The history of the Sabbath embraces a period of 6,000 years. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord. The acts which constituted it such were, first, the examples of the Creator; secondly, His placing His blessing upon the day; and thirdly, the sanctification or diving appointment of the day to a holy use. The Sabbath, therefore, dates from the beginning of our world's history. It is the object of this volume to note the record of the Sabbath in secular history and show the several steps by which the Sunday festival has usurped the place of this ancient Sabbath.
Part I -- Bible History
- In the Beginning -- The Creation
- The Institution of the Sabbath
- The Sabbath Committed to the Hebrews
- The Fourth Commandment
- The Sabbath Written by the Finger of God
- The Sabbath During the Day of Temptation
- The Feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths of the Hebrews
- The Sabbath From David to Nehemiah
- The Sabbath From Nehemiah to Christ
- The Sabbath in the Time of Christ
- The Sabbath During the Ministry of the Apostles
Part II -- Secular History
- Early Apostasy in the Church
- The Sunday Lord's Day Not Traceable to the Apostles
- The First Witnesses for Sunday
- Examination of a Famous Falsehood
- Origin of First-day Observance
- The Nature of Early First-day Observance
- The Sabbath in the Record of the Early Fathers
- The Sabbath and First-day During the First Five Centuries
- Sunday During the Dark Ages
- Traces of the Sabbath During the Dark Ages
- Position of the Reformers Concerning the Sabbath and First-day
- Luther and Carlstadt
- Sabbath Keepers in the Sixteenth Century
- How and When Sunday Appropriated the Fourth Commandment
- English Sabbath Keepers
- The Sabbath in America
(Extensive references given)
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