46
day
to
pass
away,
that
their
days
may
commence!
What
they
are
taught
to
believe
is
the
Lord's
holy
day,
becomes
to
them
the
most
tedious
of
all
days.
The
day
set
apart
for
religious
purposes
is
far
more
irksome
than
the
days
which,
as
they
suppose,
are
set
apart
for
other
purposes;
they
come
to
dread
the
approach
of
the
day,
when,
as
they
are
taught
to
believe,
they
are
to
think
God's
thoughts,
to
speak
His
words,
and
to
seek
His
pleasure,
and
they
hearti-
ly
wish
that
the
days
might
last
evermore,
in
which,
as
they
suppose,
it
is
allowable
for
them
to
think.
their
own
thoughts,
to
speak
their
own
words,
and
to
seek
their
own
pleasure.
Such
a
training
makes
the
idea
of
religion
re-
pulsive;
and
Christianity
seems
to
them
a
‘
burden
griev-
ous
to
be
borne.”
“
My
yoke
is
easy,
and
my
burden
is
light,”
said
our
Divine
Teacher.
It
is
so;
and
that
because
Christianity
is
a
principle
of
daily
holy
living,
and
not
an
observance.
It
calls
for
mercy,
and
not
for
sacrifice;
it
asks
for
holy
hearts,
and
not
for
holy
rites—for
holy
men
and
women,
not
for
holy
days
and
places;
it
makes
life
one
day
of
rest
from
sin,
a
pleasant,
joyous
Sabbath,
and
consecrates
the
universe
as
the
temple
of
the
Holy
One.
“God
is
a
spirit;
and
He
would
have
us
worship
Him
with
true
and
faithful
spirits.
“God
is
love;
”
and
all
who
dwell
in
love,
dwell
in
God,
and
God
in
them.
This
is
Christianity.
It
brings
the
soul
to
dwell
in
love
;
a
love
that
‘‘
envieth
not;
is
not
puffed
up;
doth
not
behave
itself
unseemly;
seek-
eth
not
her
own;
is
not
easily
provoked;
thinketh
no
evil;
that
is
all-confiding,
all-hoping,
and
all-enduring;
and
that
never
faileth.”
This
is
Peace;
this
is
Heaven.
God
requires
us
to
set
apart
first
day
to
the
special
pur-
pose
of
bringing
ourselves
to
dwell
in
this
love;
and
to
the
same
glorious,
happy
end,
does
He
command
us
to
consecrate
every
other
day.
To
bring
us
into
a
perfect
union
of
spirit
with
Him
who
loved
us,
and
died
for
us,”
is
first
day
to
be
specially
devoted
;
to
the
same
end
are
we
required
to
devote,
with
equal
earnestness,
all
other
days.
We
are
bound
to
consecrate
the
whole
of
first
day
to
the
worship
of
God;
and
to
the
same
purpose
are
we
equally
bound
to
consecrate
the
whole
of
every
other
day;
and
thus,
to
find
our
Sabbath,
“Nor
IN
ONE
DAY
IN
SEVEN,
BUT
IN
THE
WHOLE
COURSE
OF
OUR
LIVES,”
and
to
make
life
one
act
of
Christian
worship.
Let
all
parents
47
teach
their
children
this,
not
onl
[
is,
y
on
first
day,
but
*
wh
they
lie
down,
and
when
they
rise
up;
when
they
go
out.
and
when
they
come
in
;
when
they
are
in
the
house,
and
when
in
the
field.”
Then
may
they
hope
that
a
sense
of
the
Divine
presence
and
government
will
be
with
them,
at
heir
hearts
and
lives
from
temptation,
all
times,
to
guard
t
CONCLUSION.
My
work
is
done.
I
have
tried
to
do
it
faithfully,
I
have
certainly
had
great
peace
and
happiness
in
doing
it
I
am
aware
that
what
I
have
written
will
be
displeasing
to
many
who
are
very
dear
to
me.
My
answer
is
—I
could
not
throw
off
the
conviction
that
this
was
the
work
which
my
Heavenly
Father
gave
me
to
do
af
this
time.
I
ask
all,
Into
whose
hands
this
work
may
fall,
to
receive
the
suggestions
which
it
contains,
in
the
spirit
in
which
the
are.
made.
Let
us
“prove
all
things,
and
hold
fast
that
which
is
good
;
remembering
that
there
is
not
a
thought
In
our
minds,
or
a
word
on
our
tongues,
which
is
not
known
to
the
Searcher
of
all
hearts.
May
we
all
be
fear-
less
in
our
inquiries
after
truth;
and
prompt
to
receive
and
strong
to
practice
it,
when
found
!
Yours
for
truth,
Henry
C.
WrigaT.
ADVENTIST
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