An Indication by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 22, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 50.

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An Indication.

By Editor

The California Christian Advocate of October 10 has the following in an article on "Lynch Law":—

"Two reforms should occupy the sober thought of lawmakers in every State:—

"1. Break up the vicious delays of modern court procedure, and thus make the punishment of all criminals more sure.

"2. Let the statutory penalty for the outraging of women and girls be death, in accordance with the law of God."

It is to the last paragraph we call attention, let the penalty be death "in accordance with the law of God." This is characteristic of our latter-day reformers, putting themselves or their government in the place of God. What law of God? that of the theocracy? But this is not a theocracy, nor can it be. That power which assumes it is antichrist. It is well for civil law to punish such outrages, but not "in accordance with the law of God." God will vindicate his own justice. This item shows just what Sunday reform will culminate in. "Let the sabbath transgressor [the pseudo sabbath] be punished with death in accordance with the law of God," will be the cry. This with the boycott will help to explain Rev. 13: 15-17.