The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-18
WOULD DIE RATHER
THAN LOSE SABBATH
Rev. Garter Ashton Jeukens Gives
Vigorous sermon on Behalf of
Christians Holy Day.
FLAGS TIMES DISPATCH.
Minister Rcs,ails That Papers Per-
sistent Opposition tn Every Proposed
Reform Which Raises Moral t,ucs-
tiorl For Decision.

Rev. Carter Ashton Jenkens, pastor
of Calvary Baptist church. preached
last night on The Question az the
Sa hhath The Bible Versus the Times
Dispatch" He said In part;
wish to quote two texts for nay
sermon this evening. One Is from the
Bible, the other from the Richmond
Times Dispatch.
!. Bible; Remember the sabbath
day. to keep II holy"
2 Times Dispatch: Protest by the
Ministerial Union OF RI c h m q
against training camp activities N
their relation to Sunday observance is
ar unwerrapted interference with those
authorities With whose province the
regulation OF such activities rests 1t
Is the duty OF the war department. TO
naanuTactur sold ers at tho various
camps II mental relaxation and 4
reasonable indulgence in sports IN
Sudsy Is conducive to that end. they
should he permitted. At least the Of
ficers IN charge should be left in peace
to determine what is h~st. Their prob
lens are vexaticus enough without at
tempted dictation trora the outside
What the country wants ia an army OF
strong, manly men, and slight modj-
flcation o. The old. purttanical blue
AoN@iS 0+tA ~ fHtN-tAa ttt tfeAt ia
God is the Creator OF the Sabbath
day, He never made anything that
was useless or that the world did not
need, The Sabbath. then. in the econ
oinv of God is absolutely necessary. AS
God demands ne-tenth of our money,
SO lie claims otle-seventh OF our tim g,
The history of the early Christian
church shows that the Jewish Sab
bath was abolished. For some time
both the seventh and first DAYS were
observed Finally the seventh was
dropped and the first only was kept
by the Christians. The sabbath came
from the Garden OF Eden; the Tord -
day from Josephs tomb. Sabbath
commemorated creation. the Lord e
day. redemption. There Ia no express
command for the change, but express
statements showing t h ere was a
change. Christ nearly always APP
peared on Sunday after the resurrec-
ton. The early churches met for
worship, held communion on the hrst
day And further in Justification OF
the fact that Sunday has the right OF
way over all other days in the week
quote Col. 2: HALT; "Blotting out
the handwriting of ordinances that
was against us. which was contrary TO
us, and took 1t out OF the way. mailing
IL W IfiS VI pSS anu tAtfIiAS SfVAtSh ~ Ia
cipalities and powers, He made show
OF them openly trfomphing over them
in it. Let nA nan therefore judge you
in meat, or In drink. or in respect
of a holy Gay or of the new moon, or
of the Sabbath days"
by way of explanation. the fessts
were the annual Sabbaths. I. G., the
Passover, Tabernacles, Pentecost. The
new moons were monthly Sabbaths.
The Sabbaths proper were the sew
enth days. The whole Sabhat!c circle
through Christ was done away.
Through Him the Lords day was sub
stituted
In the editorial above quoted the
Times Dispatch Is striking a mortal
blow at the very vitals of religion,
seeking 20 vitiate the oldest law known
to man--the law of the Sabbath day
/ wish to remind the editor that the
Sabbath antedates all arts and sciences
1t was here before Enoeh built a city
or Jahal stretched a tent or Jubal in
vented Instruments OF music or Tu-
bal-Cain became an artiticer in brass
and iron. 1t is older than murder
Cain walked away from it's affairs OF
worship to murder his brother, Abel
Its sunlight flashed IN the face OF the
first baby thai ever cooed III its moth
er's arms. 1t survived the deiuge OF
water: 1t will survive the deluge oi