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The Constitutional Amendment: or, The Sunday, the Sabbath, the Change, and Restitution / A discussion between W. H. Littlejohn, Seventh-day Adventist, and the editor of the Christian Statesman

Chapter 34: INDEX OF POINTS DISCUSSED.
By Wolcott H. Littlejohn
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A sequence of essays, editorials, replies, and rejoinders records a public debate over a proposed constitutional amendment to recognize God and Christian principles and to mandate Sunday observance. The religious author argues from Scripture and religious liberty against statutory enforcement of a Sunday Sabbath and warns of dangers to conscience and church-state separation; the editor defends first-day observance and legal recognition. The volume collects arguments on scriptural, legal, and civic grounds and includes an index of points discussed.

INDEX OF POINTS DISCUSSED.

  • PART FIRST:
  • ELD. LITTLEJOHN’S ARTICLES IN THE STATESMAN.
  • ARTICLE ONE.
    • Tendency toward Sabbath Discussion, 5
    • Various Views concerning Reform, 6
    • Inquiry as to Proper Action, 13
  • ARTICLE TWO.
    • Religious View of Sabbath Reform, 16
    • Sabbath Commandment, 19
    • Has this Law been Changed? 22
  • ARTICLE THREE.
    • Reasons for Sunday Observance Examined, 28
    • The Resurrection, 30
    • Example of Christ, 32
  • ARTICLE FOUR.
    • Texts on First Day of the Week, 36
    • They do Not Prove its Sacredness, 39
    • The Meeting of John 20:19, Considered, 42
  • ARTICLE FIVE.
    • John 20:26, Examined, 48
    • Act of Worship does Not Consecrate the Day, 50
    • 1 Cor. 16:2, Examined, 54
  • ARTICLE SIX.
    • Acts 20:7, Examined, 57
    • Acts 2:1, Considered, 63
    • Pentecost Not First Day, but Fiftieth Day, 64
    • Rev. 1:10, Examined, 66
    • Proposed Amendment of the Constitution Not in Harmony with Bible Truth, 68
  • ARTICLE SEVEN.
    • Bible View of the Sabbath, 71
    • The Law Changed by the Catholic Power, 76
    • Position of Seventh-day Adventists, 79
    • Proposed Amendment Dangerous to our Liberties, 83
  • PART SECOND:
  • REPLIES AND REJOINDERS.
  • REPLY ONE.
    • Seventh-day Sabbatarianism and the Christian Amendment, 87
    • Supposed Action of Missionaries, 89
    • The Proposed Amendment Expresses only Fundamental Principles, 91
  • FIRST REJOINDER.
    • Amendment Not Related merely to Principles, but to Sunday in Particular, 96
    • Supposition of Missionary Action Examined, 103
  • REPLY TWO.
    • The Seventh Day Not Observed by the Early Christian Church, 107
    • Examination of New-Testament Proofs, 108
  • SECOND REJOINDER.
    • Our Common Ground, 116
    • The Seventh Day, only, the Sabbath in the New Testament, 119
    • No Effort Has been Made to Place Sunday upon Precept, 124
    • Consideration of Col. 2:14-17, 125
    • Rom. 14:5, Examined, 129
    • Survey of the Ground Passed Over, 131
  • REPLY THREE.
    • Testimony of the Gospels for the First-day Sabbath, 133
    • Resurrection of Christ, 134
    • John 20, 136
  • THIRD REJOINDER.
    • No Evidence of First-day Sacredness, 140
    • The Gospels do Not Call First Day the Sabbath, 150
  • REPLY FOUR.
    • Argument for the First-day Sabbath from the Gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, 154
    • Authors Differing Concerning the Day of the week, 155
    • Argument for the First Day, 156
  • FOURTH REJOINDER.
    • Value of Testimony—First-day Keepers Witnessing that Pentecost Fell on the Sabbath, 163
    • No Reason Stated, nor Commandment Found, for First-day Sabbath, 172
  • REPLY FIVE.
    • First-day Sabbath at Troas, 177
    • The Reckoning of Time Considered, 179
  • FIFTH REJOINDER.
    • No Custom Found in Acts 20, 183
    • Argument for Change of Time Considered, 191
    • Evidence of Acts 20 Favorable to the Sabbath, 201
  • REPLY SIX.
    • Testimony of Paul and John to the First-day Sabbath, 202
    • Examination of 1 Cor. 16:2, 203
    • Of Rev. 1:10, 205
  • SIXTH REJOINDER.
    • 1 Cor. 16:2, 207
    • —Testimony of J. W. Morton, 207
    • —Concession of Albert Barnes, 209
    • —Paul’s Plan of Systematic Beneficence, 211
    • —Devotion at Home, 214
    • Rev. 1:10, 219
    • —The Sabbath is the Lord’s Day, 220
    • —Christ Lord of the Sabbath, 221
    • —No Proof Given that First Day is the Lord’s Day, 222
  • REPLY SEVEN.
    • Testimony of the Early Fathers to the First-day Sabbath, 225
    • Testimony of Ignatius, 225
    • Errors of Dr. Dwight, etc., Corrected, 227
    • Barnabas and Justin Martyr, 228
    • Dionysius, 229
    • Pliny, 230
  • SEVENTH REJOINDER.
    • Value of Traditional Testimony, 231
    • Ignatius, 235
    • Barnabas, 239
    • Justin Martyr, 243
    • What Justin Martyr Believed, 246
    • Dionysius, Melito, Pliny, 250
    • Deficiency of Testimony for First-day as a Sabbath, 253
  • REPLY EIGHT.
    • Patristic Testimony to the First-day Sabbath, 254
    • Irenæus, 254
    • Errors of Dr. Dwight and Others in Quoting this Father, 256
    • Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian, 257
  • EIGHTH REJOINDER.
    • The Apostasy, 261
    • Testimony of Irenæus, 262
    • Of Tertullian, 267
    • Of Origen, 273
    • Of Cyprian, 276
    • Summary View of the Case, 277
  • REPLY NINE.
    • Theories of the Christian Sabbath, 280
    • Claim of an Unwarranted Change of the Sabbath Considered, 284
  • NINTH REJOINDER.
    • No Advance Ground Taken, 287
    • Harmony of Sabbath Law and Sacred History, 289
    • Roman Apostasy and Change of Sabbath, 293
    • Seventh-day Sabbath in the Early Church, 296
    • Testimony of Romanists, 304
  • REPLY TEN.
    • The Principle as to Time in Sabbath Observance, 313
    • One Day in Seven, not the Seventh Day, Required, 313
    • Difficulties of Keeping Definite Day, 314
  • TENTH REJOINDER.
    • Inconsistency of the Statesman’s Positions, 321
    • No-Definite-Day Argument Fatal to First Day, and to any Sabbath, 325
    • Inconsistency of his Position on Necessity of Legislation, 326
    • Difficulties of Sabbath-Keeping Considered, 329
    • Absurdity of the Theory of an Indefinite Day, 333
    • Definite Time Around the World, 339
    • Summary, 348
  • REPLY ELEVEN.
    • The True Theory of the Christian Sabbath, 351
    • First Day of the Week the True Christian Sabbath, 351
    • A Memorial of Redemption, 353
  • ELEVENTH REJOINDER.
    • Inconsistency of the Replies, 355
    • No Amendment of Sabbath Law Produced, 356
    • A Gospel Memorial of the Resurrection, 367
    • Sabbath Keeping Involves Sacrifice, 369
    • Summary of Evidence for the Sabbath, 371
    • The Commandment, or Tradition? 374
    • Conclusion, 377