The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 14, Ligonier, Noble County, 29 July 1875 — Page 3

R * N et Che Aatiowal Lanwer R ____ .._A.,;__'y__‘f__' b Rt LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. m, a = —‘ ) 4, Clabbing Rates. . We willlAfnr_uish' TaE NATIONAL BANNER andthe. - weekly -editions of th_e (o]ﬁlowing named papers; one year, to Wit: 2 SRt : Banner and Chicago Tribune: .., ............ §355 .%' » ° Chicago Time5.....}....c.-ooooa -3 560 oAb N New %or_k World. .;}... xoreeen- 300 +# * + Indianapolis-5entiné1........... 835 » *¢ . - Indianapolis J0urna1......+.[. 300 il ¢¢ ./ Cincinnati Enquirer:...<........ 355 Tekus: Cash,invariablyinadvance, ° " The sbove terms apply to subscribers in Noble coufity only. Ten cents must be added on sub- . scriptions outside the county. ~ - ¢ —Meeting 'of the Town Council to*morrow. ~ ; © . o -LThat was a magnificent rain, last Tuesday afternoon. - = e ~* —The wet weather.of the past few days-has. greatly interfered with harvesting. .- : _ Yoy . ~—For bargains in sewing machines, of four different manufactures, call at A. S, Fisher’s. b T ~-The new story which opens with the -present issue. of THe BANNER is one of thrilling interest. - £ "~ —A number of fine maple trees in : . { v | . Pancake’s grove were peeled and-oth-“erwise damaged last Sunday. ~ —The U. B. Sabbath School held a -very.enjoyable pic-nic in Jerry Long’s grove. west of this ‘place, on Tuesday last. | . < :

—Shinke will have to set up the cigars in double quantities. The Importance of “that event” fully justifies such doubling up. - : ~ —Of coutse; everybody will turn <Yout-to” hear the humorous Kansas preacher, Rev. J. W. Clock. No sleepiness during his preaching. . - —Elder Peter Winebrenner will preach at the United Brethren church .in this place-on the evening of the first Sunday in August, at early. candle light. ~° . 0128 . —The farmers fwho brought _their. wheat to mz,u'ketf last wéek made a : _Ahappy,strikel Pity t!xose figures eonld' not -bé held until gur rural cousins were all apprised of the rise. : . —Luther Benson ‘lectured at Leb“anon’ on Tuesday of last- weék. Ile still owes his friends here an-explana-“tion, ‘or aypfology,‘for not ﬁl]ing the appointment made for thi§'place. = —Quite a number of our subscribers from a distance attended the’ii%xeefi.ng -in Pancake’s Grove last Sunday, and expressed themselves I)igllly’L'ple:'tse,(l avith: the masterly discourses- of Rev. Meredith! * 2 i _ - =The 25th $5OO loan by the Ligonier Building Loan and Savings Asso- ~ ciation commagded a premium of #los—the lowest figures-at which a loan has'been made since the organization of the association. .. . - —S. M. lostetter, of the IHawpatch, “was severely kicked in the face by a horse while harvesting, one day last -week. -The wound inflicted is one of intense severity, but hopes are entertained that no permanent injury " will. resixlt. . T AR, —We inadvertently-;neglected to state, heretofore, that J ohn A. Dénny recently rémoved his stock of drugs from Millersburg to this- place and that he now . holds forth at the old ‘Pierce stand, ready to supply his friends with the purest'of drugsand medicines. .7 e AR —There will be a §otillion-Pic-Nic and Bowery Dance, one and a-half ‘miles south-east of Cromwell, on Sat‘urdgy, August 7th,1875. Good music “will be furnished. Refreshments"in abundance will be furnished. * Allare invited-to attend.”- = - . # —Whitley county fariners bring their surplus of corn to this market. Ligonier still takes the lead as a produce market. Farmers at a distance of twenty-to twenty five miles recog“mnize thé fact that our dealers always pay the highest prices. . o —Rev. J. W. Clock of Kansas, formerly of Rome City, will preach, D. 1", _at. the M. E. Church in Ligonier, on Thursday evening, August sth. Subject: “Adventism,. Soul-sleeping, and . the great mistake of the Apostles in " observing the wronk day a 8 Sunday.”. . —Brokers say that the business of ‘shaving notes has become very dull.— _ Comparatively few notes are offered for, discount. Fm?ners,E mechaniecs and laborers h:we;b'ecome ‘more cautious about giving their notes. Cash dawn, they find,” works much ‘more ~ satisfactorily. Sy

. —Owing to_ill-health and the in- _ clemency of the weather, thé Rey. Dr. Rogers was’ obliged to p’ostpg;ﬁ'e his course of lectures at the Town Hall, ; which was announced to commence - last Tuesday eVening, until next week. - The first discourse will be delivered ~ on Monday jevening, Aug. 2. .

“—Mr.J o]}m ‘A.McCahan and family, of Baltimore; @are visiting with 'the family ‘of .our worthy townsman, W. A Brownj Mr.. MeCalran is a’ very intelligent gentleman, and a staunch Democrat, but does ndt look with favor upon the nomination of John Lee Carroll for the governorship of Maryg

—A daily mail-route Hetween Ligenier arid Cromwell has. just been es- - tablished by order of the P. O’ Depart- : aent. Mr. Miner, of Columbia City, is ' the contractor, but some one at Crom- - well will carry the . mail. This ar- +~ -rangement will bring us in tonven- ; . ient eommunication with the county =" seat and other points along the B. & .~ +O. railroad.. The daily line’ will‘\date. " from next Monday. . - : : . —We understand that a destructive ' worm has appeared in the oat fields ' "of Dickinson Miller, and also on the [~ farm of Ben Hostetter, a short disf tance from town. -This worm ig said to be of a like species to the one that . made an appearance in. this -locality - eighteen years ago, but was soon de- " stroyed.by the determined warfare of /. the farmers. The same process of " extermination®will at once be resort- - ~.#d to in this instance. L ® ' _On Monday last our town was ~ visited by a company of fine-looking ~__young gentlemen, once residents of - Ligonier, but now engaged in business - in various parts of the Union. The ~company consisted of E. D. Meagher, . of Maasfield, Ohio; Pierre Meagher,” ~ of Van Wert, Ohio; Pat. Meagher, of ~of New York City. It is needless to | say that these gentlémen were very 7T TR e YYo e e B oot TR R e e e

