Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-05-31
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Fourth Commandment

\ Dor, and do all thy work; but the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the
:. Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not
do any work, thou nor thy son, nor
s they daughter, thy man servant, nor
thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor
the stranger that is within thy gate;
for in six days the Lord made heav-
en- and earth, the sea, and all that in
them is, and rested the seventh day.
Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sab
bath day and hallowed it.
Do the people living at this day
regard the Fourth Commandment as
binding in anyway on themselves
Does God expect of the inhabitants
of the earth strictly to observe not
only the fourth commandment, but
the other nine as well? Jehovah
spent eighty days in communion
with Moses on Mt. Sinai before the
Commandments were finally prepar-
ed for the guidance of the Children
of Israel.
If the Children of Israel had done
that which Jehovah demanded of
them they would not have been COM
nelled to~whnder in the Wilderness
for forty years.
Think of the vast number of the
Mighty Host which Moses led from
Egyptian bondage and to think that
of that great concourse of people
only two were allowed to cross the
Jordan and to inherit the Promised
land. Not even Noses. the great
leader. was allowed to cross over
but through disobedience he was
shut out. God took him to the sum-
milf of Mt. Nebo and allowed him to
look upon the Promised Land ana
there he died and was buried by Je-
hoyah in the Valley of Mohab.
Sin and disobedience was the
cause of so much trouble which be-
felI the Children of Israel, and so 1t
will he for those who refuse to obey
the commands of God. The question
is care the Ten Commandments
which God Through Moses) gave to
the world many long years ago still
in force today?" We say they are,
ond the fourth is one of them.
The prophets of old, both major
and minor. until the coming OF
christ. warned the people to obey
tbe commands of God and the Apos-
files of Christ in their several mis-
sions. preached strict obedience 10
the will of Jehovah, and Paul, tne
great APOSTLE, said not one word that
the ten commandments were obso-
Iete and out of date, but stressed the
noint that to win eternal life, we
must at all times subject ourselves
IN tbe will of God. Christ Himself
when upon earth did not say that he
would do away with any power
which the Ten Commandments en-
forces upon the world, but He SAID
more. that He would strengthen
them by adding another Command
ment Thou shalt love the LORD thy
God with all thy heart, with all thy
soul and with all thy mind" etc.
Then. the keeping of the Sabbath
as a holy day, has been through all
times the command of God.
Are the people of this country OF
ours. considered one of the most en-
lightened of all, whose confines are
fnll of churches for the worship OF
Cod. whose ministers are sending
ont warning to the guilty and sinful
TO cease to desecrate the SaDpatn
Dav. are they listening to the plead
ings and are stopping to think what
the consequences will be if they DO
not relinuuish their tendency to set
at naught the Sabbath day, as set
forth as day of rest by JehoVah
Himself.
The business world to a large ex-
tent has failed to recognize the I'M
nortance of keeping the Sabbath and
the sporting world has no regard LOT
it whatever. -
The churches seem to have lost
their power over the conduct OF their
members who seem to cling to those
things of a worldly nature. So the
matter rests with the One VINO IS
higher than men. 1t is a conflict be-
tween God and man. Who will win?
Cod always wins when the time
comes to call a halt on the ACTIONS
of the world. 1t has always been SO
and will continue so to the end.
President Hoover set a good eX-
annie before the world, when seek
inc day of rest from his many
dnties refused to engage In any
snort fishing or otherwise, which ne
considered would desecrate the Sab
hath Day. but on the other hand at
tended divine services winch were
held in a church nearby.
The doings at the pleasure resorts
seaside. and otherwise, are beyond
in every way-what the moral tor-
COS of the world demand OF them.
rTbara is no regard for the Christian
sabbath which will bring to them
who disobey the laws OF God reck-
oning which will not meet with thelr
approval. 49, uosno1
Some ministers of the gospel
seemed inclined to transact the pus-
inass end of the Lords work on the
Sabbath Day. There are enough days
during the week, outside OF the SAB
hath to do this work, and should pc
strictly adhered to.
Remember, God rested on the sew
enth day, which is the Sapoath, more
+bon that He blessed and halloWed
it.
On To Slaughter
whose who own cottages at Slaugh-
ter Beach also those VINO contem-
Mate building at that point woulu
feel grateful to the Levy court OIL
Snssex County if they would go
ahead and finish the public road
leading from Slaughter Beach to &C.
dar Beach. $1,000
This road is about half finished
and would be an important link in
connecting the two beaches. II those
who should be interested, Will get
together and use their influence the
rood would be finished at an early