The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-28
~ < smith Asks rd-Hreaklna
rent Crowd Whether Az
mighty Would Observe
Sunday.
SATURDAY IS LOGICAL
No place in the Book Of Books Tells
Man the Day Was Changed
From Last One In Week
He Says.

~ way
A new record was established SUM-
day night in the attendance at Kill
bourne park, when the largest crowd
Of the entire course heard the lee
tpre on the sabbath question The
interest in this matter has been grow
ing for weeks and the attendance
showed Enthusiastically that the peo-
pie of Keokuk and its tributary ter
ritory are deeply interested in the
lecture course.
Small groups of people began flock
ing to the tent an hour before the
service began to secure seats.
The topic, 1The Sabbath, or why
Seventh Day Adventists Observe Sat-
urday," was very clearly and ably
handled by w. K Smith who is in
charge of the course. He prefaced
his remarks with introductory state
ments regarding the Importance of
the question in hand, and the wide
diversity of opinions respecting the day
Of worship. Opinion, however" said
Mr.. Smith, is not sufficient. Mems
opinion are too often wrong to be
trusted and especially in SO vital a
matter as the Sabbath. In ques-
ton which concerns the destiny of
man, his everlasting life or death,
the Bible and that only is competent
to Judge and what 1t teaches we are
duty bound to observe.
cit is an undisputed fact that, be
ginning with Adam and extending
down through the time OF the pat
riarchs and prophets until the death
of Christ the seventh day was OBJ
served as the Sabbath. But it is the
popular idea that either Christ or
His disciples changed the day from
III the seventh to the first. God said OF
Christ (Mat 17:5) This is my be-
loved son in whom am well pleased
Hear We Him. His teachings, then
are acceptable with God and He will
recognize in the judgment whatever
Christ has taught. If Christ or His
apostles did at any time make a
change in the day the scriptural rec
ord will show it, either in their teach
ings or in the record of their acts.
II in the Bible can be found definitely
the position of Christ on the subject
we are safe in following that for God
commanded, Hear We Him.. If Christ
were a carpenter in Keokuk which
of action would be unquestionable
The Sabbath was made for man and
not man for the Sabbath mark 2:27)
Some people seem to read this, the
Sabbath was made for the Jew man,
but the Bible also as plainly states
that woman was made for man ane
no man would concent to the con
cession of all woman kind to ths
FL Jews. The record of creation weel
81 Genesis ! and % plainly shows tina
the same power which created thu
first day, created also the seventh
and study of the first chapter of ST
John shows that power to he Christ
Paul states fCol 1:14-16) that Chris
made all things, both visible and In
visible. therefore, Christ must hav
created the Sabbath day which 81
consent was obligatory by law dpo
all until the death Of the creator upo
the cross. But Christ Himself state
Mat 5:1) that He came not to d.
stroy the law or the prophets but t
fulfill. If, as some claim, this mean
to do away with or bring to an en-
then Christ also did away wit
righteousness. Christ declared (Ma
5:1S) that the law should not pas
away until heaven and earth ha
ceased to be. Any one daring
make change in the law has Their
fore acted directly contrary to tn
expressed wish of Christ.
That there would be an atteml
to change the Sabbath, however, di
not escape the prophetic eye, for II
prophetic books of the Bible plain
point out the change which me
have thought to make In Gods LAY
They also show Enthusiastically whit
power should attempt to make tn
change.
81 The fourth commandment (E
2o.S-11) declares that the first df
q was created as day of labor. ar
s. that the seventh was set apart as tt
4 Gay OF rest. The prophet Ezekis
q writes (Ezek 2O-12) that the Sabba
was given as a sign between God al
man, thus making it more than
i simple day of rest Christ in II
\ prophecy of the destruction of Jerr
4 alem (Mat. 24:20) which did n
\ take place until the year A. D..
made no mention of any change
the Sabbath day. He commanded II
people to pray that their fight fro
the city, when 1t should be beseig
4 by the Romans, should not be in 7