The Anaconda standard., 1895-04-04
ONE VIEW OF 1T.
Elder Paimer's Suggestions on the Day
Generally Observed Sabbath

Elder Paimer's Suggestions on the Day
Generally Observed as Sabbath
BUTTE, April 3.-The subject of Sabbath
reform has been under consideration at
the Adventist meetings at the Congrega-
tional church, and Elder Palmer contrib
utes the following on the question:
1t is clearly proved by the Bible that in
the last days a class of people would arise
who would observe all the commandments
of God, and they would give a special
message to the world showing from the
Bible that the Sabbath of the Lord would
never be abrogated. but that it would be n
distinguishing mark for the people of God
in this time. While this message is going
to the world there would be a conspiracy
to destroy the command of God and en-
force man-made institution instead.
Many texts of Scripture are given to prove
these positions.
The formal change of the Sabbath was
made by the Catholic church without the
authority of q single text of scripture. In
this the Adventist believe the Catholics
have fulfilled the prophecy of Daniels 7:25.
While the Catholics brought in the OBJ
servance of Sunday into the Christian
church, they think they have authority
for SO doing. In this the Adventist pro-
test, but say they are moro con-
sistent than Protestants, who claim to
take the Bible and the Bible alone for
their rule OF faith, and still they keep
Sunday without any warrant of scripture.
Neither do they claim the infallible right
to change the aw of God. Father En-
right, q Catholic priest, made the follow
ing statement at a public lecture given at
Des Moines. Iowa, Sept. IL, 1889: Il have
repeatedly offered $1,000 to any one who
will prove by the Bible alone that Sunday
is the day we are bound to keep and no
one has called for the money" Similar
offers have been made by others of the
Catholic clergy, and Protestants are as
silent as the grave on the subject. Yet
of Sunday, by law. upon the people. Thi2
is just what the prophets said they would
do. (See Revelations 13:11-1s). This is q
living question because of its agitation in
politics, and it must be settled by every
person for themselves. In order to get
the people to study the Bible to be able
to settle the matter properly, they make
the following offer:
TWENTY-FIVE dollars for one text of
Scripture authorizing the observance of
| first day of the week as the Sabbath.
Twenty-Five dollars for a text of Scrip
| ture showing that Christ or his disciples
observed the first day OF the week as the
| Sabbath.
Twenty-Five dollars for text of Scrip
| ture showing that Christ or his disciples
ever pronounced n blessing upon any per-
son for keeping the first day of the week
as Sabbath, or curse for not keep
| ing if.
Twenty-Five dollars for a text of Scrip
ture wherein a particular first day of the
week is mentioned, that common labor
was not performed by the disciples of
| Christ upon the same day.
Twenty-Five dollars for text of Scrip
ture proving that Christ ever msntioned
the first day of the week while here upon
earth.
While these offers are not given in q
| way of ba nter, they are bona fide, and
| they earnestly request any one who can
| to give them the text, il there be any. and
they will read it publicly and acknowl-
edge their error. They also think that
| Protestants ought to find Scripture for
| the observance of the first day of the
week, or denounce the man-made institu-
| ton and keep the Sabbath of the Lord. 1t
| is written in the Bible, and copied in all
| the catechisms, creeds and church manu-
ais, the Catholics excepted, that the sew
| enth day is the Sabbath. AS long the
| seventh day Is the Sabbath, how can the
| first day be the Sabbath? Trusting that
all who read this will give the subject
areful consideration we leave IL with you.
| j. r. PALMER.