Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-12-15
.-tIOw to Study the Bible"
Troy, Idaho. Dec. 5. 100!

Troy, 1daho, Dec. ), 1905.
Editor Troy Weekly News:-In yes
teFday's issue the lecturer upon How
to Study the Bible" is heard from.
Having enrolled in the class, sharing
with him the hope that we may all be
benefited by this investigations. and
relying upon your good nature I take
liberty to offer the following comments:
There are three separate counts against
me and I will dispose Of them. First.
In the lecture it was plainly stated that
the prophesies and certain portions Of
the old testament were as necessary to
the plan Of salvation and the. gospel
structure as is the foundation to the
building in general, but that certain
portions, the Decalogue being specially
mentioned, was given for the Jews
only and were done away, in some
way; nine OF them, however. being in
force by reason of being referred to in
the epistolary writings, but the Sabbath
commandment, not being so treated,
remained imperative, and this was
given as the reason why the lecturer
kept the first day Of the week instead
Of the seventh, as commanded. In
his article he denies this and proceeds
to do away with the whole foundation
and all. Second. By reason of a
typographical error, corrected in my
last article, the w.iter has good grounds
against me on the second count.
Third. If Brother Smith needs proof
that the first day OF the week is com
monty known as Sunday, whether he
admits it or not, he can easily get that
out Of his neighbor's almanac and var
ious other sources. His statement,
) THE Lords day, or the first day oi
the week." is a bald assumption, as
there is not the least evidence for such
position within the confines OF the
bible, or sound reason. The tenn
''Lcrrs day" is found only in Rev
lilo, but is not there qualified so tha
it can net be applied to any day, bu
inasmuch as the Lord rested upon
}. blessed and sancti6ed the seventh day
Gen. 2:,23; for mans Sabbath or rest
E and declares himself to be Lord OF tha
day, Mark 2:27,28; and calls that da
my holy day. in Isa. 58:13,14, tn
: term can not by any sound reasonin
S be applied to any other but the sev
enth day Sabbath of the Lord. | hav
q read carefully all the quotations from
!. the scriptures given by Brother Smitl
U to prove that the old testament, tn
n law of the Lord and the Sabbath OF tn
e Lord are done away, and l advls
o every reader to do the same. l ADM
u that the proof offered is not at all cor
p vincing to me, and can not give yo
: any hope that it will be to you, but
+ our brother has opened the subject fc
study, let US study, like tn
At Bereans mentioned in Acts 17:1O, l
q whether those things were (are) So.
h The second of Acts is inspired an
: inspiring reading, so is the sevent
l. charter, but as to proving Brotht
a Smiths position they fall short, as the
n were never intended for that purpose
Ie Gal. 3:24,25 were noticed in my la'
n article and need no comment here
t Heb. Ill, A does not prove, repeal
is change in the law Of God and as Il
10 Moses speaking 1 would respectful
lie call attention to the preamble to tn
SIS law, Elk. 2O:1, And God spake
'p these words saying" and Moses new
said word about that time. 1t
in evident from John 5:22,27; Jas. Al
at Isa. 1922 and other texts that it W
Sa Christ who spake the law on Sinai,
Mt that the very point aimed at 1t not on
) lost, but turned against him. In Il
ut light Of the foregoing it is evident tn
y. our Savior, King and Lawgiver to who
ny is committed all judgment and exec
lg ton Of judgment, did not come up
at earth to abolish or destroy the law
i, had given, and the only rule for jud
ne ment, even if he had not plainly stat
es the negative in Matt. SIT, ,19, a
I'D pronounced blessing upon them II