ss. But, in the
place of argument, I have found opinions without number--volumes filled
with idle words that have no truth in them. In the want of texts of
scripture, I have found perversions; in the want of truth, false
statements. I have seen it stated that Justin Marter in his apology,
speaks of Sunday as a holy day; that Eusebius, bishop of Cesarea, who
lived in the fourth century, establishes the fact of the transfer of the
_seventh_ to the first day, by Christ himself. These things are _not
true_. These authors say no such thing. I have seen other early authors
referred to as establishing the same point, but they are equally false."

Here then is the testimony of four authors, two for the change and two
against it, from the old and new world. No truth seeking, unbiased mind
can hesitate for a moment on which side to decide, after comparing them
with the inspired word.

Doctor JENKS of Boston, author of the Comprehensive Commentary,
(purporting to comprehend _all_ other commentators on the bible,) after
quoting author after author, on this subject, ventures forth with _his_
unsupported opinion in these words: "Here is a Christian Sabbath
observed by the disciples and _owned_ by _our Lord_. The visit Christ
made to his disciples was on the first day of the week, and the first
day of the week is the only day of the week or month or year ever
mentioned by numbers in all the New [30]Testament, and that is several
times spoken of as a day _religiously_ observed." Where? Echo answers,
where!

HEMAN HUMPHREY, President of Amherst College, from whose book I have
already made some quotations, after devoting some thirty-four pages to
the establishment and perpetuation of the seventh day Sabbath, comes to
his fourth question, viz. 'Has the day been changed?' Singular as this
question may appear by the side of what he had already written to
establish and perpetuate the seventh day Sabbath from the seventh day of
creation down to the resurrection of the just, but as every man feels
that it his privilege to justify and explain, when precept and practice
does not agree--so is it with President Humphrey, he can now shape the
scriptures to suit every one that has followed in the wake of Pope
Gregory for 1225 years. He says, "The fourth commandment is so expressed
as to admit of a change in the day,"--thus striking vitally every
argument he had before presented. Hear him--he says the seventh day is
the Sabbath; "it was so at that