Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-15

declaration, 80 we will just have to
pull OF our hats and bow with rever-
ence to such wonderful discoveries.
j. Graham
Editor OF the Courier:
Dear Sir: Please permit me space in
your columns to comply with the re-
quest of G. Smith Of Agency, la.
note now that he in his letter does not
care to obey the ordinances of God,
but Just part of them. Does he mean
to say that they are partly wrong?
Does he mean to correct God, or Gods
ordinance? If not, he should not call
them oxygen, etc. Does he know that
Gods servant Moses wrote the first
five books in the Bible and his writ
ings are acknowledged by Jesus in say
ing, For had We believed Moses, We
would have believed me: for he wrote
of me. But If We believed not in his
words?" John 8: 46. AZ. Now as an
absolute divine fact, all the Sabbath
days ordered by God are holy me-
mortal days, in their seasons as God
commanded. Therefore the Sabbath
command begins with the words "re-
member" so we should not forget
them in their season, and it is our
duty to obey our Heavenly Father be-
cause we are his subjects.
Now be 1t known that the Lord
God made or created the first day, as
we'll as all of the days. Then it
evidently is the Lords day, as well as
all Of the days are the Lords.
They are also set apart in their
season.
Six days are set apart for work
The seventh is set apart for the Sab
bath Of our Lord, the God, Exodus 20
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1t is weekly Sabbath, memorial
Sabbath of the creation, Genesis
11:23
From the foundation of the world,
Hebrew d; 3, A. So it can be seen
that they are all set apart This is
contrary TO Mr.. Smiths delusion or
part of his former article which ap.
peared December 8. In fact all of the
Sabbaths are memorial days in their
season. So at the time of Pass
over, the Lords Supper, the first day
was set apart as the proper day for
the memorial of the Passover supper
10 be observed annually in the first
month, not weekly or monthly Gin fact
there is no monthly Sabbaths),
Exodus 12 But in the seventh
month, the first day is also set apart.
(See Leviticus 23).
l note also that he fails to find the
word Sunday in Revelations Ito.
The word Sunday is mentioned i'll
two of my books of Revelations ITO.
In the other two books are the words
con the Lords day."
Sunday Is commonly called the
Lords day. Therefore | wrote the
two names.
| also desire to inform all that
am observing the weekly Sabbath and
do work on Sunday according to the
commandments
also oppose Sunday laws because
work on Sundays or my light would
not shine. If | did not labor on the
first day Of the week, | evidently
would be like the five foolish virgins
that could not enter because their
lamps had no OIL Matthew Is: liz
and Hebrew 4, 2-6. | will frankly tell
you that have searched some few
Bibles to perfection and | was not
forty years about it either. But as a
matter of fact, Sunday is not weekly
Sabbath nor q monthly Sabbath
either. Neither is 1t just to be observ-
ed in the first month and the seventh
month which would not be forty-two
times year. as some do state or
claim.
hone Mr.. Smith will be able to de-
hof oil Iou for
their proper purpose in their season
by our Heavenly Father SO he should
not evade the statement that he made
which was as follows: CHOW please
give me the chapter verse where the
Lord says that the first day is the
holy or Sabbath day, when and where
did he set it apart, or sanctify It, or
bless it or commanded any one to
keep it for any purpose whatever?
Now please tell me who that Lord
is that he means and where He keeps
himself? Does he mean the Lord we
read of in Isaiah 43:10:11? If so,
then He would obey his ordinance be-
cause before him there was no God
formed. neither shall there be after
him; and beside him there Is no
Savior. Did he mean the Lord Jesus?
Then / shall refer him to a chapter
where he can read that he observed
the first day in it's season, Matthew
24:17. Why did he? Because 1T is a
memorial ordinance forever, Exodus
1874. Then it Is holy day and Sab
bath Sabbath Is rest).
One cannot work and observe me
mortal day at the same time, or serve
two masters at one time.
Now probably he will say, "a feast
day" Sure it is. Then observe 1t AS
Jesus did: Obey God as jesus did, or
overcome as he did, and he will grant
him to sit with him on his throne,
Revelations 1921.
Now if we observe part of the
ordinance and reject the other part,
then it would be like having lamp,
but reject oil
Now If the above is not satisfac-
tory fill, then call again and I will
write another.
Very truly,
F.V. Frederickson, Dudley. la.