Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-14
ANOTHER EXPERT
ON sunday LAW


THE Sunday question is pre- emf
nentiy religious one, all arguments
advanced to the contrary in order tc
befog the question. notwithstanding,
said I. @. Colcord, principal of the An
gIo-Chinese Academy. this morning
1.-THE Sunday observance was institut
ed by church, was solemnly declared
q Christian holiday by an Emperor a,
the suggestion of the same church
and has been agitated throughout all
the Christian era by churches, relig
ious organizations, and church digni
taries."
The views Of Bishop Libert upon the
subject as printed in last Saturdays
Bulletin, have provoked a great deaI
Of discussion and brought out some
very interesting statements. Mr.. Col
cord, who was interviewed by q Bulle
tin representative this morning, is the
principal of the Anglo. Chinese Acad
envy Of this city, publicist and a
scholar. Since the departure to the
mainland Of Elder J. II. Behrens, Mr..
Colcord has been in charge of the Sew.
enth Day Adventist Church work in
these Islands and his views upon the
Sunday question. therefore, are inter.
esting and worth hearing.
THE history of this world" said Mr..
Colcord. ''is but the record of con-.
hicts.-conflicts in the natural world,
conflicts in the world of science. con.
ficts in the theological world. Over
and over has this been repeated till to.
day upon every hand We see written
with an indelible pen the fatal word,
Decay.
'If the conflicts have been severe In
the natural and scientific worlds, they
have been doubly so in the theological
world. Scarcely has there been an
abstract thought in the entire realm
OF theology that has not been contro.
verted. Not an issue or doctrine has
been exempt from the arena OF debate.
In every age has come forth that which
appeared to be truth and which for a
time fourished, but error, no matter
how disguised. will betray itself in
time, and so the next age challenges II
to test of merit, measured by the lat.
est development of truth.
During all the ages OF conflict the
subject of Sabbath observance has
never passed unheeded. Throughout
the entire ministry of Christ this sub
ject presented itself for consideration.
The point at issue. then, as It is now
in this city. turned upon the question
rs to how Sabbath observance should
be rendered to God, and how they
should meet the requirements of the
Divine law.
81 have watched closely the discus.
sion inaugurated by the enforcement
of the laws relating to the Sabbath by
the police and SO ably continued in
the pages of the Evening Bulletin and
Other papers, and in the Legislature,
and must say that the only logical
stand made by any section OF our pop.
ulation was that made by the Catholic
citizens under the leadership OF Bish.
op Libert.
Speaking as a Protestant, as a Sab
DdttdTldn, TcCOSulZlnk no OtneT dut0OT.
lty but the Bible. / unhesitatingly say
that In SO far as Sunday observance
Is concerned the Catholic view should
prevail. Sunday is, religiously speak.
ing, the exclusive property OF the Pa
pacy. 1t was established by the Pope
OF Rome, solemnly proclaimed In Cath.
Ollie councils and adopted by Constan.
tine In an imperial decree after his
conversion to Christianity. From the
Catholic point OF view the church had
a right to transfer the observance of
the Sabbath from the Seventh to the
First Day OF the week. The church Is
supreme in matters OF faith and NOR
ais. But from the evangelical and
Biblical standpoint the Catholics are
absolutely and entirely wrong. And
SO are the great majority of the Prot
estant churches. No one can prove
from the Bible, which is the Protest
ants sole rule of faith and practice
that | am bound to keep Sunday holy
There Ia M such law I'm the Rihle n