The Washington herald., 1912-02-16

Gregory from Britain that the Briton
Christians were given to Judaizing''
and "were ignorant of the holy sacra-
ments and festivals OF the church," that
is to say. they observed the Sabbath and
were ignorant OF Sunday observance.
In A. D. 664 Oswald, King OF North
umberland. ordered Sunday observance,
and the Sabbath keepers. rather than
to submit to it." withdrew to the Isle
of Iona and to Ireland.
In the time between A. D. 7S2 and 76e
another step was taken in the making
of Sunday a Sabbath to the exclusion
of the Sabbath. The Archbishop of York
made a compilation of Selections from
the Canons," in which 1t Is taught that
''the Sabbath was sanctifed because of
its reference to the suffering OF Christ
and His rest in the grave" and that
I'VE should keep a spiritual Sabbath on
Sunday, which has been sanctified by
His resurrection"
Still, however, the Sabbath was OBJ
served by some In the church. for in A
D. 7e1 the Council of Friul, in Italy,
spoke OF ''the Sabbath as the day "ob-
served by the Jews and our rustics" I"
And this same council took the widest
stride yet made toward the exaltation
of Sunday as the Sabbath. The council
commanded that ''the observance Of Sun
day should begin at the hour of the
Sabbath evening office, not for the honor
of the Sabbath, but for that of the
Lords day." and declared that Sunday
is "the Sabbath Of the Lord" to which
reference is made in Exodus xxxv:2, in
the words, ''Whosoever doeth work there
in shall be put to DEATH
That is the first place and time in all
the history Of the world where Sunday
Is called ''the Sabbath OF the Lord. '
And yet. even then Sunday was not held
as the Sabbath of the Fourth Command
ment, but as the Sabbath Of the Lord, /"
to the exclusion of the Sabbath of the
Lord.
twenty-five years atterward. however,
nearer approach was made to having
Sunday to be the Sabbath of the Fourth
Commandment but not yet quite in
positive assertion. In A. d. a3 the
Council of Rheims decreed that, "ac-
cording TO the Lords commandment"
no one should. do any servile work" on
Sunday.
In A. D. SO the sixth Council Of Paris
set forth that the pagans set apart
certain days for the honor of their gods >"
that "the Jews, whose manners were of
a worldly sort, kept the Sabbath in a
worldly fashion" and that "a custom
had grown up among Christians, as
matter Of religious observance, based
upon an accredited apostolic tradition,
and certainly on the authority of the
church, to honor Sunday: Cd in memory
OF the Lords resurrection; (2 It was in
that day that God gave light to the
world; 90 the Holy Spirit descended
upon the apostles; 90 as some doctors
hold the mama fell from heaven" that
these and other things Of similar char
acter plainly show that .this day is
more toNbe respected than others"
Pope Nicholas l. A. D. SIS TO ss7, de-
clared that Sabbath rest ''is the doctrine
OF anti-Christ." but that Sunday rest
''is obligatory
In 1o69 the Christians Of Scotland were
still keeping the Sabbath Of the Fourth
Commandment literally upon the sew
enth day Of the week" In that year
Princess Margaret Of England became
the wife Of the King OF Scotland Her
religion was Of the newest Roman typaH
She wrought changes In the Church bf
Scotland from "the primitive type which
down to her time II had exhibited" And
among these changes was the abolition
Of the old practice. of observing Satur-