‘The Sabbath Quéstion Again ! ELDER LANE, ADVENTIST, : SAA T _w"i[‘_‘ N NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST Ist, 1875, i ) :-—];l?‘.PL}' TO—_‘ h o-' £ j Rev. Meredith’s Discourse on the Sab- . Dbath Question, - - o . | LN ,‘ . R ! . HOSTETTER'S GROVE, LIGONIER. 'Seats will be provided to-accommo-date all. Everybody is invited to. be present. Preaching in the forenoon and afternoon. . Should the day prove rainy, the meetings will be held in Kann’s Hall. Bring your basket dinners with you.. =~ .° .. Cox. - e . Meeting of the Noble County Medical 2L . Society, N Synopsis dr procéédmgg ofa‘méenng'pr the abqye‘- . named Society, held at Brimfield, July 27, '75. This Society met ‘at Brimfield, July 27th, pursuant to -adjournment from Albion, and in accordance with the custom of meeting.'[email protected] S Sdciéty convened at 2 o’clocks P. M. and transacted the usual business. ' Pneumonia, the subject previously selected for discussion, was taken up and considered at great length by most of the me'mbers'present. Asis usually the case, there was quite a diversity of opinions. Here the ol,il,fold question comes, up: “‘Wlen doctors disagree, who shall decidé?” ~As always has been the case, and always will be, for that matter, each decided for himself according to the best of his judgmehfz‘,}; but wi,t'h‘a]',.,the discussion _\‘va_sq not ‘without its beneéfits, &= - Two interesting cases were presented for the consideration of the physicians present. = : :

The following resolution was offered, and on m_otion.l’aid over for special consideration at the next meeting: . Resolved, That County Commissioners have not the legal authority to-con-tract with physicians, in advance, to the sick poor:thiroughout the county; that this business is, by law, deputed to: township Trustees, swho have the exclusive charge and control of sick paupers so_ long as the same remain outside the county asylum. S * On motion it was decided that"the next meeting of the Society be held at Albion on the last Tuesday-in- October. ) On motion th_e secretary. }V&S*&Mhdr—' ized to offer -these ‘proceedings to-the several county ‘papel‘s for publigation. ‘Society adjourned. - - e o "N TEATL, Sc:(‘rc;(u"lj,. 0 . —— el > P b

Ligonicr the Athens of Northern En- ) - diana. .

~ The antient Athenidns “spent theirtime in nothing else but either to tell ‘or to hear something new.”. Since the year 1853 the writer has been some‘what acquainted with this renowned" city — Ligonier, — and - is glad to greet once more somé of its old inhabitants. .As a very little space can be allowed meé-this week in your columns, and as I am to preach _héreﬁ‘ on: Thursday night of next week, I will bare hint at the facts which suggested sthe phrase at the head of this article. | As far as independent thinking gs con-. cerned it has always been, and s now ‘in 'Ligonier, ‘ab‘out as- it avas in the days- of the Israelitish Judges: “Every man did that which was right<in his own eyes.” 'This town las, at differ‘ent.times, been shaken up by spirited “discussions on Universalism, Regulat;jrigm,- Campbellism, x’inti-Mgisanism, ‘and last, but not least, is agitated now by Adventism, Sabbatarianism, 'or _, Soul-sleeping. You know we used to warm up over politics and the nigger. Next week, Mr. Editor, T wanta col-’ umn or two to run over some of these things as matters of remiri}iscence‘;' : This town leaves Horace (iite_eles" in the shade, for he once said “there were two things he Lhad never seen, one was. a dead mule, the other a United Brethren Church that was finished.” - : ‘Fraternally Yours, Dl b - . J.W. CLOCK. L —————— it —— -—:A large assembly of men, women and children congregatéd in Pancake’s Grove on Sunday last, to listen to the Rev. Y. B. Meredith on the much-dis-cussed Sabbath question. The best of order prevailed during the entire exer‘cises,; and the closest attention was paid to the speaker’s earnest and ars gumentative discourses.. A full synopsis of the first and second sermons is: published - elsewhere, incompliance with-the requests’of m_anyi who wished to see Mr. Meredith’s ‘points in print. A perusal thereof will reveal the fact that the .speaker . confined himself strictly to solid -arguments, and that nothing of an offensive character was ‘uttered in either of tlie three sermons. ’,;Unfort'l'inately the third sermon was interrupted by a lively shower, which necessitated an adjournment to the Methodist Church, in the evening, at which«time and place Mr. Meredith conmiuded his argument—a very large audience being in attendance. Elder Lane (the Adventist) occupied a seat on the platform during the delivery of all the sermong, taking notes. As will ‘be observed from the proper notice in _to-day’s BANNER, this gentleman will next Sunday reply to Mr. Merédith.

. —Owing to the space occupied by Rev. Meredith’s sermons, we are unable to furnish our readers a report ‘of the continugd-jqixi—t discussion between Peter and Jacob. - We regret this exceedingly, as P. and J. have had some very interesting “talks” since the appearance of last week’s report. - Information from various ‘sources justifies the remark that the treatment of the Sabbath question by Jacob and Peter is received with great favor by the reading public. © - . i E vy T ;‘b—---*~-——~ o ; —That stray m&ré advertised by E. A. Randolph last week has been found. Another proof of the merits of adverHadng. Lo e b S . Religious Notice. = . Rev. W. J. Chaplin will preach at the court-house in Albion at 11:30 A. M., and at 2:30 P.M., of August 22d. All are invited to attend. Com. - . LosT —One day last week, a gold sleeve-button, with square cameostone ‘Bet. The finder will please leave it at ‘this office or with the owner. s .+ o ED. BQUIRES. 5 L,Fomm.«—& gold breastpin,which the owner can have by describing property and paying for this notice. . e G LOBKITART,

