The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-10
THE SUNDAY SABBATH.
A Review OF Rev. VIM. r. swartz's
Phanipi,Iet.
PANT I,


PATTI.
The author OF tho authority OF the
Sabbath presents no new ar
yument In Its favor. or original
thought, except a most remarkable
which forms the last para.
graph OF the last page. which will be
noticed In its proper place. MHSwartz
has collated, simply, the opinions and
OF authors, who have
written before him. and the fallacy
md incongruity of which have been
Ok posed time and time again. As,
however. the observance OF Sunday as
a Sabbath. rests entirely on the man.
date OF the papacy, 1t being solely and
only high day In the Catholic Church
mud OF no binding force whatever up.
on Protestant, the advocates of Its
outside OF the Catholic Church
long since exhausted their power OF
assertion in its favor, and having no
proof at command are forced Of me-
ressity to repeat. parrot like, the asser-
tons OF their predecessors.
Mr. Swartz begins his argument by
making several statements. 1t Ia de.
sired that the readers should notice
these critically, but first your atten-
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labors to Impress upon all that the
Sabbath originated at Sinai. That God
there gave 1t first to man. This is q
very aged assertion. II the reader
will take the trouble to turn to the
sixteenth chapter OF Exodus. verse
he will find record of
the Sabbath. thirty days before the
people reached Sinai-compare the
lirst verse OF the chapter with the first
verse OF the nlnteenth chapter. III now
you Will turn back to the fifth chapter
and the nth verse and then you will
lind that the charge OF Pharaoh against
Moses was that he had called the Sab
bath to the remembrance Of the people
and had taught them to rest from
their labors on that day.
Tho first and second chapters OF
Genesis tell about the Sabbath. howsit
came to be made and what made 1t II
to differ from the other six
days OF creation. The first day God
made the lIghtto shine, and SO created
a day by dividing the light from the
darkness, thus creating period of
time, "a hours. which he called the
day and the evening and the morn.
ing were the first day"
The second day lie made the henv-
Oht lhO htAlibt lllC Vhl lliC lOhL lut
sun and moon; the fifth he created
life in the sea and air; and the sixth he
made the creatures of the earth with
man to rule over all his works. And
God saw every thing that he had nude
and behold 1t was very good"
Aud on the seventh day, God having
completed his creation, made the end
OF the cycle of seven days peculiar
day in that he blessed 1t and doing
what he did on no other day-resting
these two things-God's blessing and
Gods resting-made 1t Gods Sabbath,
because these two things sanctiiied
the day(that Is set 1t a part Tor holy
.uee' because that in it lie had rested
from all his work which God had Gre.
Iated and made,' This there fore is
what makes Sabbath. for God says
$50. and therefore 1t must be the sev-
ienth day OF creation that became the
Sabbath, aid every succeeding SAP.
bath day has been the seventh, In q
cycle OF seven, beginning with crea.
ton. There has never been any other
division OF time into q week, and
among all people and nations traces
Iof this division have been discovered,
This Seventh day Sabbath was made
for Adam, the literal translation oil
hiAo Nit0Oh VI AAoth potuk lut
man" that IL Adam. 1t was Jesus who
spoke these words.
1t Is Jesus who Is tho Creator and
who made all things and who rested
lon the seventh day and made 1t a Sab
bath. III the reader doubts this. TURF
and read and compare carefully the
following passages OF Scriptures: JohT
It's, 10; Hebrews l:l.2; Colos5ians l:l6
1 Epheslans SO. SO that Jesus Is the
God spoken OF in the opening verse oil
tho first chapter of Genesis. For 4
years this same God caused mama tC
fall six days In each week and mono OF
the Sabbath, perpetuating it's existence
and he exalted IL during his earthly ca
reer, proclaimiug to the people "thl
Son of man is Lord also of the Sab
bath This Sabbath OF God was KEEP
by all the apostles and followers o
jesus and no other until the Papac,
arose and substituted the venerable
day of the sun.
But some say the seven days OF Gus
tom are not literal days. but lonl
periods of time" Mr.. Syartz says
10 limit His Gods Sabbath to 2
hours Ia also to limit the days of crea
ton to the same length. But VIII,
does this now True enough, MIR. s
u wiz ASSo pp2A1 phib " NON thD bpl
of Man cometh shall he find faith OF
the earth :" Not many wise men al
Their the flesh = > are called Nc
many Scriyes or Pharlsees belle ve Of
him; most OF tho professors have
form OF goodness. but doubt tn
power thereof Still there are few
: here and there. who believe God. an
VINO keep the commandments OF Go
4 an d tho faith OF Jesus. ..
II the days of creation were lon
periods OF time. the grass created o
, the fourth day must have becom
> pretty tall grass, fer II grew au
grew, ages upon ages! 1t could no
srlpen and cease growing Tor tina
. would mean decay, and to decay lie t
. die, There was no death then.
: What monsters and putriarchs tn
4. trees and the fruit they bare
a the fishes and birds and beasts
and what n very, very nge
couple poor old Adam and Eve mus
have been when driven from paradis,
How their ancient gray locks mus
i, nave traIled bohlnd them as they to-
! tered with fesble steps beyond the po
" tails Of the home in which they la
/ dwet for ages uponages. Yet the
: managed to raise Il pretty RESPECTABLE
!, alled fnmily physically and numer
= calIy, alter that, Notwithstanding
:, God says and the days that Adal
! lived Were $50 years, and he died. an
!, every true child of Sod believes it b.
cause God says it, But why 10 learuG
men try to make tho days Of croatia
long perlols OF timer
: Simply and only to get rid OF Ii
q erai obedience to the fourth comman,
= ment, Keeping the Seventh day Sa
: bath Of tho BibIe has always been u
i lost OF obedience III all ages. 10 obs
sod Is to be different from tho world;
TO be an example and light to others;
;, become peculiar. This the carnal, natu
= al heart disllRns to do, hence seeks +
: EXCUSES for dlsoheying Colo COZ
lnsuds. Yet remember tNat the rr
tmises of The scripture Ute only
those who will be Ole uunt afd Ne
HIS COnmandmentsi thpre is=uo lie
lur aug other, W r. CHAPLAIN
1t
! IInse Enli.
: The Erownson Library citlb has
earangel series of games with the c
{, OF New Castle.
Yesterday at Clayton after playlr
!, SIX inn ngs the smyrna club quit ii
game at the command OF Captain hi
: 6IG who objected to the ruling of {
!, umpire. The club stood at tho tlr
b To In Glayton's favor
: Tie y. IL. L, A. base ball club W
cross bats to-day at Dover with I
/, strong organization OF ball players
. that place.