Decalogue or Penal Code.
By Editor
LAST week we called attention to the fact that there were a number of Sabbath-keepers in Wellsville, N. Y. Commenting on this statement, the Wellsville Reporter says:— "By 'Sabbath-keepers' the good brother probably means seventh-day keepers. It would be a cruel indictment to say that out of our five thousand inhabitants, only eight or ten have any respect for the decalogue and the penal code." Yes, that is what we meant. Sabbath-keepers are seventh-day keepers, according to that precept of the decalogue which commands "Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy; six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God." We had no idea that any one would think we had reference to those who were trying to observe the requirements of the penal code, which makes Sunday, the first day of the week, only a legal holiday. This raises a query: What relation to each other have respect for the decalogue, and respect for the penal code, that they should be thus closely joined together in the same sentence?—Sabbath Recorder.