The Herald of Wales. — 1888-04-07 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. -[BT D. J. Ltros.]  The real question at the root of this con- , troverey Deems to me to be: "le the Christian , Sabbath a day kindred to the ancient Jewish , Sabb,:th, and to be observed as a festival bp, Christians under the penalty of sin ? " If this is agreed upon, there is very little difficulty left. Now, my position is this: Sunday , is a day of obligation upon all people who acknow ledge the inspiration and authenticity of the , New Testament Books. One ef the fallacies , that bold in bondage the minds of past reformation religionists is that all religions questions must be decided by the letter of the Bible. , This delusion of modern gospellers must be dispelled if the question is to be adequately dealt with. Why should all questions 3f religion stand or fall with what ' happens to remain of apostolic literature? Is it not conceivable that many religious functions may have obtained in the early church yet not been categorically marked out for observance in the fragmentary record of the New Testament? Does the New Teetament profess to be a complete biatory of the dogmas and ceremonies of the church organised alter PentecoA ? How can any sane man expect the New Testament writings to be a full account of the teaching and practlcee of the first age, when it does not even pretend to that character. The Gospels are only short, disarranged memoranda of the sayings and doings of Christ and his apostles. The epistles are not dissertations on, or catalogues of, Christian doctrines and rites. Who would expect the rationale of Gladstone politics in a few of his casual epistles? It is clear that the New Testament ,i• not an ecclesiastical "Hanseed" of first century Christian practices. The New Testament references to the Christian iibbath are 110 obscure as to be worthless, by themselves, on behalf of the divine obligation of the Sabbath. The reason why it is observed at all is becalm) it is the inheritance of modern Christians. If pious Proteetants appreciate a day of rest, let them be thankful to the Catholic Chureh for its establishment and mainteranos. Not the dead letter of the Bible, but the living voice of the Church is the authority for the obligation of the Sabbath. OalNin held that the santification of the seventh day is no indisputable duty of the Christian Church. Clearly there is no thanke due from the working claws for a free day to the murderer of Servetue. But some will say in supriee, "Do, you mean to say that the Catholic Church is an authority for the establishment of the Sabbath? " How ridiculous ! ! Let us see. Do you believe that the "Second Epistle of Peter' is a genuine apostolic writing, and not the production of a sub. apostolic age? If you believe the sacred character of this epistle you are logical' f bound to believe in the obligation of the Sabbath. The Church gave a canonical position to the epistle, and also established the Sabbath. The same proof for both. If von fancy you can dispense with the Church Alen ' try to "prove" the genuineness of Second Peter. This will take the conceit out of your " prove-811;•things-argumeut." Canon Farrar says: "The Second Epistle is accepted as St. Peter's mainly on the authority of the Church of the fourth century." If the Church can place a disputed book in the Bible, surely it can make a day of obligation.  A coroner's inquiry, held at Cadoaton, on Monday, found that the body washed shore off Scilly was ti it of Wm. Morgan, a Carsiiif pilot, who met his death by drowning,by being ' run down in the Bristol Channel nil Scilly Island by the steamer Belmont. '1 he suicide of the Rev. J. L. Jones, ?A.A., at A.herayron, was, on Tueaday, made the subject of a coroner's enquiry, at which a verdict was returned that deceased died from having tsken strychnine, iu a measure of beer, whilst in a state of temporary insanity. The secretary of the hospital begs leave,with best thanks, to acknowledge the receipt of £l9 18s. 6d. kindly contributed by the workmen employed at the Beaufurt Iron and Tin plate Works.  rIMOAT LIMITATION AND tkinow.-13oreneae and dryness, tickling and irritation, inducing cough and 'Sleeting the voice. Nor these symptoms use Eppe's Glycerine Jujubes. In contact with the Rands at the moment they are excited by the act of sucking, the Glycerine in these agreeable confections becomes actively healing. Gold only in boxes, rid., tine is. lid. labelled "James Epps and Co., Homcoopathic Chemists, London." Dr. George Moore, in his work on "Noseand Throat Diseseee," eays—" The Glycerine Jujubes prepared by James Epps and Co. are of undoubted esrvice as a curative or palliative s gewt ;," while Dr. Gordon Holmes, :Senior Phyesoian to the Municipal Threat and her Infirmary , writea—. After an extended teal. I have found by Glycerine Jujubes of con. tztedti Dewitt Ia almost all forma of throat  OUR N}W CoMiC