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

themselves by a solemn oath, not for the purposes
of any wicked design, but never to commit any
fraud, theft, or adultery; never to falsify their word,
nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to
deliver it up; after which it was their custom to
separate, and then re-assemble to eat in common a
harmless meal."[18]
This epistle of Pliny certainly furnishes no
support for Sunday observance. The case is
presented in a candid manner by Coleman. He says
of this extract:--
"This statement is evidence that these
Christians kept a day as holy time, but whether it
was the last or the first day of the week, does not
appear."[19]
Charles Buck, an eminent first-day writer, saw
no evidence in this epistle of first-day observance,
as is manifest from the indefinite translation which
he gives it. Thus he cites the epistle:--
"These persons declare that their whole crime,
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