INDEX OF POINTS DISCUSSED.
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PART FIRST:
ELD. LITTLEJOHN’S ARTICLES IN THE STATESMAN.
ARTICLE ONE. Tendency toward Sabbath Discussion, 5 Various Views concerning Reform, 6 Inquiry as to Proper Action, 13
ARTICLE TWO. Religious View of Sabbath Reform, 16 Sabbath Commandment, 19 Has this Law been Changed? 22
ARTICLE THREE. Reasons for Sunday Observance Examined, 28 The Resurrection, 30 Example of Christ, 32
ARTICLE FOUR. Texts on First Day of the Week, 36 They do Not Prove its Sacredness, 39 The Meeting of John 20:19, Considered, 42
ARTICLE FIVE. John 20:26, Examined, 48 Act of Worship does Not Consecrate the Day, 50 1 Cor. 16:2, Examined, 54
380ARTICLE SIX. Acts 20:7, Examined, 57 Acts 2:1, Considered, 63 Pentecost Not First Day, but Fiftieth Day, 64 Rev. 1:10, Examined, 66 Proposed Amendment of the Constitution Not in Harmony with Bible Truth, 68
ARTICLE SEVEN. Bible View of the Sabbath, 71 The Law Changed by the Catholic Power, 76 Position of Seventh-day Adventists, 79 Proposed Amendment Dangerous to our Liberties, 83
PART SECOND:
REPLIES AND REJOINDERS.
REPLY ONE. Seventh-day Sabbatarianism and the Christian Amendment, 87 Supposed Action of Missionaries, 89 The Proposed Amendment Expresses only Fundamental Principles, 91
FIRST REJOINDER. Amendment Not Related merely to Principles, but to Sunday in Particular, 96 Supposition of Missionary Action Examined, 103
381REPLY TWO. The Seventh Day Not Observed by the Early Christian Church, 107 Examination of New-Testament Proofs, 108
SECOND REJOINDER. Our Common Ground, 116 The Seventh Day, only, the Sabbath in the New Testament, 119 No Effort Has been Made to Place Sunday upon Precept, 124 Consideration of Col. 2:14-17, 125 Rom. 14:5, Examined, 129 Survey of the Ground Passed Over, 131
REPLY THREE. Testimony of the Gospels for the First-day Sabbath, 133 Resurrection of Christ, 134 John 20, 136
THIRD REJOINDER. No Evidence of First-day Sacredness, 140 The Gospels do Not Call First Day the Sabbath, 150
REPLY FOUR. Argument for the First-day Sabbath from the Gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, 154 Authors Differing Concerning the Day of the week, 155 Argument for the First Day, 156
FOURTH REJOINDER. Value of Testimony—First-day Keepers Witnessing that Pentecost Fell on the Sabbath, 163 No Reason Stated, nor Commandment Found, for First-day Sabbath, 172
382REPLY FIVE. First-day Sabbath at Troas, 177 The Reckoning of Time Considered, 179
FIFTH REJOINDER. No Custom Found in Acts 20, 183 Argument for Change of Time Considered, 191 Evidence of Acts 20 Favorable to the Sabbath, 201
REPLY SIX. Testimony of Paul and John to the First-day Sabbath, 202 Examination of 1 Cor. 16:2, 203 Of Rev. 1:10, 205
SIXTH REJOINDER. 1 Cor. 16:2, 207 —Testimony of J. W. Morton, 207 —Concession of Albert Barnes, 209 —Paul’s Plan of Systematic Beneficence, 211 —Devotion at Home, 214 Rev. 1:10, 219 —The Sabbath is the Lord’s Day, 220 —Christ Lord of the Sabbath, 221 —No Proof Given that First Day is the Lord’s Day, 222
REPLY SEVEN. Testimony of the Early Fathers to the First-day Sabbath, 225 Testimony of Ignatius, 225 Errors of Dr. Dwight, etc., Corrected, 227 Barnabas and Justin Martyr, 228 Dionysius, 229 Pliny, 230
383SEVENTH REJOINDER. Value of Traditional Testimony, 231 Ignatius, 235 Barnabas, 239 Justin Martyr, 243 What Justin Martyr Believed, 246 Dionysius, Melito, Pliny, 250 Deficiency of Testimony for First-day as a Sabbath, 253
REPLY EIGHT. Patristic Testimony to the First-day Sabbath, 254 Irenæus, 254 Errors of Dr. Dwight and Others in Quoting this Father, 256 Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian, 257
EIGHTH REJOINDER. The Apostasy, 261 Testimony of Irenæus, 262 Of Tertullian, 267 Of Origen, 273 Of Cyprian, 276 Summary View of the Case, 277
REPLY NINE. Theories of the Christian Sabbath, 280 Claim of an Unwarranted Change of the Sabbath Considered, 284
NINTH REJOINDER. No Advance Ground Taken, 287 Harmony of Sabbath Law and Sacred History, 289 Roman Apostasy and Change of Sabbath, 293 Seventh-day Sabbath in the Early Church, 296 Testimony of Romanists, 304
384REPLY TEN. The Principle as to Time in Sabbath Observance, 313 One Day in Seven, not the Seventh Day, Required, 313 Difficulties of Keeping Definite Day, 314
TENTH REJOINDER. Inconsistency of the Statesman’s Positions, 321 No-Definite-Day Argument Fatal to First Day, and to any Sabbath, 325 Inconsistency of his Position on Necessity of Legislation, 326 Difficulties of Sabbath-Keeping Considered, 329 Absurdity of the Theory of an Indefinite Day, 333 Definite Time Around the World, 339 Summary, 348
REPLY ELEVEN. The True Theory of the Christian Sabbath, 351 First Day of the Week the True Christian Sabbath, 351 A Memorial of Redemption, 353
ELEVENTH REJOINDER. Inconsistency of the Replies, 355 No Amendment of Sabbath Law Produced, 356 A Gospel Memorial of the Resurrection, 367 Sabbath Keeping Involves Sacrifice, 369 Summary of Evidence for the Sabbath, 371 The Commandment, or Tradition? 374 Conclusion, 377
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