Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-05
seventh-Day Adventlsm.
V PAPER.


Not having scriptural proof for the
keeping of his ceremonial Sabbath
law, Rev. Heacock is pleased to cite to
persons of Wesley. Scott and Camp
bell, ETC. Bat yet these men were un-
inspired, therefore their evidence can
not pass. Furthermore we have no
proof that these men were Saturday
keepers. Rev Heacock seems to
have forgotten that common figure of
rhetoric. wherein part is taken for
the whole, or the whole for a part, or
definite number is used for an in
definite. / too will say with all Chris
tians that the moral law is contained
in the commandments, but not in all of
them, for the one about the day is
ceremonial, as we have shown you.
1t is not written in the heart, or no
one would forget when the day comes.
Hence it is not moral, for the moral
law is implanted in the heart by ma
ture. Rom. 2:14-15. This is even
shown in the different manner in which
the commandment is written 1t be-
gins not like the others. but with the
word Remember, that is, do not forget.
If it were written in the heart. there
would be no danger of forgetting it.
Whoever cares for what the Lord
says, cares also for what He says on
this matter. To others we have moth
ing to say. Therefore, Friend Hea-
cock, there is no use In your beginning
to lose patience or your temper, tor
we lack a great deal of being done
with you yet. You come out in public
print asking for somebody to show
you some things from the bible. Now,
by the grace of God, we will show you
a little more than you wanted to see.
You have had something to say
about the laws, the law of Moses and
the law of the Lord. Yes, the founda-
tion of your Sabbatarian error is the
idea that the law in all the strictness
of the old letter is binding on us
Christians. Adventists preach law ten
times as muchas they preach Christ.
The law was given by Moses and
the law of Moses includes the ten
commandments. Not that Moses was
the author of it, but it was by him God
gave it to the people. This is too
plain to be denied by any sane man.
''For the law was given by Moses. !"
John 1:17. ..Did not Moses give you
the law" John 1919. Moses said.
'.Honor thy father and thy mother. !"
Mark 7:10. | wonder if Rev. Heacock
will claim that as ceremonial and not
moral? Yet the bible says it was Civ
en- by Moses. guess that was placed
in the side of the ark!
Again: Ibid not Moses give you
the law, and yet none of you keepeth
the law? Why go ye about to kill
me?" Would Rev. Heacock claim that
the law against murder is only from
Moses and only ceremonial? Would
he? He must, for Jesus says, John
7:17, it was given by Moses. The law
against killing is here called the law of
Moses, and Adventists must therefore
pass it over as ceremonial, and drop it
into the side of the ark! 1t makes one
We wish it were harder work. 1t
would be more Interesting to the writ
er.
In Heb. 1923 it is said that she that
despised Moses law died without
What part, moral, civil or
The fact is. the term
law refers to either.
The ten commandments as a whole |
are never called ssthe law of the Lord"
or .the law of God" The word law
occurs in the bible over 400 times, yet |
in only one single instance is the dec
aiOgue as whole and alone called |
the law. Ex. 24:12. 1t is never In a
single instance called s.the law of the |
Lord" or 1.-THE law of God.n
OF course the ten commandment are |
q part, not the whole, of the law of |
God" (TO BE CONTINUED.
Gravelton, Mo. l.. Nj. WAGNER.