_ JusT RECEIVED, another invoice of Bird Cages—Cheap! Cheaper!! Cheaplest!llat ~ (2t) Jomn WEIR'S. : »-'f»;l, i N e e B S tR el g e e B

THE GROVE MEETING. YINDICA:IION OF THE CHRISTIAN SAB- ' 'BATH AGAINST THE JUDAIZING : TEACHINGS OF “SEVENTH- ' DAY ADVENTISTS.” Three Able Discourses by Rev. Y. B. it - i . Meredith. ? - FIRST SERMON. ' 4 . The moral obligation of the original ‘Sabbath | institution, its perpetuity, ‘and universal ¢laim apon man. Text: ‘Exodus 20-10. “But-the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou n‘o_r,t»hyason, m')r-thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, mor- thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.” One of the great ‘dangers to the human family is that of grasping a single idea, and formulatin};”everything by its standard. It shall be the aim of these discourses to meet such an error; that of the “Sev-enth-day Adventists,” who, while they correctly hold the moral-obligation of the “SABBATH,” yet fix it upon a false basis :—destroying their own efficiency for the enforcement of its perpetual claims. They contend for a specific ~day, the seventh day" of the week in’ ‘the calendar of time as of sole importance to their theory; while we contend for an INSTITUTION, no less honorable because it is an institution. The validity of each cldim will appear. as ‘we proceed. Y } F";r‘s't:—EVEßY COMMAND OF GOD . IN REGARD TO US, IS IN ITS KIND, COMMEMORATIVE; BY DIRECT DECLARATION, GR UNMISTAKABLE IN- _ §RENCE.': , L . The fact is clearly seen in man’s necessity, and the moral good which God has bestowed upon him, to meet thiat necessity, which moral good is precisely adapted: to the want—thus bringing to view the responsibility all are under to obey the Author of our being. And, a sense of personal obligation for personal good received. - 2. Each command of God is, in itself, an institution, as much as were the “tables of stone,” the “ark” or the “sanctuary;” existing beézmse"'of an existing necessity in each case; hence, held equally sacred until their purposes. are subserved; else, God has given some commands which were in themselves meaningless. One day in time; as such, is no better-than an(J)t'hver; but is made better, only, by 'so much as it stands related to important events. not-given to _othér days, whielj events sanctify it. Andrews, in hiS'; “History of the Sabbath,” (Adventist,) says, page 91: “ButtheSabbath of the Lord did not form a part of this handwriting of ordinances; for it was instituted before sin had entered the “ world, and consequently before there was any shadow of redemption.” To what does this day look, if not to-an institution, without which it must have been as other days, without especial significance? So that, the command, requiring the beginning of the i observance, by man, of this d_ay, ap-’i pearing first 2,513 years-after the creation, points to that creation as its‘ basis: to matter, and manner, and l regularity, in its' observance, as its chief features. - i ¢

3. The seventh day of time, though sacred to the Author of the Universe as commemorative of the work of creation, is the only period in whiech he'is said to iave rested, but is given’ to man, as we find it, in ‘commemoration of the six days work. ‘As human history psogresses, God makes beside this, other enactments in what is known as the “Law,” and couples them with this. And thoughsome of these were "Ly necessity, and (lesigii, only temporary in duaration, and the obligation of their observance, yet were. none theless sacred for this. Others were of'such import as to be perpetuated through “their generations”— These facts show that God does not grade the'sacredness of his commands by the length of time they are to be in force, but by the object to be attained in their observance. 'Thus, forcibl-y bringing to mind the fact of equal value to all. ; Second : —EVERY ORDINANCE AND 'STATUTE _UNDER THE LAW, WAS SANCTIONED ‘BY. DIVINE, ATTESTATION, AND ALL WERE OF EQUAL MORAL. :BINDING _FORCE, UNTIL

THEIR OFFICE WAS FULFILLED. A distinction is attempted to be made, between the weight of moral obligation in the Mosaic law, and the SW], which Adventists tell us is abMée! prior to the law. ‘Whereas, no such distinction can justly obtain. 1. In confirmation of this proposition, you are referred to Exodus 20th chapter, where we are told that Moses was amid the wrathful lightnings of Sinai for forty days, receiving the “law” and the “statutes,” and the “ordinances,” for Isreal. “Yet we are told that all, except the detalogue, was man’s law. ; :

2. These statutes ‘memorialized important events, and at the same time were the text books for Israel’s training; for what, if they did not look: to’ Suture developements? No distinetion, ther, is made between their Sabbaths and the “Sabbath of the Lord,” as to Israel’s obedience, so long as theirs were in force! Not but that God would have them remember both, and commemorate each Divine fact ag part of a grand scheme. The spirit and genius of their “holy days,” and all their ceremonial were - designed for the same end, given from the same Author. And though commemorative of distinct events, each was to subserve the end of its appointment. Andrews, page 88, says, “The oneis term--ed ‘the Sabbath of the Lord,’ ‘my Sabbath, ‘my holy day’ and the like; while the others are designated as ‘your Sabbaths,’ her Sabbaths,’ and gimilar expressions.” = In his mind a distinction is probably made. But “what do we commemorate, in the observance of either? evidently events, the day is the period' of their occurrence. One is named in the decalogue, the others are not, it shall be perpetaal, they shall not. Again: laws given to men, do not depend for their authority over us, on their length of duration, but on the will of their Author, and the purposes and necessities to which they are adapted. ' A Sab‘bath of an hour, and one of an eternity, are in their sphere, of equal importance, if given of God. Andrews | would make a wide distinction in fa-

