The following from D. S. McCaslin, a minister of the Presbyterian church of Muncie, Ind., sets forth principles in relation to the Sabbath which are in exact agreement with the teaching of the Bible. They apply to the true Sabbath, and, if admitted, hold a person inevitably to the immutability and perpetuity of the seventh day. The fact that Mr. M., in making these statements, was arguing in behalf of Sunday, does by no means destroy their value, as coming from a Presbyterian source, in behalf of the true Sabbath. The article is copied from a recent issue of the Muncie Times:— TEXT: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27. This saying of Jesus has been abused and perverted by the enemies of the Sabbath, who interpret Scripture with reference to their wishes, and not according to the will of God. It does not mean that God’s holy day may be subjected to any use the whims of human nature may suggest. It teaches that the Sabbath is a permanent institution of God, established for the benefit of mankind. The Sabbath, like the church itself, is made for man, and not man for the church. The laws of the State are for the citizens, and not the citizens for the State. This only makes the laws more sacred and authoritative. So in the law of the Sabbath, it is made for man, and is all the more sacred on that account, and is by this fact placed beyond any human alterations of its authority. That authority cannot be lessened or impeached. The law of the Sabbath is not ceremonial or Levitical, but it is ethical and spiritual. Every ethical law, from its very nature, is perpetual and universal. The sanctity of the Sabbath does not begin with Moses. It originates with the family and religion itself. Hence its incorporation in the decalogue as moral legislation. Every other statute of the ten inscribed upon tables of stone was ethical in character. Is it probable that the fourth commandment, standing in the very midst of the law, will be an exception in its character? Under such circumstances, can we believe that nine statutes are ethical, and this solitary one ceremonial? All the rest perpetual and universal, and this one temporary and local? The decalogue, as moral legislation, was meant for all mankind, and the law of the Sabbath is a part of that moral law; hence man is just as much morally bound to keep the fourth commandment as he is the third or the sixth. “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy,” is just as authoritative as “Thou shalt not steal.” Hence, Sabbath desecration is just as immoral as stealing! It will not evade the force of this conclusion to say, We are in the Christian dispensation, and not under the Mosaic. The law of the Sabbath has never been repealed. Grace leaves all moral laws in force. Fulfillment of a type does not imply the abrogation of any ethical law. The New Testament has no decalogue, and this fact indicates that that of Moses is still in force. The “sermon on the mount” sets nothing aside. Christ simply shows his hearers in what resides the authority of the Mosaic law. That authority is in its spirit. That spirit is the moral element. The Saviour therefore insists upon the sanctity of the Sabbath. “For the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” It is God’s day; it is his day. It is, therefore, from its very nature and purpose, a holy day. It must be used for sacred and devotional purposes, as nothing else will harmonize with its sanctity and God’s intentions. It is God’s day, and employing it for other purposes is robbing God. The Sabbath bears the highest marks of sacredness. We are told that this “day of rest” is “Holiness to the Lord.” This sentence is the very legend that was inscribed upon the mitre of the high priest! It is regarded as sacred as the priesthood itself. Who, then, shall profane its sanctity and escape the displeasure of the God of the Sabbath? The holiness of this sacred day is enhanced by the blessings it brings to the church and the world. Its maintenance as a holy day is necessary to the existence of the church and its continued prosperity. “No Sabbath” means “no church.” This gives the true significance of the uniform opposition of infidels and communists to the right observance of the Sabbath. If the Sabbath can be overthrown, or changed to a national holiday, then the church cannot maintain her divinely appointed institutions; much less can she promote religious thought and Bible study. Infidels understand this Sabbath question as being a strategic point between faith and doubt, and all wide-awake Christians, appreciating the Sabbath as a necessary divine institution, will recognize their purpose, and meet the issue squarely, and affirm, in the name of God and religion, that the Sabbath is a holy day and not a holiday.