'"--_"History of the Eastern Church," lecture 6, par.
15._
Thus the Sunday institution comes in, marked by its pagan origin, and
adapted to ecclesiastical purposes by the church of the "falling away"
that grew into the Roman Papacy. To quote again from the Baptist author,
Dr. Hiscox:
"Of course, I quite well know that Sunday did come into use in
early Christian history as a religious day, as we learn from
the Christian Fathers and other sources. But what a pity that
it comes branded with the mark of paganism, and christened with
the name of the sun god, when adopted and sanctioned by the
papal apostasy, and bequeathed as a sacred legacy to
Protestantism."--_New York Examiner, Nov. 16, 1893._
No wonder that with the coming of the latter days, and the proclamation
of the message of preparation for Christ's second coming, there should
come a call to Christians to follow Christ and Holy Scripture in keeping
God's holy Sabbath.
Again the voice of Jesus is heard in protest against traditions that
make void the commandment of God.
"Every plant," He says, "which My heavenly Father hath not planted,
shall be rooted up.
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