1. I expect that Mahommedanism and Popery will be overthrown before Christ's second advent.
2. Sabbath controversy may continue; but happily the great mass of the world are at peace and not yet much disturbed by this question.
3. George Storrs took up Miller's views and added the annihilation of the wicked to make money!
4. Most of the world have been satisfied with the first day.
5. God does not say positively at mount Sinai, we shall observe the seventh day, but merely said, "Remember the Sabbath day."
6. There was an additional design in the institution after Sinai, and another reason was given; viz., a memorial of coming out of Egypt.
7. Dr. Clarke, the great commentator of Methodism, gave it as his opinion that God changed the day one day backward after Sinai; and Dr. Wyman of the M. E. C., South, was of the same opinion.
8. God did not enjoin any particular day, because it would be impracticable. So with baptism: God did not enjoin any mode. Immersion would be impracticable in Iceland and Greenland.
9. Two persons may sail around the world, one go east and the other west, one will gain and the other lose time, &c.
10. The ministers themselves have not taken time to search the Scriptures on the Sabbath question.
11. Sabbatarian Adventists don't even have a name in the census report of the United States.
12. How does it come to pass that congress recognizes the first day of the week as the Sabbath if not true?
13. I don't envy the man his company that keeps that old Jewish day.
14. Quotes, "They rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment," and remarks, This is the last Jewish Sabbath the disciples kept.
15. All the prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled at the first advent of Christ.
16. But the Jews are still like the second adventists looking for Christ and they will alike be disappointed.
17. The disciples returning to Jerusalem from Emmaus to attend the evening meeting, may have originated the change of the reckoning the time from 6 o'clock to midnight.
18. Quotes, "After eight days" &c., and remarks: When the next Sunday came, they were all together again: this was the second Sunday they kept.
19. It is probable that they continued to keep that day.
20. Doubtless the change of the Sabbath was among the things "not written," spoken of by John. A part of the gospel teaching, was, no doubt, the change of the Sabbath.
21. Paul tarried seven days in one place, (over the Jewish Sabbath,) and paid no attention to it as we know of.
22. Quotes 1 Cor. xvi, 1, 2, and remarks, If our seventh-day friends want a commandment for Sunday-keeping, HERE IT IS!
23. If men would leave Popery, Mormonism and Second Adventism and all other isms of the Devil they would be much wiser.
24. Having now shown you the commandment as well as the example of the apostles for Sunday-keeping, we proceed to history.
25. Brings on the history of the fathers. "Barnabas speaks of the eighth day," &c.
26. We cannot abandon the Christian Sabbath without abandoning Christ. Note. At the commencement he said only one seventh part of time was required.
27. Speaks of business done on Sunday as not lawful, &c. &c.
We replied to the above by request. Truth triumphed. M. E. CORNELL.