vor of his Saturday—Sabbath dogma. In his rendering of Isaiah 1-13, 14, on page 89, he “presents the quotation: “Bring- no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and the Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your. ap‘pointed feasts my soul hateth; they ‘area trouble unto me; I'am weary to bear them.” Tere he would leave the ‘impression that all these institutions except the original Sabbath, were self appointed, and. not of Divine ~origin, and this in the face of the record of Moses’ forty days on Mt. Sinai. Has God hated what was* once held sacred by him? .. If not, the solution must be, that it was the spirit manifest in Israel which caused his rejection of these days., So far from prov‘ing what Me designs, Mr. Andrews grounds his craft on these facts: and as all must admit the origin of these. ‘“Sabbaths” and other “ordinances” to be divine, either God intended them as snares to Israel, or A.srendering is incortrect. I choose the latter conclu‘sion. Israel had kept the day, but not his “Sabbath;’ another significant fact for the reflection of Adventists. 3. The first Sabbath was ordained in honor.of an event, as were-all others, and not of aday; herein is the weakness of the modern ,“serentﬁ-day” hypothesis, its advocates do not see events, they only see days. If any single event is to be kept in mind above all others, and the others were: not divinely appointed, there could be no moral necessity for = observing them, and the punishment recorded of such violations, is superfluous. Sticklers ‘for the- specific seventh day of each week, will find insuperable difficulties in establishing their claims; for at creation’s completion, time had not begun to be measured by weeks, and man had not received -the command, nor do we know the period when it was given; it is first found in the record 251“; years afterward. To make good“their claims, they must show the perpetuated seventh day, of each week, inviolate, from the beginning of time, and they do not attempt to do this. The conclusion from these premises, is that the “Sabbath” and “Sabbaths,” and other ordinances, bothunder and above the law, trained Israel to obedience, kept the. knowledge-of the power, and glory of the true Godbefore their eyes; furthérmore, that there was a design on the part-of God concerniﬁg man, in his observance of all the appointed ordinances, which design constitutes the real ground of both the comamand and its observamnce; and is the source of their strength!. If Sabbath observance was of more importance. in ¢tsrelation to man, than the" other ordinances of the law in theirs, then God has given us.but one great idea, that of creation! The conclusion is, that every command, in its place, is of equal importance and moral weight in God’s eyes, with any other. And in their combined obligations and effects, they looked to the, culmination of -a sublime scheme, yet! future to,man. * Now’we have discovered the important truth that the Sabbath as an instit_ution, isnot alone a specific d?ly; and st”and where we behold it in the light of its own spirit, not of its letter simply: The letter being the day, and the spirit being theobject of its observance. : :

. Third :—TIE SABBATH, AS AN INSTITUT#ON, UNDER ' THE FORMER DISPENSATION, WAS PECULTARLY A JEWISH, AS IT IS NOW A CHRISTIAN JINSTITUTION, AND IN ITS NATURE PECULIAR ‘TO EACH . SUCCESSIVE GENERATION WHILE IT SHALL EXIST. v ' F : It would only .seem necessary to make this statement for every mind to grasp at once its import, in view of ‘what precedes it. ; 1. The Sabbath institution. was placed in the keeping of Israel, and when its mission to them was accomplished, it was transferred to those who should come after them and this was true of every ordinance throughout their generations, until each had accomplished its legitimate: design. We have no record. of others than those under the laws of the Jews, including the strangers within their gates, suffering the penalties of their violation. Though in spirit they were susceptible of universal application, we have no right to inflict .on China the penalty of Sabhath violation; the fact existed then. as now, of judicial limitation.. =+ :

2. The peculiar effort of Adventists: to make the Sabbath institution differ from all others under the old covenant is very significant, for it must be made, and made in that manner, or the masses will behold at a glance its sopliistry. Suppose they. find a distinction in the Sacredness of the institutions of the law; it will only serve to confirni the argument just presented: every institution in its place, as a part of a grand whole. The deduction drawn by Mr. Andrews from the “Lamentations” of Jeremiah 1; 7, and 2; 51, is that this destruction- was that of feasts, “their Sabbaths,” etc., which in themselves were of comparatively small import; but the plain history is that the reason why the Lord, had cast off his altar,” and the enemies of Israel were permitted to make “a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast,” was that Israel had sinned, perverted these institutions, which in themselves were still sacred in the sight of God; therefore he determined to deprive them of their benefit by delivering/all into the hands of their adversaries; and not because he would now destroy, ag worthless, any of these institutions. . ! : :

- 3. In what did Sabbath-keeping consist, in the world’s infancy, and under the law? At first it was commemorative of Creation, which manifested the'glory of its author, commanding the reverence of the created. Under the law, the Sabbath institution is multiplied—the seventh and fiftieth’ yearsdare added, besides covering all acts of divine legislation in the intervening period, I protest from these facts, applied logically, that they who will keep the seventh day, by their own methods of reasoning, ought to ‘keep them all; unless the word Sab‘bath sometimes means one thing in’ its intention, and sometimes another! What is it makes any day a Sabbath, but its commemorative character? If Beo B i e e B e

their Sabbath does less than commems orate all that God has wrought for man, it is not a Sabbath. There is, then, a great disparity between’ what was at first implied in a Sabbath and what is implied now. The institution has been emlarged by 'the laws of moral accretion, and means more; and there is the responsibility of increased light, as the ‘ages have advanced. Types have filled their mission, the body has perished, hut their spirit has: been merged into a:new form, and lives on in 7esults and effects forever. Which: will you choose; the day,dooking ever, and alone to the work of creation, or the institution, which wraps all time in the mantle of divine effulgence? . ;' o | " SECOND SERMON. Answer to historical arguments, on the origin of First-day Sabbath; Who changed the day? etc.”

TexT:—%“For there is verily a disannulling of -the commandment going before for the weakness “and nnprofitableness thereof. - | ’ | ¢For the law made nothing pertect, but t bringing in of a better hope di%&; by the which vl:g “draw nigh unto God.”—Hebrews viiy,- 18, 19. | First:—THE FIRST OBJECTION TO TIE CHANGE OF THE DAY FOR OB_SERVING THE SABBATH INSTITUTION IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE ' DAY I 8 ONE WHICH PAGANS EMPLOYED FOR WORSHIP OF THE SUN. . 1. Christians have adopted this heathen festival-'day as. their Sabbath. Andrews, pp. 258; 259, says: *“The festival of Sunday is more ancient than the Christian religion, its origin being lost in remote antiquity. It did not originate, however, from any divine command nor from piety toward God: on the contrary, it was set apart as a sacred day by the heathen world in honor of\their chief god, the -Sun. It -is from this fact that the first day of Yhe week has obtained the mame of Sunday, ‘a name by which it is known in many languages.” llf this is to 'stand as an objection, why would our Savior so far honor the day as to take: again, on that day, the life he had vol--quntarily laid down? By such feason] ing, we should do nothing good on a day when heathen had done evil; nor on any day, for all‘have been peryerted. This very fact, if _‘c'orrect, is an -argument against its opposers: Christ is the “sun of righteousness,” and the heathen day may well be. appropriated to holier uses. under grace. o

