Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25
SEVENTH-DAY ADvENTIsTS
 nIsCISS CHRISTIAN SABBATE

The closing meeting of the, Seventh Day Adventists conference business ses- sion will be held at 10: 30. thi s Friday morning, at which the following addi- tional resolutions will be presented for adoption: That the delegates and wis itors express heartfelt appreciation to the business men of the city, through their chamber of commerce, for special courtesies extended to us during our stay in Norwich; to the newspapers for the liberal space given in reports of the convention; to the many homes in the city in which rooms for. delegates and visitors to this convention have been very kindly provided to the Talking Ma chine Shop for the use of one; of their beautiful new pianyr to friends who have kindly furnished furnished flowers in profusion for platform decorations
 At the evennig service Thursday, Pas tor NJ C. Wilcox of California, preached stirring sermon on the subject, "The Christian Sabbath-What the Institution Stands for" The speaker began by say ing that the Sabbath question is not local or denominational question. It is not a question raised by Seventh-day Ad- ventists but is one that is up for dis cussion in every part of the civilized world He laid down the four following fundamental propositions:s CD There is involved in the Sabbath question the in spration of the Bible. Does God mean what He says? (2) There is involved in this question the integrity of the law and government of Jehovah. (5) There is involved in it the existence of true Protestantism which is based on the Bible and the Bible only.' (4) There is | involved in this question the stability and continuation of civil government. | To the one who has given study to this | question these propositions are aXfo- matic To him who will, candidly and without prejudice, study them they be- come self-evident.
 | The speaker went on to say that the | Sabbath question is purely Bible ques- ton, to both origin and law. That 1 he might put into one discourse. a sub l ject worthy of three, he would study it l from the view point of the three priestiy | dispensations, upon which all Bible stu ! dents are agreed namely, Patriarchal, I Levitical, Christian. The first of these, ! the Patriarchal. covers that period of earth's history from Eden to Snaf, during which the patriarch of the family or tribe was the priest The Leviticsl age extends from Sinai to Calvary during which the priesthood was vested in the tribe of Levi.> The third dispensaiton reaches from Calvary . to the heavenly Zion.
 All Christians. said the speaker, are l further agreed that wha changes in | law, ordinance or worship occurred did | not take place in the middle of any of these dispensations, but at the time when the one blended into the other. namely near the exodus and the cross,
 Turning to the Bible aspect of the text Mark 27, ""The Sabbath was made for man" Gen. 2'2-3 was read to show thaot it was made in Eden, by tn eCre-
 ator first resting upon the first seventh
 day of time. then blessing tand .sanctify- ing, or setting apart for .a holy. and
 sacred use the day upon which He had
 rested Other Scriptures were read tc
 show that it was an existing institution
 during the patriarchal age; reaffirmed by
 Gods own voice. amid the grandeur anG
 thunders of Mount Sinai that it was sa
 credly observed by Jesus Christ during
 his earthly ministry and again reaffirm ed on Mount Calvary. In these closing I days of the Christian dispensation, sait
 the speaker. as near the close of the
 two proceeding dispensationsi a great
 Sabbath reform movement has been fore
 told in Bible prophecy, and of those
 who respond to this movement. 1t is sait
 prophetically, Here are they that keeI
 the commandments of God and the faitl
 of Jesus' Rev. :12. MT. Wilcox wht has for many years been editor of tn, 1 Signs of the. Times published il