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Show IaaB 'i HMUIMIIMI HUMlW. ' The question lias, been raited to the correclneai of tho prosant orlho- i, Rnp'.iyof the wonl "Sundav," ih f i claim beliu made by soma that It ' aliculilbo"8onday." There aro good HBtf? Rtouncla shown lor this, too. It It ft recognltad by all peoplo ol Inlflllgf nt BBl V rellulouslncllnlnirasthel.oriraclay.as t Id truth ll ilaa are, but tbli la tho l) one set apart tpeolally (or recognition M 1 1 of llll dominion and grace. Tin Dlble ' lay, "Tho Hon of mm la I'ord j'.H also of the Babbalh," It thua jM ppearlntf M Ilia herltage-H It V day the Bon's day, which 'or the i sake of euphony and convenience liu H' keen elbretUtcd to Huniiajr. Then M , why spell It olherwlio than In con. B aonance with Ita origin, particularly H when by legitimate orthography the r orthoepy of the word la int dlaturUd V In old Kugllih timet the word wat Hj I incited rionnoclay" and In (leriuany H , It It oftcner than otherwlie found Hj "Sonneday." It la known that tho H origin of the tpelllng which we have H ' adopted la I'hocnlclan and means the H day aet apart for tho worship of the Hill tun, Juit m Monday moant the day H '1 deToted to worshiping tho moon; H J Tuesday waa Tuleco'a day, Wednesday H 8 Wodan'a, Thuradoy TborV, 1'rlday H it " Frlga'a, and ao on. All thtte name B ( are ao many rellcBoIlieathcnlBtn which !aaa ourolTllltatlonhaapermltledtiremaln ! where they took hold of our etyrao- ' logical ayatem, and aoine time or other I they may all bo disposed of and the V Chrlatlan atandard upheld. bbbb (i An eastern paper, tho New York H ( Matt and Jliprtii, which waa the H Drat to atart the dlicuialon for H 5 the change, make the joint that H f our llebrew fellow-cltliens will H concede that Messiah la the Hon of H Uod and the Hon of David, and It any H I day of the week la to be named for H Ulm, It la every way more appropriate H ,1 to call It Bonday than Hunday. Thla M V can be granted by them, without their B 1 either affirming or denying that Chris- J 1 tlana are correct In considering Jrsua nj tobeMeatlah. It la better for them, vj aa well aa the reat of the world, not to BWT uie the title Hunday, whloh la certain- H ly of heathen import, for they, above Bl all natlont, never will worablp the aun HJI'-A or any created tblug. Alao It shows HB? n that the llomanltta ought to bo glad tu HBl I call the day after Jeiua, for "Hon of , ) Uod" la the tttlo which He moat fro- HHj qutntly applied to lllmtelf after lie HBV.'if aacended Into heaven; and II would Hbx hlp to aplrltuallie their worablp, the HBf i I Ttry f hlng lu reapeot to which they HBJj etend In tho greateat need. HB)) It la underatood that radical changea HB' In any line of orthography now, when HH ; eTcrytblng la ao aettled by uaago and B ) conttant aucceaaloii, la well nigh Im- HH j practicable If not utterly ao. Thla B 5 being the oaae, and the queatlon of m aanotlty not entering Into tho matter M ' aa relatea to any of the other daya of W the weak, It might be aa well to let K' the dlacuaalon end for the prraent with m the propriety or otherwlae of all L'hrla. M tlan people and publication )illlug It ft "Honday" inatead of longer ncogoli. I lngthe baathenlim Ilngarlng around Hl the present method. Home may say Hl' the matter la too trUIat tojuatlfy gen- Hf eral dlicuialon or uniform action; but M$ In lime when tho teudeoclta are 11 moro and more to dopart from tacred- M neaa In dealing Willi all aubjectt, wo (J are not willing to so regard It, The L'f paper aboTo referred to has already H' adopted the now method of apelllng Wmc the name of the day. |