2. But the argumentf“"ﬁsed.‘ in. this case, if allowed, will hold équally good on the word “Sabbath,” pronounced 1n Prussia, and elsewhere, “Sabbat.” The original' meaning is given by Webster as being, “The nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerors were once thought to celebrate their orgies.? Here is a_period.in which it was Dbelieved witches and devils celebrated their orgies, applied to the word Sab‘bath, but does God, therefore, reject his institution, and despise it? This is suflicient to expose the sophism and Sallacy of such reasoning. Nor do Adventists pretend to give the least ‘data by which to prove that the Christian Sabbath is identical with the day for “Sun worship.” . 4 8. Mr. Andrews, p. 268, quoting from Justin Martyr, makes him utter what does not comport with:the sentiment ‘designed, as I conceive it. Here is his ‘quotation, or reference: “This statement of reasods for Sunday observance is particularly worthy of at tention. ~ He tells the Emperor that they assembled upon the day called Sunday. " This was equivalent to say-. ing to him: “We .observe the day on which our fellow-citizens offer their adorations to the Sun’” This testimony of Martyr, partly supplied by Andrews, is accepted in favor of his liypot'heéis. On the next page, 269, he makes the same witness wholly in‘competent te be received as such. If Martyr is: incompetent to witness agairst him, heé is for him. “Mosheim’s Church IHistory,” on the 27th page, Ist Cent., in setting forth this subject, says: - “There was no time when there was-a doubt as to the day to be observed as the Christian Sab= bath; other dﬁys were ol);sel‘Véd», as’ festivals, but not as Sabbaths.” Moé’h_—y eim quotes from the earliest and'most reliable authors; confessedly. Even heathen observances of days of worship, though false as was their faith proved that there were faint‘-beams ~of a light, lingering amid their dark‘ness, which came - at first, as did the ‘ancient Sabbath institution, but now corrupfed and perverted. The Sab‘bath was perverted in the time of Christ, from its original design, and if the other duy, for reasons given, sliould not be observed, there are equal reasons to abandon the seventh,

Second:— THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH IS ASSERTED, BY ADVENTISTS, TO HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED, AND ESTABLISHED BY “ROME.” - 1. Andrews, page 203, “Whoever therefore enters the lists in behalf of the first day Sabbath, must of necessity do this—though perhaps not aware of the fact--under the banner of the church of Rome.”. *lf we are not to do anything, because Rome has done the same, then Paul must have done a very wicked thing, in recognizing Roman . Christians, for there has since been great 'corrupti@n, in Rome. The fact -that the Roman church, though admitted to be corrupt; enforced the observance of the first-day Sabbath only argues its previous existence, as such, and its growing influence in the world, it had become popular, or.a corrupt power would never have sought-public approval by its enforcement. o L

2. They figd where somebody obseryed it, the first-day Sabbath, as a “fast,” and therefore conclude it is not the right Sabbath. If they could, which they do not attempt, show *hat this ‘existed, as a practice to any considerable extent, this would not prove the ‘absénc of a divine design that it should be the Christian Sabbath day. What specious metheds are ‘these of “throwing dust” to blind men, and save ) a dogma from oblivion! v -

3. Mr. Andrews tells us, “Constan‘tine elevated Sunday to the throne of the Roman Empire.” By this I undesstand he means the “heathen festal day.”” Mosheim in ‘his writings on the First Century says: “All Christians were unanimous in setting apart. the first’ day of the week, on which the triumphant Savior arose from the dead, for the solemn celebration of public worship.” And he says, too: “they derived this pious custom from the chureh at Jerusalem.” And jof the seventh duy he says: “It was celSe a 0 e S

_ebrated by some, but aply as g “festioal.’ On the 79th page, Mosheim gives us the reason of Constantine’s rg’reat zeal for the Christian Sabbath institution; it was that he became _convinced that the Christian was pre‘eminently the religion for-the world! ‘hence for his empire. We have now _seen that the change of days for Sabbath observance, was made at the very beginning of Christian history, by common, consent. © “And never find,” says Smith, in his dictionary, “its dedication questioned or argued about, but accepted as something equally apostolic 'with confirmation,” &ec. ° Thus hisfory confirms the position of the generak churc’:h,—evén-in SO hasty a glance as this. : - 'Third:—WE ARE NOW TO CONTEMPLATE TIE OBJECTIONS MADE BY ADVENTISTS, TO THE TESTIMONY OF THE “FATHERS” AND WEIGH THE COLLATERAL EVIDENCE. -

1. Adventists assert that, in the absence of scriptures the authors of the change, profess that their authority is from the “Fathers.” Here again you .are referred to these utterances about “sun-worship,” ‘ﬂma__theﬁ Rome,” the ‘testimohy of the “Fathers,” &c. They sometimes give one reason for the change, and Sometimes another. “They wire in, and wire out” They would set aside the evidence from the “Fathers,” on the ground°that, there is no explicit declaration that the day was authoritatively changed,” found in their writings.’ Andrews says, page 206, “The madern doctrine of the change of the Sabbath was therefore absolutely unknown in the first centuries of theé Christian church.” Yet it has been shown from the very quotations which %e mrakes from Justin Martyr, and froin Mosheim’s quotations from Ireneus, Eusebius,:and a host of others, ‘that this position cannot be: maintained; ' UIIWIGSS these “Fathers” only speak’ the truth when believed to testify in fayor of the Adventist hypothesis! soa i 2. The ;tesumony of the #Fathers,” when ' against the Advent theory, is by - them Srelputedx spurious, or frthe “Fathers” .are attempted to be impeached: . see instanées‘ in ‘Andrews, pp. 269, and 284. Do the “Fathers” anywheré, even intimate an obligation to observe the specific seventh day, as the Christian Sabbath? Tam ignorant of such intimation. . And would they not have done this, since "there was so great a change in all else, connected with religion, if the specific day. was indispensable to the institution 9 i St

