The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-26
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
"First Day" Proves Conclusively That
G. w. E. Is..ln Error Concerning the
Sabbath.

MT. EulCOr.-G. w. r. takes eXceD-
tons to my article on the teachings OF
Seventh Day Adventism.
Let me make one correction-In nv
first article | said "they claim that the
Christian In Apostolic days observed the
= Seventh Day as the Sabbath" that is
for worship and breaking of bread-By
mistake | am made to say that we will
admit. Insert the word not after will.
and then it is that | will not admit.
True there is no command in so many
words that we shall not observe the
Seventh day. but shall observe the
First day-that does not say there is nc
scriptural authority for keeping the
First day. showed how the Christians
met on the Seventh day, but it was a
matter of convenience to meet the
JeWs-in their assemblies and thus be
able to reach them with the Gospel
see Acts 17:2 where Paul reasoned with
the Jews-I repeat, there Is not a single
instance in the Acts of Christian as
sembly convened on the Jewish Sabbath
or Seventh Day for worship.
When God commanded day of rest
from labor, He chose the Seventh Dav
which commemorated the finishing of
creation.
When Christ had finished His work.
He rested, and the same day became
from that time forth a day of rest and
spiritual devotion to God, IN commera-
ton of the finished new creation, -
just as the 7th had celebrated the
finishing of the ''old creation 1t was
sign that God had separated Israel
from the heather nation and it came to
an end, when they were dispersed
among the nations. 1t was nailed to
the cross with the shadows and types.
1t was superseded by the day chosen of
God to commemorate the new Gre
alton. " John and Jesus were born un-
der the law and kept it until it ended
on the cross, but they never comma d.
ed their disciples to keep the 7th day, nor
did one of the apostles enjoin upon the
church the keeping of the old Sabbath h.
The Pharisee's quibbled for letter of the
law, which bid Jesus to ask them a
question from their own law about the
priests profaning the Sabbath and be-
ing biameless. Then He told them 1.-THE
son of man is Lord even of the Sab
bath. - He shows then that the Sab
bath has Its sancity from His work and
that he has power to direct its obser-
vance.
The law of the Sabbath is as old as
the race; it was craven on tables of
stone by the finger of God, it was
recognized by Christ and founded on the
nature of God and the necessity of our
being. There is no difference of opinion
concerning the law, but there is a diff
ference of opinion as to the dav which
should be observed as the Sabbath. If
G. w. E. or any one else contends for
the 7th day then they should to be con-
sistent and practice circumcision and
offer sacrifices and adopt the decalogue
as their rule of practice They must
observe Penticost, and the feast of the
Passover, etc.
If we are bound to the keeping of the
7th day, we must accept the penalties
attached to it and run the risk of losing
your life for gathering a few sticks on
the Sabbath or 18th day. The law of the
Sabbath has its ground in the will of
Tod as Supreme Lord. 1t is said we
ave no thus saith the Lord for the First
ay of the week. Admit that the Bible
pes not say in so many words, thou
ialt not observe the It'll day any more,
thou shalt keep the First day but it
oes not follow that we have no divine
lthority for the change. If we de-
and precept for every command of
ty, and refuse obedience except
ere it is enjoined, then we make the
htures servant and put the law of
rod under subsection to US.
Byfsuch reasoning you must exclude
en- from the communion table. The
ority for the change is In Christ.
resurrection was the moving cause,
.Ilethe efficient cause of the change
days is the sovereign will of Him
no il 1.-THE Lord of the Sabbath. 1t
Juld have been arranged that He rise
the 7th day, but He lay in the tomb
that day, as an indication that that