Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-09
Reply To Isaac" and DR.. Boyd.
DEs ARC, Mo-, April 9th. 1895.

DEs ARC, Mo-, April 9th. 1895.
Ed. Register-We do not wish te
worry your patience with the Sunday
question, but we must defend our prin'
ciples.
We will not ask Isaac" any ques.
tions, as he wasn't able to answer our
questions in last weeks paper.
We will give you few reasons for
Sunday keeping:
All Scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruc
tion in righteousness; that the man oil
God may be perfect, thoroughly furnish
ed unto all good works, Tim. 81 6, Il.
In this text we are assured that ev-
cry word of the sacred Scriptures was
given by the Holy Spirit; that every
doctrine which man should believe is
therein revealed: that every fault is
therein reproved; that every error is
corrected by its words of truth; thai
perfect instruction in all righteous
ness is therein given.
The design of it's Author In provid'
ing such a book was, that the man Of
God might thereby be made perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good
works.
This is the treasure which God has
given to his church. Nor is this al
he has done. TO those who are will
ing to obey the teachings OF His woro
he has promised the Spirit to guide
them into all truth.
To men thus situated JehoYah thu:
speaks: ..Prove all things; hold fas
that which is good Thess. 5:21
That is bring every part of your faitt
and practice to the test of Gods sure
words; ask the Holy Spirits aid, thai
your mind may be delivered from
prejudice. and your understanding en-
lightened in the word of truth. Then
what you find revealed in that word
hold fast; it is of priceless value; bu
relinquish at once every precept o'
doctrine not therein recorded, lest yor
make the doctrine to the men of equa
weight with the commandments o
God What is the cnaff to the
wheat?" saith the Lord,
For what reason do men prefer tn e
first day of the week to the ancient
Sabbath of the Lord? Come, now, and
let US reason together; read the fourth
commandment found in Ex. POSI-.
That this commandment requires men
to remember, and to keep holy the rest
day of the Creator, which he hallowed
at the close of the first week of time,
none can deny. We now ask for au-
thority for the change of this com
mandment.
Papists believe that their church had
power to change the fourth command
ment, and on that authority alone.
they are perfectly satisfied in observ-
ing the first day of the week.
Protestants deny the authority of the
church of Rome, and attempt to vim
dicate the change of the Sabbath by an
appeal to the bible.
We ask them, therefore, to present d
single text in which it is said that God
has changed his Sabbath to the first
day of the week? Will they give US
one text which testifies that God ever
blessed and sanctified the first day OF
the week?
There are several reasons urged for
the observance of the first day of the
week which we will here notice:
First reason. Redemption is great
er than creation therefore, we ought
to keep the day of Christ's resurrec-
ton, instead of the ancient Sabbath of
the Lord.
Where has God said this? Sunday
keepers are compelled to admit that
he never did say it. What right, then,
has any man to make such an asser-
ton, and then to base the change of
the Sabbath upon it? But suppose
that redemption is greater than Gre
alton, who knows that we ought to
keep the first day of the week on that
account? God never required men to
keep any day as memorial of redemp-
ton.
But If it were duty to observe ore
day of the week for this reason most
certainly the crucifixion day presents
the strongest claims. 1t is not said
that we have redemption through
Christ's resurrection; but is said that
We have redemption through the she'd
ding of his blood-Rev. SO. Eph.
II. Col. liza.
Then redemption is through the
death of the Lord Jesus; consequently.