3. If the testimony of authors who confirm the change, as legitimate, is spurious, and unreliable, the Christian church has been deceived, or has wilfully violated one of the plainest coms mands of God for more than 1400 years! Why did not God sooner raise up, and send out these, whose characters combine botli Zonesty and wisdom, (by their own assumptions,) to bring man back from ruin? If their assumptions are correct, ‘Christians are deluded in believing God accepts their service. But Christianity has prospered, and grown while observing the Lord’s or first-day Sabbath; and would God have given such prosperity to those who openly .violate a plain command, and have: hence, “the mark of the beast,” and the frown of heaven? Now, either the'whole Christian church who observe the first-day Sabbath, (and this is true of all civilized nations,) being deluded, will be lost! and only Adventists, seventh-day Baptists, and Jews will be saved, or God accepts our faith and work. If not of God, it wilt come to naught; Judge ye, by the life, the fruit, and the results. - 5 e

- 4. Richard Watson,. Inst, Vol. 2, page 512, says 1n regard to the ‘proportion of time to be given &c., “The same portion of time which constitated theseventh<day from creation, ‘could not' be observed in all parts of the earth; and it is not probable, ‘therefore, that the original law expresses more than a seventh day, or ‘one day. in seven, the seventh day after six days oflabor; &e. For if more had been intended, then it would have, been recessary to establish a rule for ‘the reckoning of days themselves, which has been different in: different mnations; some reckoning from evening to evening as the Jews now do; ‘others from mid-night to mid-night, &e. . Even if this were ascertained, the differences of latitude and longitude would. throw the whole into disorder.” - Could the Jews .determine from the decalogue, which of the seven they were to keep? Is it specially named in the Bible? At the 180th ‘meridian west, from Greenwich, which" is at the middle of the Pacific, there must be one day dropped from the calendar--thrown away, or the calendar will never harmonize., There is;no scientist who can ‘travel around the earth, retaining the days, and find harmony. Then how shall we obtain a universal specificday?

] [A brief synopsis of the third sermon will be pub- : lished next week:] L 5 [ R : ¢ ’T 18 TRUE that Drs. Price & Brewer are physicians tthoroughly educated, candid and reliable. Only ones of their class that ;msge ‘continued -appointments for years. = If afflicted in ‘any manner, you lose nothing in con-, sulting -Drs. Price & Brewer. | The knowledge they have acquired by -l'eérrs spent in the treatient of chronic diseases incident to this climate enable them to prescribe the remedy for their removal. Drs. Price & Brewer will be at Ligonier, “on their next visit, at the Ligonier House during Wednesday, the 4th of August. The sick should consult them, fio

Ir you want to see a neat, clean and tasty drug store, call at the establishment of Eldred & Son. With eounters, shelves, drawers; boxes, ete., well stocked with the best articles in their line of trade, they are prepared to aeconlxmodate the public in number ?rne Stv e L g g

Engel & Co,; at Kendallville, call particular attention to their merchant tailoring department. - Employing on‘Jy first-classs workmen,: it is almost needless to state that the work they turn out is superior both in regard to fit, finish, and’style. - 12 Dr. FITLER’S Rheumatic ‘Remedy and Veégetable Liver Pills, guaranteed fo cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lum‘bago, Sciatica, Nervous and Kidney Diseases. Scott & Sandrock, Sole Agts. for Ligonier and vieinity. [v9 33-1 y IR e T { Lovers of the “weed” can find a choice variety at Eldred & Son’s; em‘bracing all the best brands of tobacco ﬂnd Cism. SrvEe et e

et R R, oy SHINKE.—In Ligonier, July 28, 1875, two sons_ '.to the wife of F. W. Shinke: usual weight. = e R RSO PR T, o THE MARKETS. el . - i : - LIGONIER. . - Wheat—white....B) 34 Hogs—live... . ..-.. $65) Amber—red...... 1 30|Hogs—dresged.--... .. Rye:.............. 100! Turkeys—live...... 06 0at5..............s 45|Chickens—livé,.[... 05 C0rn,........c..i@ 75|Beeswsx .. ... i . 2 P0tat0e5,........@ 9%o|Batter... .....;.... . 1% BlagSeed. - i aTsitard. 00, il ol 14 Cloverßeed,.. .. .. 650{Bges, . ..c0u.... 1 13 W 001...... ....40@ 45|Feather5............ 75 Pork........perbr 2250(Ta110w............. 08 5h0u1der5........,. ' 13{Timothy Hay....,..1200 uamg............' @l5/Marsh Hay......... 800 o KENDALLVILLE. (it e Wheat—white.....sl2s Live H0g5..:.......80 00 Amber—red....... 120{Dressed HOgB ..... ....: Rye .otos vuconices 100 Live Turkeys:.2...o 2. Oats:.co:i. ~ ... 40iLive Chickenw.c..:l. -« .o C0rn,.:......20 @ 65|BeeswaX. ... ..:.i.O 25 Potatoes, ..., ... 30{8utter............| 1& FlaxSaed. .. ... .. 1501 Lard, il el S Clover Seed.. ...@500|Egg5,.....:u......0. 12 W 001.......... @& 4/Feathers, .. ...i.... 9 PORK, Gik s R BIOW oL saski O 5h0u1der5,......... " 141Timothyﬁay....-,.»'.1300 Ham5..........@ * 12/Marsh F1ay........./800 —_— ‘ CHICAGO. i Wheat—white....B§ 117/ Hoge—live..s7Bs @s9 00 Wheat—red ....... ..|{Mess Pork. .20 50 @OO 00 Corn.....ccoae.i.h. TliLard ..:.... 13 40@ 1860 0at5....~........ 50%i5h0u1der5...........- 83" 8ar1ey............. 107[Ham5,............ || 12 4 . ’gOLEDO.. e el Wheat . ... ... 040.0ate._......... 0. 48% Red ** ........... 134/Clover 5eed......... Corn ceacivnoooii.. TSS, HOQB.cc ot iiie. R Y S NA R A N 1 LSR R R - SPECIAL NOTICE. Persons indebted to P. Sisterhen, on accounts and notes made prior to February, 1875, are hereby requested to come forward and settle the same before the first of next September.— _Having patiently waited snd accommodated as long as the same s consistent with sound business principles, I shall' have te insist apon a prompt compliance with this notice: A failuare to do so wiil result in enfore[ing collection by competentauthority i P. SISTERHEN., Ligonier, Ind., July 22, 1975.-13 fois

