The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-18
THE SUNDAY SABBATH.
4 Review of Rev. WilIinm p. swartxi
Pamphlet.
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PART 5.
The last paragraph Of the pamphle
contains some very glaring incon
lslstencies and also the only origina
matter spoken OF in Part l.. It begin
with this statement: Finally tn
ascended Christ has accepted the wor
ship and rest Of this day as the Sal
bath (meaning Sunday which he ha
commanded. In Isaiah SIS; 10. IA, ar
promised peculiar and conspicuou
lblesslngs upon the people who shal
keep Gods Sabbath holy"
| Now, let the reader bear In min
that the Bible Sabbath is the sevent
and not the first day of the week. al
other days being working days. (sel
Ezekiel &c, y and that MIR. Swartz ane
all other writer's advocating the oh
seryance of Sunday admit that they
have no Bible authority for 1t, as for
instance this candid statement from
Pearl OF Days" leailet No. 5, by Rev.
George 8. Mott. ID. D., acting presi.
dent of the American Sabbath Union
l"Our opponents declare, we are moi
satisfied with differences and supposi
tion5: show us where the first day II
spoken OF as holy, or as being observed
Instead OF the seventh; we must hav
O direct and positive command o
lGod.' We admit there is no sue
command
DO you not realize the unfairnes
and the absurdity Of quoting passage
from the Bible referring to the Sal
bath In support of another day which
has been interpolated In the place o
Gods Sabbath The seventh day Il
Gods Sabbath. The first day Ia i,
man-made institution, primarily oil
the Papacy, and by adoption the Amer.
lean Sabbath of the National Reform
ers. The absurdity grows more ap-
parent when you become aware OF the
fact that the passages referred to by
Mr.. Swartz were addressed to those OF
Gods people who had turned to Baal,
or Sun.worship and were Offering
sacrifices to Baal on sunday instead
of obeying God and keeping his Sab
bath holy, and that now the verses
apply to Sunday keepers, and the pro
mise Ia to them that II they will re
move their feet from his holy day and
become witnesses for him against the
Hood OF error that has filled the world
He, God, will bestow peculiar bless
ing upon them.
Any child of God who has done thii
has experienced this blessing. Hence
the quotation instead OF supporting
MIR. Swartz iu his position, condemn
1t. DIR. Swartz's .iinallyn is a state
ment to the effect that tho blessings
of God have come upon christian
nations, because they keep Sunday as
10 Sabbath-the Lords day." being
Sunday according to his argument
All civilized nations have Sunday as c
legal holiday, and with few excep
itions all Sunday keeping nations are
sunk in ignorances degradation AND
vice, as for instance. any nation where
Catholicism has full sway.
Such Protestant nations as answer
the description OF DR.. Swartz owf
nothing of their prosperity to Sunday
observance. but tho principles OF the
gospel which Is heZ'power OF God.
and which are taught among ite
people. Civilization alone Is degrade
Itton, accompanied by the gospel, lie
advancement and elevation. For q
minister OF the gospel to degrade the
power which has made tho country OF
which he Is citizen SO grand and
great, to a secondary position and to
elevate the mark of authority Of q
power In opposition to the principles
of his Bible, to the place the gospel
should occupy, is. to say the least OF
1t, denying the Master whom he
claims to serve. w. S. CHAPMAN.