Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-06-13
THE SABBATH.
n. F. Burgess VS.. Bishop
Willis

Bishop Willis. begins by
quoting a portion of the Com
maudments. and acknowledges
their universal obligation. then
saws that because the Chrit-
tan world has labored on
the Seventh day for fifteen or
sixteen centuries; that he has no
doubt in his mind that everyone
else Is perfectly satisfied that
they are not transgressing the
the Fourth Commandment in
keeping the Seventh on the First
day Of the week. He Erther
states that all are satisfied that
the Church has from the time
Of the Apostles regarded the
first day of the week as the
Lords day, making it the Sab
bath. Here we shall beg to
differ with Mr.. Willis for two
reasons; the first is, that the
Bible nowhere states that one of
the Apostles ever observed the
first day Of the week as the Sab
bath; the second reason is, that
II cannot be found in history
where the day was observed as a
holy or Sabbath day. until some
time in the fourth century, of
which ample proof is at hand if
required. de also admits at the
end of creation week, God did
rest on the ScUenth day of the
week, and then because this
Seventh day was Adam 5 first
day, the mex; Seventh day of rest
marked the beginning of another
or third week. you will see that
by so reckoning the first week
wo1ld have seven days while the
second would only have six.
From this time until the mama
was given, as he says nothing
was known in regard to the Sab
bath. bat let US quote further,
On the morning of the 10th the
mamma was gathered for the frs
time. For six consecutive days
they found it. Bat on the sixth
day, everyone gathered twice as
much ms on previous days
Would it not be reasonable tc
suppose that great many o.
them had previously kept the
Sabbath and was now preparing
for the Sabbath by gathering
twice as much on that day. Fol
we have no record that Nose;
had told them to gather double
the amount until after it wa
done and then (not to thu
gatherer or congregation onl,
to the rulers, who like man,
others had neglected to keep tn
Sabbath, and even after Nose
stated to them, that on the Sab
bath they should not find any
they still were persistent in dis
obeying Gods command. Th'
Commandment says the Seventh
day is the Sabbath (restl. Go,
rested on the Seventh day, til
end of creation week, the Com
mandment points TO creation
then the Bishop says he does no
know whether it meant that th
Seventh day was on the first da
or in the middle or end of th
week. Let us care fully examin
few points In what is terme'
tie old dispensation. Before b
was made flesh and dwelt anon
us, Jesus Christ was manifesto
upon the earth. One instance i
recorded in Elk. 3:2-4: AN
the Angel of the Lord appeare
unto him (Mosesl in a flame {
fire out of the midst OF q bust
and be looked. and, beheld. th
bush burned with fire. and th
bash Was not consumed. An
Moses said. / will lnow tur
aside, and see this great sigh
why the bush is not burnt. An
when the Lord saw that be turl
ed aside to see. God called III
to him ont of the midst of til
bush. aud said. Moses, Moses
And be said, Here am l." Tw
or three scriptures read in tn
connection will show that th
one who appeared in that burr
Ing bush was Jesus Christ. Th
Grss scripture is in Acts 10
This Moses whom they refused
saying who made thee ruler sn
= jadgei The same did God sen
to be a ruler and deliyerer b