.~‘. 'w- AI BROWN, i Manufacturer of and Dealer.in all ki?iias ofy ‘ FURNITURE, SPRING BED BOITOMS, = ' ' WILLOW-WARE, - s e - BRACKETS, dc COFFINS&CASKETS Alwayson hand, and will be farnished t;)‘order” ané:{n]s al.{ttended with hcm.'se whe‘n desired. SLor oom : Car. Civin suft fnd Stt.}- ngpmer ) Ind ' 3 : ¢ August 7th, 1873.-8-15,

- . BELL, rEY A s Pels wn NAITIL.OR. Having permanently located in Ligonier',‘wonld r.eepectflilly say to the citizens of the placeand ~ surrounding country that heis pre;?;s_'ed todo All Kinds of Cutting and Making in the latest styles and at living rates. " Clothing Cleaned and Repaired [ On short notice q.nd at the most rcasopable terms, Shop one door north of R. D, Kerr’s o Burniture Store. : Ligonier, Ind., June 3, 1875.-m3-6 .

The Old Tanner Still in the Field! HARDWARE, PLOWS, - o - Agricultmal Implements Generally, Lime, Paints, Oils and Yaruieheé, : SASH, DOORS & BLINDS, HOUSI‘:'H()LP FURN l'l:‘lTß}}; : - H,‘ 1 : and T e ' BOOTS AND snm;:b,; can be bd_gght at e_Q ; JOHN ZIMMERMAN'S OLD STAND, AT WAWAKA, As cheap as anywhere in the éqnnty. This is es: pecially a good place to buy Boots and Shoes, t)JeG ‘*old tanner” knowing what constitutes good and duarable leather, - Give him acall. . 1-3 m

TEAL & FRINK, Successors to'H. L. Helman, in the.llardware Business, at Kendallville, respectfully aanounce that they have made large additions to every department of their store, and are gropnred to fur- ¢ nish everything in the: i 5 s ; > m ) . They have a-full stock of i ] G ! ‘ BUILDING MATERIAL, “Which they sell at prices to suit the times. ’i‘héy ' are sole agents for the celebrated - o ~ IRON AGE COOK STOVE; - Which the ladtes are invited to call and see, We keep a first-class TENNER, and are prei pared to do all kinds of ] Eaves-Trough Hanging and Roofing on short notice and in a workmanlike manner. West side of Main Street; in the Miller Block. - GEO. B. TEAL & CO/ Kendallville, May 27, 1875.-5-m3¢ Ly !

$e 3 : To The Musical. YOUéan‘ have your choice of three large; cloth bound books of beautiful music, vocal { or instrumental — easy or difficult -- for nothing, by subscribing for - 2 X 1} 9 b e Church’s Muscal Vsioe, A large Magazire, contaihing in: each number, stories, sketches, ‘poetry, news, &c.. and $2.00 WORTIL OF GOOD MUSIO. ¥ : wote e - It Costs Only $2.00 a Year. Send' stamp for ea{xple copy with list of contents of preminum books,| or, better still, mcbsc‘ere ~Now, and receive the hook by return mail'and the. Visiror regularly every month, for a- whole ‘yedr, Agents wanted. Address e S JOHMN CHURCH &;_ CO., 113 w, . " CINCINNATIF, O.

Still in the Field !

1 5 i 1 Dull Times Made Lively ! - —_FOR THE BEST— o f Fine and Kipßoots , i P e e LDATE M ShL A N 1 n oD 9 F. W. SHINKE & BRO'S,, I'Wbmse manufactures are ‘espccia)l;yr commended *on acconnt of their durnb’llif.y and neatness,” B t % : ol . ¥ 3 A g, e ‘\‘" SHINKE &BRO. Keep no iseco'nd-claas workmen.in thelr smploy‘;' and ase none‘but the very best s(gek. ‘ g Acotﬁplcte_stuck(;f i ; BOY'S BOOTS, . SALMOL A i =L MEN'S, . | x \. 5 - : iy 3 A{i 3 WOMEN®S And Children’s Shoat -Of onr own mauafacture and %-’ﬂx ndg:‘i'&j Massachusetts goods, * Encourage home inds . especially when you can geta better article for g 0 . ihessmemongy. - .o s Lined Boots made toorder ~ andkeptonhand. G R s e M sruary 18, Wgl R

Tx , : ‘ k : ; ‘ Rl . | J. DECKER’S. - In My Grocery Department ' 5 e T ll'A‘\;*EJl'S’l.‘ RFcrnrD - ot | 50 Barrels of Beans, 50 Barrelsof Prunes, 100 Barrels of Mess Pork, O Tons of Bacon, | 50 Bbls. Dried Peaches, 2 Toms of Hams. ~ | All of the above Goods were purchased at . . extremely low figures and will be L - sold accordingly. & wvevoomen | . (I—-——-———-——-—-—R’ o c E R’ IE Sa

