THE TECHNICALITY OF SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 8

THE TECHNICALITY OF SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

am grieved 'at- the Uuliscwmiii-' ate hpl{iness ot' your eftn'osppudont; oil lire above- subject i.'n yesterday siss(ie..lio. says: '"Jfliore is "0 menfen of Sunday ii'i tho Scripture.' 1 ! rii;at & .only ttuo j.t a technical .sensa:, sVnd not ii'i r.ftaiity.y far jilli) siyiWftyiii of tho first .day $ tins wecTf is inentipiictl very inttfcli. in theSeripttiro. it WasfiJFeslia.iQfted'iii the year .piE jifbi'leo which \yiis i'lip ■;iii I st fltfy of tho ySarWcek itncivtioiied % 'Lp-n-ti.c.us 25. And hi, this jSW Tpsta'mciil it occupies ii prominent ;pa:ri iiiflepd, i)id it iiever occur in .youi- co-respond-ent ■Cji.at thorp is mot -a si'nglp .instance, in tho Jftrty 'j'estenic.iifr wh.erfe. wo ;iu'-.a Unjoined to ko.ep tiie'S.eventjjOii;);, \v.li'i:le, all*the other wn.maMdmS»t.s ed .its Viftciing % Cliri'st. u.n^ : it"l|(i. Ap.o.st ties?. Indeed, W6;fi.iid, that constantly erjiMfi in ■Gqliisidn with-His ciigin--•mi .yo .tho obseh'anc'G .of..tii.orS.cv.(!n'tli Day, On orie qeSrsipii Ho healed 4 an.au oi; tho. Seventh Biif,, ox tli.p- Siibbrtth. and told -lyrtt to; take 'lip ini .bed .aiid ■fcafry it. I'ioiii.C.i wlijch... WasVa.dsrectbreach of. ilio dlil ja.W coh.qeriiiViß tlio :sal>b.a.t:li, SMft. wliish. caij..only '.Vis.explauied bS;tho: liyc't that Clftast was ' |,fiPixU'-t)l : 'tjio. Sub*' bath" .aiifl that its Mi'Ulo.r tho olft aispjflishtuj?!. w.os i'lHle.d; (Sep Gfoiiil &,) i'lic iefoi : ciico' : v.b: t)io. hjatberi . Bui) worsliip is as irreleVitiit in '.tills *pn> jieefcioft as tlje 'fcathc'iV lyqr.shi'p:-of Sa* ijtutt on 'the'^erilh-Ifciyv' .IK%*'S : Waste of urlu Let .Sc!\\> ?cstaine'nfc with an open .'im.iid,. aijtl. if it fe 'not ■iwitlp. plain t^'tli<y 7 fi vtlfty\ <ii ! the : weols is the ; siii:iM^ir I shivll lift \'&s ..nijich .say.: "Thfevs is. jio-tlifect s,tate;iripiVt Isi§ te' flife .(effect :t]ial thsfeijtfWs'i

Sabbath should be superseded by the first day of the week." Neither is there any direct statement or command to set aside or discontinue the" eating of the Passover for the Lord's Supper, hut we take Christ's indication by Hu/example as fully binding in both cases. (Jurist rose from the dead on the first day of the week, and during the 40 days after His resurrection, while He lingered on the earth we hear nothing of the Seventh Day, but "the first day of tho week.". Even that great event so pregnant with/destiny to the Christian Church—the Day of Pentecost was the first day of the week., And evor since it lias been kept by the Christians even while they dwelt in the catacombs.

Once I had the honour of having a conversation with Mrs. E. "White; and of course we must enter into a discussion on the Sabbath question. Finally I said: "You-know, Mrs. White,• that when Christ left the Apostles, He promised' to send' tho Holy; Spirit upon them who should teach them all truth. Do you think it would take the Holy Spirit all this time, till about 60 years ago, when you sprang up, to teach us which is the right Sabbath?" This ended our discussion; In conclusion it must be grievous to every right-thinking man to see how God's Holy Law; not only the Sabbath law by running of tram-cars, etc, but ho\.' the other part is dishonoured in a so-called Christian land,—l Bra, etc., _, J. E. STENBEBG.