The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

law SectaflanS
succeed, VI llo
are now fore.
- ing Congress,
n ,v,,x,na. the past of
- ? crime and war
won't be circumstance to the
future.
There are just eight texts IN
all the New Testament that men,
ton the first day OF the week.
or Sunday. Not one Of these
even infers a sacredness Of the
day, and certainly says nothing
of change from Saturday TO
Sunday. Five Of the eight texts
Matt, 1851; Mark, lei:2; Mark, 1919;
Luke, 24:l; John, 2O:1l deal only
with the same eyent--flIe visit Of
the women to CllTist's sepulcllr8
the morning Of the resurrection.
Instead Of presenting the day 10
us as sacred, just the opposite
Is the case. Each text Is pre-.
ceeded BY scripture which en-
force the Seventh Day or Satur-
day. Luke even says, And they
b rested the Sabbath Day AC-
CORDING TO THE COMMAND
NfENT. luke, 1880. Why did
Luke 60 out Of his way to say
this? Undoubtedly to destroy
any idea THAT the Sabbath was
without ON m a ii d m ent after
Christ's death.
'HThe sixth text f.IOIln, 2O:Igl
says that the disciples were
assembled that day FOR FEAR
| OF THE JEWS While John
distinctly says further Of the
/ apostles. still referring to- the
same day As vet they knew
not the scripture that He must
rise again from the dead. John.
a0:9l. How absurd then to say
that they Anet on Sunday to cele-
brate Christ'S resurrection, when
they neither believed nor knew
anything Of that event. And
when Christ did appear in their
midst. instead Of celebrating the
Lords Supper. they gave him
"a piece Of brOiIed fish and .
honey comb Luke. 24:42l.
"TI,e seventh text. dealing
with Sunday. Is Cor, 1913.
Every first day Of the week.
let each Of you lay something
by itself doctor Vincent says
put by at hOn1e9, dep0siting as
he may be prOspered. so that
when come collections may not
Be made Emphatic DiaglOtt.
This was special gift TO the
poor at JerusaIellR whose send
ing Paul must oversee when he
arrived. On each first day. or
Sunday before his arrival, pros
perity must be reeAOlled. cloth
ing. money. etc., collected and
stored AT HOME. Here again
we see Sunday as q day Of bust
ness, not Of public assembly.
Finally, the eight text, Acts,
2O:s. ..And upon the first day Of
the week. when the disciples
came together to break bread,
Paul preached unto them. ready
10 depart on the morrow; and
L cOntinued his speech until mid
night. Great emphasis is placed
ON this single text by some, but
II again prOyes Sunday q busi-
ness day. Paul was jOurneylng
to Jerusalem and EN- route
stopped to visit this church ct
TrOas. liz the evening OF this
meeting was, according TO the
Bible. reckoning of the day from
sunset to sunset, on the first
Ilay then il was Saturday night
as that would be the only night
Sunday had. So says the great
authority, COilybeare and How
son. TT was the evening which
succeeded the Jewish Sabbath.
On Sunday morning the vessel
was about to sail. And as Paul
sent the vessel around the small
cane from TrOas to Asses, and
he walked the nineteen miles
across. this authority again says,
HE pursued his lonely road that
Sunday afternoon. Sunday here
was day for traveE
IF, however, some one de-
mands the Roman reckoning.
from midnight to midnight, then
the breaking bread took place
on Monday since they broke
bread after Sunday midnight.
In the early Christian church
thev broke bread ON any day.
Acts. 2:46). Therefore, breaking
bread does not make a day
sacred. In all this nothing is
said of the day being sacred.
or of any command which makes
is obligatory.
with no authority for Sun
day i'm the New Testament, its
Bible basis is so weak that mil
lions are crying for a national
Sunday law. What will be the
effect on this movement as soon
az we enter the World Court?
when we are thus married into
a family of nations chrOnicalIy
disposed by their history to q
union of Church and State, .
world influence, especially the
European influence, Will nerve
this demand and Sunday laws
can come. The Sunday sect can
triumph over the nO-day sect,
the Saturday sects, the Friday
soct and the United States be-
come sectarian. What Is that
hit a union Of Church and
StateP Now is the time for every
man tn obey the Sabbath Of the
EOurth Commandment and to
Gland against this disastrous tide
and IFS unscTiptural demands.
To fail now would be iniquity TN
the sight Of the Lord"
Tonight Doctor wilkinson will
lecture at the Capital Memorial
Church upOn Angels; Are They
the Splrlts Of Our Beloved Dead"
FRIDAY night he viii lecture
uDOn isaiah: II There = Per,
sonaI Devil"
Health lecture Thursday night
rs lDOctOr q. *. Abbott. 0f the
Washington san O. 2 rn. on
whips aud spurs"