The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-26


Why 10 IL that men will make such
an effort to get rid OF that which was
made for fhsm7 Christ says: The
Sabbath was made for maB."-Mnrk 3,
e. and the fourth Commandment
tells us which day the Sabbath is and
how man should use 1t. namely. RE
member 1t and keep II holy and says
also: 1.-THE Seyenth day Is the Sabbath
OF the Lord thy God."-Ex. 20. SO, and
this command points to the time
when the Sabbath was made Tor man.
For In six days the Lord made Hea-
ven and earth, the sea and all that In
them is, and rested the seventh day,
wherefore the Lord blessed the Sab
hath dav and hallowed lex. 20: Ill;
comp. Gen. 2, l-3.
Now, why will mon make such effort
to get rid OF II? They may disregard
Gods day, and choose another In its
| stead, hut God tells US that mans
! ways are not his ways. lsa.. 50: 10,
and man must forsake his way and
turn to Gods to have his favor.
| IL "F. II. A. who wrote the article
| on the Sabbath. which was published
| in the REPUBLICAN OF July 22. 1893,
| would read little more carefully lst
Cor. 10: 45-49. he would not haye spok-
| en- of Adam as being spiritual before
the fall, because tine Apostle says:
THE first man, Adam, was made n
living soul. The last Adam Christi
was made quickeniDg spirit. how
belt that was not first which is spirit
ual, but that which is natural. and al
terwtrl that which Is spiritual" verses
As and 40. The natural was first.
Again. according to his statement
Adam must have been made q thou
eand years old when he partook OF the
forbidden fruit, but we find that aftei
Adams fall Cain and Abel were born
grow up to manhood, and Cain be
came angry with Abel and slew him
because the Lord rejected his Offering
Genesis 4: s.
After this Seth was born and Adam
was only one hundred and thirty
years Of age then. Gen. 5; 3; and afte
that Adam begat many sons ant
daughters. (Tradition places thu
and twenty-three daughters,) and h
was only nine hundred and thirt,
years old when he died. Gen. 5: o; bu
according to IF. Il. A." he must hay,
been nearly two thousand years old
| Why involve one self IN such fncon
slstneces to get rid OF the Sabbath o
the Lord? just thought furthe
concerning the Thousand year day,
OF which Peter speaks.
By comparing end Peter III: g. witt
Psalms 80: 4, one can readily gee thu
thought that the Apostle wishes to OK
press. The Psalmlst says; For ;
thousand years IN thy sight arc but al
yesterday when 1t Is past, and as |
watch in the night. Not only thou
sand years, but all pact time ID but a
yesterday with God. He can compre
bend eternity as readily as man CA
comprehend the events OF the da
that is past"
John Wesley commenting on thi
text in Peter says: 'one day is wit
the Lord as a Thousand yehrs:'-''fha
Is. In one day, In one moment, h
(The Lord can do the work OF thou
sand ears. A thousand years are q
one day TO the eternal God"
DR.. Adam Clark remarks on thl
point: lone day is with the Lord rs
thousand years, that is, all time Is q
nothing before Him, because, in th
presence, as in the nature OF God, a
is eternity" Clark's comments on
Peter 3: s. And Scott bears simila
testimony as the above. He eayi
"ghe invention OF a thousand year
is no more than one day. in respect o
those things which he will most as
suredly accomplish In their season.
Comments on Peter 3: 8. The com
mandment says six days shalt tho
labor" and why? For in elk days til
Lord made heaven and earth. the sea
and all that in them is."
Man is to follow his Creators eS
ample, In employing his time az tn
Creator did His. Then the Create
rested the seventh day, and command
man to do the same. 1t isn't neces
sary to "straiu at a gnat and swalloN
camel" Matt. 23: "a, In order to eX
l lit .ln.,. ,lAA ,i-o
by this commandment. The onl
trouble is lack OF submission to Goo
James Az. S. j. HERsuM.
Wilmington, Del, July "a. 1893.