The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1908.
Sunday is the Christians Sabbath.


Our good friend and plous brother Of tht
Associate Reformed Presbyterian is so offer
right that we would hardly expect to find ir
him any fault Of his speech. or error of judg
ment. Because Of his exceptional correctness
OF speech, his errors, when he does make
them, are more noticeable than II the same
thing occurred among the rest of Us, and If Il
were not that he Is among those who are high
in authority we would not call attention tc
the error and misapprehension Of facts con
tanned in the following. The Presbyterian
says:
CALL THE SABBATH BY ITS NAME.-We
wish to endorse every word OF the following
paragraph taken from the Herald and Pres
byter. We never coul Id understand why 8
person who had any love for the Sabbath
would call 1t SUNDAY" We believe IL Is true
generally speaking when one has been taught
TO say Sabbath and begins to say Sunday" /,
shows that he has lost something OF the sa-
credness of the day:
"If we have any Interest in the religious OBJ
servance OF the Sabbath, let Us call II by the
is one Of the influences that are deadeninR
the condolences OF the people. II the first day
OF the week Is the Sabbath, there are divine
reasons for Its sacred observance. IF 1t is no,
the sabbath. we need not make any more eff
forts to keep 1t or have 1t kept holy. The d.
vine sanction for the observance and aanctifi.
cation OF the day lies In the fact that 1t Is the
Sabbath. IT we wish to make any impres
sion In our plea for religious observance. lie,
us call IT by its divinely given name. If we
DO not do this, we give up our case. We get
exceedingly tired of bearing about SUNDAY
SCHOOLS and sunday" observance II we be-
lieve that we have foundation for our reli.
gious life and observances In the Word oi
God, let Us show respect for him from whom
let us be reverent enough and thoughtful
enough to call II the Sabbath
From the above article which is so une.
quivocally endorsed by the Associate Reform.
ed Presbyterian, 1t will be seen that both the
Presbyterian and the paper from which the
extract is taken, utterly fail to understand
that there is difference between Sunday and
Sabbath.
Sunday is day Of the week.
The Sabbath is an institution which was es.
tablished as day OF rest and divine worship.
Saturday is the Jew'o Sabbath.
Sunday is the Christians Sabbath.
In the Bible times the days of the week
were: First day, second day, third day, &C.,
not Monday, Tuesday. &C., as now.
"The Sabbath" so often referred to, had no
particular reference to the day OF the week.
It was "the Sabbath" or the day set apart for
rest from secular labor and for divine service
We speak Of "Christmas," New Year,
"Fourth of july" without reference to the
days Of the week on which these interesting
periods occur. We speak in the same way Of
"the Sabbath" with this difference, that we
always know that 1t occurs on Sunday ,,
while "Christmas." "New Year." &C., may
occur on any day in the calendar, and their
occurrence does not suggest any particular
day Of the week.
Our good brother would hardly expect the
Jew to call Sunday ''the Sabbath" His Sab.
bath occurs on Saturday, the day between the
Cruoifxion and the Resurrection. Our Sab.
bath occurs on Sunday, the day of the Resur.
rection.
Sunday 10 the Christian Sabbath.
Saturday Is the Jewish Sabbath.
The word Sabbath has reference to an OBJ.
eervanoe. Not to the day Of the week.
The word Sunday has as explicit reference
to q day Of the week as does Monday or Tues
day.
$50 II we will be the children Of our heav.
emily Father. we must be careful to keep the
Christian Sabbath day. which is the Sunday