The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13
SUNDAY VERSUS sATURDAl +
Rev. Edwar d ThOmson's Lcctr re Mt
the Christian Church.

the Christian Church.
Sunday vers us Saturday was t ae sub
iect of Rev. Edward Thomson's lecture
last night at the Christian Church.
There is a direct prophecy in the Old
Testament, " said DR.. Thomson, that the
dav should be changed from s. turday to
Sunday The Jews were taught prop het-
ically that there would be a chang e in
the day of ne week, but 'aot in the
amount of time.
In Ezel1ial s:27. we read thus: And
when these day $ are expired. it shall be
that upon the eighth day and so for
ward, the priests shall make yo ar burns
offerings on the altar and yoI Ir peace
offerings, and I ill accept you saith the
Lord"
Here is a plain statement" said DIR.
Thomson. that he offerings should be
made on the eighth day cOrIesp.J nding with
our Sunday, as Lo rd's Day. 1 Aud unless
the worship on the eighth daJ refers to
the Christian dispen sation it hs s not been
fulfilled In no VIII ere do we find it full
'nned in The services" of the il wish Tenn
pie In no where do we read of the jew
ish nation changing the day and their
worship from the seventh to- the eighth
day BY the eighth day we al to UNDER
under the gospel dislDensation. But there
is no particular day to be not iced under
the new dispensation more tina n another,
except the Lords Day, all the rest were
done away as types when the substance
came The Psalmist speaks c { this day
when he says This is the day which the
Lord hath made we VIII rejoice and be
glad in IT, 1t is plain that the whole
psalm is a prophecy concerning Christ. and
the expression this is the day which the
Lord hatA made has a direct reference
to the resurrection day, which was APP
1 pointed by the Lord God 70 be the Chris
/ tan Sabbath,
4 In view of such an appoin ted record,
| it is sinful to creep back again TO the old
| Jewish day, for 1t is evident that the sew
| enth day has been divinely ann ulled, and
| a new day established and hallowed This
\ resurrection day is the day TO be forever
remembered. day set apart from all
y other days till the end of time, to rejoice
/. and he glad in the Christ who rose from
|. the grave on Sunday.
/ 1.-THE offering of sacrifices on the eighth
| day referred to by Ezekiel. has a direct
I reference to the worship of God in Chris
| tian churches on the Lords day. This is
| plain and pointed. twill do no good to
put the verse on the rack, and torture it,
| in order to make it to squeeze out some
| other meaning II refers to the import
ant change from the seventh to the first
day-refers to the service of praise in
! Christian churches on Sunday. And I'M
/ less it means this it has never been full
| n led Can any one show (since the pro-
oh ecy was delivered) mat the Jews trans
| ferr ed their worship from the seventh day
| of IN week to the eighth? We say posi-
| lively. No they never did.
! s0The worshippers of the eighth day are
| caIlad = holy priesthood because they
ofger COD through Jesus Christ, not the
| outward ga, 'rifices of the ISevitical priest
| hood hut +, ne spiritual sacrifices of
| broken heart and contrite spirit,
mingled with tn incense of Thanksgiving
and praise. See verse ana Heo. lS;i9.
| Here is eight day worship entirely Diff
| ferent from the lew. ssh seventh day wor-
/ ship corresponding ex Ictly with the oftef-
| ing of incense ana pra Use offered on the
| altar 10 God through Je. Sus christ under
| the new dispensadon OF the glorious
| resurrection. day.
THE Lord was crucihed on Friday and
arose early from the grave = VI SUNDAY
| morning; thereby he accompliS heu ms
| greatest work; triumphant Fle'oly
| was gained over DEATH hades an 'the
grave. We hold that1the resurrection nay
on which such a victory was achies ea
| should be kept sacred by all mankind
| Ii is both natural and scriptural for Chris
| tians to celebrate this day as holy day |
| We have apostolic authority and prece-
! dence to worship on Sunday and not on
| Saturday.
| AS durTher PROOF OF the ulVine sane
| ton of this day." said DR.. Thomson, 'the
] Holy Spirit fell on the dayeof the Pente-
| cost on Sunday and not on Saturday The
| fact of the descension of the Holy Ghost
| on the Christian Sabbath to convert 5000
| souls, ought 90 convince the most stub
| born disputer that the old Jewish Satur-
| day Is buried without a possibility of a
| resurrection again among Christians.
| THE essential feature of the whole in
stitution is the weekly rest day The
| change of the day for any good reason
| does not alter the substance of this insh-
| tuition"
At the First Presbyterian Church to-
! night DR. Thomson will show another
| phase of the question.
|
What of Our Commerce.
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