Mallalieu says; II fully be.
ileVe that in the proper religious OBJ.
serVance of Sunday we comDletelv
obey the divine command of the Daoa-
Iogue. Also fully believe that we
nave sufficient ground in the scrintnre
Tor religiously observing Sunday as
our molly day, rather than Saturday or
any other day of the week"
The Catholic Dictionary" bv AID.
dis d Arnold, London, 1884. an anthor.
lty every learned Catholic points to
with commendable pride, says ; "In
single passage of the new Testament
Rev 10y, we find a special name for
Ihe hrst day of the week, the Lords
day. In Acts 2O:7, we are told that
d. raul abode seven at Troas, and
.nat on the first day of the week the
came together to break bread
Inc same apostle writes to the CORN !
'hians'u Cor. 10: q every first dav Of
inc week let each of you lay ND at
nome and collect what ever profit he
mas had words which DO not, indeed. f
llrectlY Inpiy that there was public e
service on Sunday. But they do seem a
% Indicate that Sunday was already a il
acred day, on which deeds of love were c
pecIally suitable. Heb. 10: 25 shows p
his much: that the Christians. when S,
he epistle was written, had regular
lays of assembly. The soriptural
eferences given above show that the
observance of Sunday had beOun in b
ne apostolic age; but even were scrip. C,
nre silent tradition would put this h
'oint beyond all doubt" e.
But furthur trespass on your spaoe
cannot ask, l wish I could give some
excerpts from, Watson,
Wesley, MoClintock and Strong,
4ange, and host of other learned p
rites OF the sacred text. But that p
ny case Is safe am willing to leave to p'
hree competent judges in or out ofthe Il
hurch. And now in conclusion I n,
will ask the TIMES editor to collect the d.
rst prize money have ever won, de- CT
uct his per cent. and send the balance
B.
July q, 1898. k