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¥ Lli;lé'n'eed be said inregard to the excellence of L[sié"]?‘ami_ly Favorite, it hasiaiready “"orkfrzd its j"wu,y, ;. ‘ into every St}ltelcity amf‘v illage, and the words I~'ami§y Favorite have become a hoﬁsehol{d‘woi‘d)—'— r ; Space forbids to go into details of the qualities of (he Machine, or jis success within the last few years, ' We, however, cordially‘m“vilte an ingpection of'our goods, heing satiefied that by your g 0 doing the 5 WP F.” will stand the most sévere test. - ¢ R : e A T Sl A‘FEW POINTS OF EXCELLENCE OF THE "F.F.” MACHINE. v It<has a novel take-up, which prevents all strain on the thread.' Tt rung light and without fatigue © to the operator. Ithasan anti-friction bobbin, Its shuttle is simple’ &nd need not be taken out.of the machine to changethe tension. Its moyements are positive and depend on no spripgs,- It has the movel and uncomparable upper tension, the hn’ti-frictjg'm pad, It ie not necessary to use & sCrew, : driver to fasten the needle. It will hem and sew on edging at.the same time. bl i Wi « Thave “ﬁéd' the Weed F. . fur‘»thj'cc‘yg'ehrs; it has never been ot ‘of order. L U > FINDTAN, ORIO. --= By s : S B j 0 . ALM.GEYSER. | . Thayehad the F. F. Weed Sewing Machinie nearly five: years, | The first six months. after fpm- i ¢hased it, I earned with it seventy dollars: and af this date have earned $1,000; and the Machine now - . | works ag well as when I purchaged it.. - - - A % - ! * Lansing, March 23, 1875, ' © : v ¢ < ADELIA R, GRAY AM. - The General: Havorite. SO R v it gl “iguk i Ve ITI y _ o degidbe s e Daseription ofi the. TG, F sl 3 : : .:Ijj;;:iz.'";:‘“"..ﬂ‘i B\< 5 4 | b 0 e Ve R e G i X] : ¢ The &, F. No.l Macline, one size largd, ! : G g etk re 4 e than F. F. besided having many of the 4 e LR L i U 0 . characteristic good qualities of t!lq' »RA ¥ L SR i noted by the following differcuces: . . I NN eey Ils power cOnßists ofa combinationofan | & ’, e M;-;;-f‘—"‘""" g\’ N 'Aeccenl.'ricandcr‘ank. The Shuttle hasthe || ™ SR - g ‘di‘@ (RN / "4" best of mechanical powers —the bdlland: . . G N N\ f = : socket joint. .It has no cogs or cams, thus S a Q.‘ oo y N N doing ‘away with noisg and clatter. Its ¢ Jssie & : &‘// ‘| N ¢ |hearings are adjustable. - ; i S : oA =] ;——,‘ ' - [email protected] sizelarger than'No. 1; is: o ENGREREEe N B N i| (W = similut in construction, with thefollowing - HeNE—— e ’ sofo A=A . changes. making it the simplest, the fast-. = e L N ',’.‘," P i est and moßt effective manufacturiog ma- X s e il B ST TN iw . ghine&nu .It hasg new and improved . e v SN\ - shattle © rier, doing away with the ftic- A okS N\ J NS/ - tiomand wear of the shuttle. -The needie . g B By NN e l'd'mL'B% of hardened steel. Tt has a devise % e LR 2 aoie \‘ i '})or\- ing up lost motion on the presser =- « L S g ASENAC AN " bar.- Its power consists of two eccenﬁ;ﬂcsk S = LE - W R N g 0 arfanged as'to give i spoed, ease ofy = = TN R movement and long wear, The upperand = AR es L .*‘~.@-;-:-‘5:, .\ ‘lower, threads are drawn t?gether,aimnhg Aap BN OGP o|| wncondly making ntightleh Mo "a&""lu"*z}, by T Seselb -run ag;mﬂhlghrac_eofspepd. TheG. By WSSt B -T+ No fsspecially adapted for Tailors, Shoes i R e gt makq&-qnndl‘}«}&origs- o o S THE STOP m_u'r-nm.,mﬂs attachment to the “Q. F.?f:Macbi;'xe“COl;sists of smnll keyate " id tached to the bed. plate of the machine, and while the machine is at its greatest speed, the sl‘igh_u%\ Vo pressurewill stop the needié immediately, while ;pejt;&a_sdl&'vﬂjl continue to move. 'The needle will. _remain in the goods and not a single stitch will be lost, The presser fool also raises so that the gods. . - ‘can be turned ar pleaié‘eu,.‘f This improyement is spectally commented to lcather-worlkers of aukinﬂg‘\.‘;g (OSSR BSNLT s NS xRI "G GRERTNE 4 i, oA T L O e el e s Sl e e B % o 0 e, S RO - Waeo Sgwiie Maoung Co, t—Gentlemen:—The G. F. Machines bought of you have been inunseat - our factory for gome months, and have worked to our satisfaction. . Very Bpsp,etm?a Bl 3 - Diersorr, Frsnvauy 95th, 1875, - 0 THE FINLEY SHOE & LEARHERCO. . “ T'hiave used In my Boot-and Shoe Factory, for the past two years, your Wegd G. F. No. 1 and BX¢ ‘ngh: .1 find them ta be the best machine for my work tha‘t}%a ma&teiu 1&.&:@;-5;&«#1«1 with them inevery. reßpoet. Tbl i e e g SHe PRI o ed S R o b ksl 0 RS | o SRS Se e e e Sl el est T Ol T 2 TR sl gt | AU, Machines are farnished with Hommer, Braider, Quilter, Gaugo, 9.cxtré Bobbind. 13 ASSOFE 0 d Needles, Oileh, Sorew Driver, Instution Book and a can of Oil fres of charges /L - Clasa 1B F. Mchirie 1s noatly ornamented. Class 3 P F. Machine is neatly ornamiented in silver: £ and: pearl; price $lO.OO more than clase one. Stands to all mackines are neatly fniehed Special Indncements offered to cash purchasers. Tasy terms of payment by note ot Moty PAFE. | monte torerponsiblopetaone: oel i e L LR L Buos, = ergotlc men wishing to sell the W EED Sewing Machines, shotld address the Company. - o R v)“;;éi;’w; PR e eel R %».w PR S R Rb e esicede RN ARSI B S S iD B e e e RA L ~ y’”’%:‘?'i’“ﬁ}?*r AR T N ’%ﬁt R . WEED SEWING MACHINE C 0,.. ,ffa« “ Mwmg}, -,g‘(\vﬁ'éfm‘ﬁfxﬁ' :“ﬂ '? R <ug.,.&ng;m~,rvﬁ) : b R set Rl Oy CREER _

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