The Washington herald., 1921-12-29

for the sake Of Thomas John Xxx rs
2s): and on the nftieth day, or PEN
tecost, likewise on the first day of
the week, the most stupendous
event of the Christian Era. except
ing the resurrection from the dead.
occurred, when the Holy Spirit de-
scended and ushered in the Dis
pensation of the grace of God"
(Eph. HE'D. Never. after His re-
surrection, has IL ever been record
ed. that He appeared to any one
on the seventh day, but always on
the first; and never do we ind the
apostles, nor the early christians
meeting on the seventh for worship.
but on the first day OF the week
(Acts SX:O. There needs no law
for the establishment of the Chris
tian Church, and no law can be
duced from the Holy Scriptures,
from which we are to give an &C
count to God of our doings. Every
thing about it has been established
by an Intuitive Power-an "Unc-
ton" Il John H:2o-27). which
everyone who has been born
again" is able to recognize and
know. So, God; the Son Of God: the
Holy Spirit, and the apostles, by
their acts have put the first day
in its proper place, and no law. and
no man or church" has any right
to change it. 1t is therefore pre-
eminently the Lords Day" Grew.
I:1o).
Christianity as an institution
therefore perpetually breaks the
law Of the seventh day, and is guilt
1pNG ~
justified Himself in doing so by
saying. My Father worketh hith-
erto, and J work (John V.17-1S).
This does not warrant any Chris
tan in desecrating the Lords
Day" which to him is as "holy..' as
the seventh day" is to the Jew.
Yet the first day" is not the Sab
bath" nor ever can be: and no Ca
nonica1 law" So called. can make IL
So
Beforte the mama" fell on that
histos4c FIRST day Of the first week
in Israers history, officially, they
had known no Sabbath. None had
been given, and none kept The
very day. the fifteenth day Of the
second month, was on the Gentle
Saturday, and on tn Saturday they
were busy killing quails, which Je-
hovah had caused to be sent to them
for their lustful appetites (see Ex.
XvI).
The attempt to bind the law upon
Christians concerning the sew
enth day" according to the words of
the Apostle Paul-and in this the
Ten Commandments, "wr tten and
engraved in stones" is alluded to.
results in binding the minds of
those who so teach and of those
who follow; thus they become
blind leaders of the blind" Oh Cor.
iii.1D; and the enemy uses this to
prevent "the glorious gospel Of
Christ, who Is the image of God.
from shining unto them" (Ch. ~:
~.
ALI attempts then made by would
be teachers of the law of Moses
but, plunge them ''into the ditch"
till their "own clothes abhor" them,
as said the Patriarch Job dob TX:
so, 31): and even the unbelieving
world can see the moons stency
of it.
While the I;rly Spirit is the SOW
ereign administrator. Of the Chris
tian dispensation q Cor. XII: I'D.
the Apostle Paul is commissioned
directly and personally by the rev.
citation of Jesus Christ" (Gal L:
I'D, and under the inspiration and
guidance Of the Holy Spirit states:
According to the grace of God,
which IL given unto me, as wise
master bailder. have laid the foun-
dation, and another buiideth there.
on. But let every man take heed
how he buildeth thereupon. for
other foundation can no man lay