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History of the Sabbath

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 5, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 49.

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"History of the Sabbath"

By Editor

"THE Sabbath is one of the best and one of the most important institutions ever given by a wise Creator to man. It came from God with his blessing upon it, and was designed to be only a blessing."
"No other institution so forcibly or so constantly reminds man of the Creator; no other so plainly or so naturally suggests worship; no other so directly connects man with God."
"Had the Sabbath always been observed by all as God ordained it, there never would have been, there never could have been, an atheist, an infidel, an agnostic, or an idolater in the world; for, through its observance, all would have known and would have continued to know and worship the true and living God, the Creator of all things. In this alone may be seen the great importance of the Sabbath and its proper observance. From this also may be gathered the reason why the enemy of God and man has ever sought to induce men either to neglect and forget the Sabbath altogether or so to alter and pervert it as to vitiate it, and turn it aside from the high and holy purpose for which it was designed and instituted in the beginning."
These are the opening paragraphs of the introductory chapter of the new Revised Edition of the "History of the Sabbath," by J. N. Andrews and L. R. Conradi.
The hope and prayer of the publishers in bringing out this Revised Edition of one of the most interesting and important of our books, is expressed in the following closing paragraph of this same chapter:—
"That this volume; which is the result of many years of careful study and research, may bring light, good cheer, and hope to many, and thus help to prepare them for a place in the soon-coming kingdom, is the sincere wish of all who have had to do with its preparation."
Every lover of the Sabbath truth should possess a copy of this book, not only for his own reading, but also to pass on to his friends and neighbors for them to read during the long winter evenings.