The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-17
THE SUNDAY sApBArn.
A Review Of Rev. william p. swarsx,
Pamphlet.

PART 4.
Mr.. sSwartz quotes literally fro m
the Catholic Fathers In an effort to
prove the Observance OF Sunday in the
first three centuries. He writes as one
who claims familiarity with the au.
thors whom he uses. What shall we
think then, whom he begins by quoting
what all Biblical scholars know to be
forgeries. and presenting them az. un.
answerable proof OF the correctness
OF his position. He first quotes the
epistle Of Ignatius to the Magnesians.
This itself Is forgery.
1t has been forever so beyond con-
tradiction. And to make matters
worse for MIR. Swartz the passage he
particularly quotes from the epistle of
Ignatlus Is an Interpolation into the
forgery. Anyone who has oosss to
the Encyclopedia Britannica or Mo-
Cllntock and Strong's Encyclopedia.
or the Encyclopedia OF Biblical Litera-
ture. (article Lords Day. will need no
further proof, after reading them, of
the absurdity, to speak mildly OF pro-
ducing evidence in.support OF Sunday
observance. The next authority quot
ed from lie Barnabas. This Is another
we'll known forgery.
There Is no such thing as an epistIe
OF Barnabas. See MoClintock and
strong Encyclopaedia article Rarnabas.
Also britannica. Mosheim
407; 6chaff-Herzog Encyclopedias;
History OF Christian Church by or
Schaff. section 1871; Kitto's Encyclope-
dia Of Religious knowledge. for proof
Of the spurious character of these
writings. No greater evidence of the
weakness OF tho position Of a defender
of Sunday observance could be pro-
duced than the fact that they are
forced to make use Of such contradlc-
tory and equivocal evidence, being
barren OF oven one single, thus saith
tho LORD" for any position which they
assume.
Mr.. Swartz quotes from Justin Mar
tyr. whose writings have had great
er and more blightlug Influence on
mankind than those OF any other
early writer. He introduced spiritual.
ism Into the church; he was the father
OF universalism; he turned all the
bibles into fables; he taught the fire. o
existence of souls, purgatory. the
conversion OF the devil. &c. He claim.
ed that the Scripture contained lies
and upheld the gro,sest intidelity.
AZ far as the Sabbath Is concerned
there is not one word In nil his writ.
inRs that would lead to the belief that
he ever was acquainted with any
other than the Bible Sabbath. For
proof as to either OF these writer's,
consult Bishop Coxe's Introductory
note to FIRST Apology; also Ancient
Church period, 2, section 2; chapter
!. par. 0. by DR.. Killen. Roses Mean
d Ter. p. 40; Moshem Eccl. History
book 1. cent. g; Sehaff vol. /. sec.
l22; Farrar History of Interpretation
D. l73. All these works will no doubt
be found In mlnisters' libraries, Ger.
talnly in those OF the priests OF the
Catholic Church who will be glad to
furnish Information. at least that has
been the Writer'S experience.
In tie National Baptist there appears
an article by the Rev. Levi Phlletus
Dobb, d. D..-Dr. Wayland, EDITOR
in reply to young minister, who had
asked how he could prove thlug to
his congregation when there was moth
ing with which to prove It, Among
other things the writer said:
Il regard, however, q judlcious use
oil the Fathers" as being on the
whole the best reliance for anyone
who is in the situation Of my quelist.'
The advantages OF the Fathers are
twofold: First, they carry good deal
of weight with the masses; and Sec
ondly, you can find whatever you
want In the Fathers. II 1t
happens that the point that you want
to prove is one that never CHANGED to
uccnr to the Fathers, why you can
ensily show that they would have
taken your side II they had only
thought Of the matter.
And II. perchance. there Ia nothing
bearing, even remotely or construc-
lively. on the point. do not be dis-
Outraged; get good, strong quota.
ton atd put the name OF the Father to
it and utter 1t with an air of triumph;
1t will be all just as well; nlne.tenths
OF the people do not stop to ask
whether a quotation bears on the mat.
ter in hand. Yes, my brother. the
Fathers are,yOur stronghold. They
are heaven8 best gift to tho man who
has a cause that cannot he sustained
In any other way" w. s. CHAPMAN.