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1701.—Change of Day

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Aug 9, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 32.

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1701.—Change of Day.

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Who thought to change the beginning of the day from evening to twelve o'clock at night? When did it first come into use? A. S.
The eastern nations seem to have begun their day at sunset, as did the Hebrews. The Athenians so began theirs. The northern nations of Europe began the day at sunrise. The Egyptians and Romans began the day at midnight. Just when the custom began we do not know. It was so gradual that no authority at hand gives any account of it. All the changes from God's plan are the results of apostasy.