Doubtless by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 15, 1883

"Doubtless."

By Editor

WEBSTER says that doubtless means, " Without doubt or question." A querist or objector in Iowa says that the first day of the week " was doubtless kept in commemoration " of the resurrection of Christ, by the apostles and the early church. How is it placed beyond a question? Is it so plainly stated that there can be no doubt in the case? If so, why not point out the statement? When that is done we will doubt no longer. Until that is done we claim the right to doubt and question; and he who says it is beyond doubt or question, assumes too much. The word of God should not be so treated.

People can easily believe what they wish to believe. When we commenced keeping the Sabbath we had a conversation with a prominent member of the Methodist Church in the village in which we lived, in which he said:—

"I have no doubt that Christ and his apostles changed the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day; but I have always wondered why they said nothing about it."

Inasmuch as they said nothing about it there is plenty of room for doubt. Yes, more than doubt; we may very safely affirm with confidence that they did not change it. Had they done so there must have been some mention of an event so important.