The morning times., 1895-12-16
DIR. sUNDERLAND's APrEAL.
He Declared the State Has Right to
Enforce the S,,bbatb

Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland. IN . mag
liiccnt sermon Yesterday morning, AT
the First Presbyterian Church. assigned
the origin of The Sabbath question TO The
words spoken by the SAVIOUR according TO
81. Marx: Tie Sabtati, w5s fuauc tor man.
ana not man for the Sehhatb." The ser
anon was one of many delivered in Presby-
terrain churches yesterday i'll accordance
with a REQUEST recently made by the Fresby-
tcry Of the District.
Dr. Sunderland treated the subject
from several salient points of view. The
Sabbaticai institution, lie SAID. is IL rart
OF the moral law. lhc ordinances therefor
being rooted in The Bible. aid every nation
which accepts the Bible acknowledges the
supreme command: Remember the Sah-
bath day To- keep IL holy" The word sab
bath simply meanS rest and as there is TO
moral quality i'll the mere aay. and us mnii
was made fIrst. il could be saId that The
Sabbath was made for man.
The Christian SabhaIh is different from
The Jewish sabbath in these paints: First.
the latter WAS superseded by the former:
second. the state has a rigtt to protect
the Sabbath as a day of rest: third. works
OF the Sabbath law, but all ether works
are. Only about 100000 pcopie in
Chrn,tendUm contend tilat Saturday is the
Sabbath and that the change was made
without authority.
DIR. Sunderland hcII ti.at the .lay on which
Christ rose from the dead was designated
as lone of the Sabbsths." sEd was coiuci-
dent with tie fiTst day of the Pagan week:
and that the change Of the day from the
Jewish to the Christ ian Sabbsth was made
then ana there by the resurrection and
power of Him who said: Il am Lord
or the Sabbath" The iay III the IN
spired writings is never called Sunday. and
only by false reading ia II described as
the first day OF the WEEK. fagan ana
Papai Rome have embarrassed the Chris
tan Sabbath by calling IL Sunday. which
latter term for convenience sake has re-
manned to this day.
That the Stats. has a right TO enforce
the Sabbath Is proved. he continued. by
the enforcement or the law IN thSt respect
as far back as the ufre OF nehemiah. II
IL was right then. it is right now III
uiight be said that the enforcement OF tne
Sabbath was a violation OF the declaration
OF Indepentlence. but IL thls Were psf- p
nlitted there would be inferiniDabie dis
putes among The sects on the question III
will be- Il sad day Tor this country wheu
human statutes contravene or even ignore
the muralities of the Gecalogue.
Frantic appeals arc made py the Adj
ventisfs and men OF their ilk to the consti-
tuition that no religious test shail pc ilane
as a qualificat ton for Office put the constr
tuition itself says that Sunday IS a dies
non that is, Il rest day. and ar the tfne OF
ITS adoption all the coionies regar t,ie
Sabbath as 4 day of rest. such are otnS
deliberate attempts to break down the
Sabbath with the cry Of persecution
In this connection Or. Sunderiand treated
of the beneficent influences or a regard
for the Sabbath ON mankind. Works of
necessity and mercy are not a Vioiation
of IN. Sabbath. DR.. Sunderland ftrst
SPOKE OF tue reSirfctioiS VI tuc =
TO their sabbath, and also or the fnri;iis
who took 1t as their model Christ.
however taught by precept and exampie
that works OF necessity and mercy were
perniiSsible. rs was freely deinonstrateo
by passa ges from the Scriptures:
Il think suid DR.. Sunderianti. thaf
the civil power may rightly protect the
Christian sabbath. so far Us III can. ov
law or police regulation. but such antnori-
ties can never change the heart or man
MANY things are now done on Sunday whici
would have been impossible hundren
wears ago. but who Is to be the Judge o,
their necessity Man as an individual VIII
keep the sabbath holy Just IN proportion
as lie Is himself holy. The only effective
remedy for Sabbath dissertation Is power
saI reyivals of evangelical religion"