The Washington herald., 1922-01-08

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
This proves conclusively that the
annual Sabbath days and the meat
offerings and the drink offerings
and the peace offerings were all
blotted out because they were full
filled in Christ; but this ceremonial
law controlling these sacrifices had
nothing whatever to do with the
obligations of the moral law. Its
obligations are eternal. unchange-
able and demanded the very life
of the Son OF God in order to satisfy
its claims upon the sinner
Christ. Himself, observed the
Decalougue and reaffirmed its bind
ing obligations upon every believer.
Americas asserts that Christ ap-
peared to His disciples on the first
day of the week after His resurrec-
ton and because Of this II begins
the first day of a new era. I have
no argument with him on this
point. yet the New Testament does
not given us any command about
observing the first day Of the week
in honor of the resurrection or in
honor of this new era. nor does IL
state that Christ appeared to His
Disciples on the first day of the
week for the purpose of setting the
day aside as a holiday to be COM
memorated thereafter: but IL does
state that He appeared to His dis
ciples to fulfill his prediction made
before that He woyld prove to them
that He would rise on the third day
and the gospel writer's over and over.
state that the reason why Christ
appeared to them on the first day
Of the week, the same day upon
which He rose from the dead was
to raise up witnesses to that fact
to testify that He had kept HIS
promise. This is the only object
that the Scriptures give for His
appearance on the first day of the
week.
Americas says that he always ap-
peared on the first day of the week
with His disciples. II he is correct.
, then it must be lawful to go fish
ing on the first day of the week.
because in John. chapter xii, we
read that the disciples were out all
night trying to catch fish. and in
the morning the Saviour appeared
and told them to cast their net on
the right side of the ship and they
should find fish, and their net was
so full of fish that they were not
able to draw II for the multitude
of fishes. II this was on the first
day OF the week, then il must be
LAWFUL to so fishing on that day. and
yet our Sunday law advocates
, would prosecute us for fishing on
Sunday today. In John, chapter Xxx.
, it says that the second time Jesus
met with His disciples was after
eight days from the time that He
had His former meeting with His
disciples. He met with His dis
ciples the first time on the evening
of the first day of the week, and
after eight days" would throw the
next meeting on Tuesday instead of
Sunday, the seventh day would
bring 1t to Sunday, the eighth to
Monday and after eight days" on
Tuesday.
Americas asserts that the day of
Pentacost came upon the first day
of the week. He furnishes no
proof. There are equally eminent
authorities divided upon this ques-
| ton. some placing it on the first
day and others on the seventh day.
Americas asseIN that Christ, Him.
self. broke the decalogue because
He said: My father worketh hith-
| erto and ] work" He forgets that
the sabbath was not Instituted for
idleness, but for Christian service
as Christ said: TT is lawful to do
well on the Sabbath day" To prove
that Christ broke the Decalogue
makes Him a sinner.
Americas also asserts that the
| first day of the week is as holy a.
the seventh day. Where is there
any divine authority for such an
/ assertion? There was no divine
commandment given concerning the
observance of the first day of the
week, nor was there ever any &C,