Marlin wrote: > If you know something the origin that I don't know, > please tell me your source.
Hi Marlin. I could be wrong in that I have not thoroughly researched this article due to lack of time. Upon your question, I have re-read what caused me to think this way, and now realize that the question of who actually wrote the article really isn't clear. Following is what I read at the beginning that led me to think this way: FEBRUARY 24, 1893, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists adopted certain resolutions appealing to the government and people of the United States from the decision of the Supreme Court declaring this to be a Christian nation, and from the action of Congress in legislating upon the subject of religion, and remonstrating against the principle and all the consequences of the same. In March 1893, the International Religious Liberty Association PRINTED THESE RESOLUTIONS IN A TRACT entitled Appeal and Remonstrance. On RECEIPT OF ONE OF THESE, THE EDITOR of the Catholic Mirror of Baltimore, Maryland, PUBLISHED a series of four editorials, which appeared in that paper September, 2, 9, 16, and 23, 1893. The Catholic Mirror was the official organ of Cardinal Gibbons and the Vatican in the United States. These articles, therefore, although NOT WRITTEN BY THE CARDINAL'S OWN HAND, APPEARED UNDER HIS OFFICIAL SANCTION, and as the expression of the Church to Protestantism, and the demand of the Church that Protestants shall render to the Church an account of why they keep Sunday and also of how they keep it. So it seemed to me that they were presenting arguments from a Seventh Day Adventist, and then raising a question that had been raised hundreds of years before, about why Protestants keep Sunday if not by Church tradition. This perspective seemed reaffirmed when I read phrases within the article itself which referred to "our Presbyterian brethren" and "our Calvinistic brethren." Although today Catholics consider Protestants as "separated brethren," it is my understanding that in 1893 Protestants were not considered brethren in any way. So phrases like these seem more appropriate from a Seventh Day Adventist than from a Roman Catholic. Furthermore, I have read Seventh Day Adventist literature before, and this seemed very much like it. If you know who actually wrote these articles, I would be pleased to know it. Maybe if someone can look up the original printed by the Seventh Day Adventists and compare it to these printed in the Catholic Mirror, that would answer the question. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida USA ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
