History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week - John N. Andrews

with death for fleeing on that day." And Mr.
Marsh, forgetting that Christ forbade his
disciples to take anything with them in their
flight, uses the following language: "If the
disciples should attempt to flee from Jerusalem
on that day and carry their things, the Jews
would embarrass their flight and perhaps put
them to death. The Jews would be keeping the
Sabbath, because they rejected Christ and his
gospel." Advent Harbinger, Jan. 24, 1852.
These quotations betray the bitterness of their
authors. In honorable distinction from these
anti-Sabbatarians, the following is quoted from
Mr. William Miller, himself an observer of the
first day of the week:" 'Neither on the Sabbath
day.' Because it was to be kept as a day of rest,
and no servile work was to be done on that
day, nor would it be right for them to travel on
that day. Christ has in this place sanctioned the
Sabbath, and clearly shows us our duty to let
no trivial circumstance cause us to break the
law of the Sabbath. Yet how many who
profess to believe in Christ, at this present day,
make it a point to visit, travel, and feast, on
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