A New Argument by L. D. Santee

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 24, 1866

A New Argument.

By L. D. Santee

A FEW weeks ago a young minister of the Disciple order preached here upon the Sabbath question, trying to demolish the sacred memorial of God's rest, and to rear in its stead the pope-honored institution of Sunday observance. It is needless to repeat his arguments as they are familiar to nearly every Sabbath-keeper; viz., Rev. i, 10; Acts. xx, 7, &c. There was one argument, however, deserving of notice on account of its novelty. He spoke of an illustration that he once read in a little poem, A Word for the Sabbath. A man having a finger diseased called for a physician to amputate it. If he should cut off all ten thumbs and fingers to get rid of the diseased one, and then stick nine on again, he would be pronounced foolish. Well, said he, I will just say in regard to that, that the wisdom of God is foolishness with men. This he seemed to consider as a clincher, for he repeated it three times. We think that his folly was made manifest to all except the blindly prejudiced. May the Lord open the eyes of the people to see the beauty and harmony there is in the truth.

L. D. SANTEE.

Gridley, Ill.