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1221 In Defense of the Faith, p. 140.4 (William Henry Branson)
In an attempt to prove that Sunday is the Lord’s day, Mr. Canright the Baptist says:
1222 In Defense of the Faith, p. 141.1 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright begins his great adventure among the lexicons, dictionaries, encyclopedias, church Fathers, etc., in a desperate effort to turn up some semblance …
1223 In Defense of the Faith, p. 142.2 (William Henry Branson)
Mr. Canright quotes from statutes of the kings of England; from Danish and Saxon laws; from Catholic councils; from Emperor Constantine; and a score of so called …
1224 In Defense of the Faith, p. 142.3 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright to tell us what is written in the Book of books about the Lord’s day? Just this: it would have completely upset his entire theory. For the Lord and …
1225 In Defense of the Faith, p. 143.1 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright would so gladly have them do.
1226 In Defense of the Faith, p. 143.3 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright admits kept the Sabbath during the first century, hence he speaks of that day just as Jesus had spoken of it. Jesus said He was Lord of the Sabbath …
1227 In Defense of the Faith, p. 144 (William Henry Branson)
Canright Appeals to the Fathers
1228 In Defense of the Faith, p. 144.3 (William Henry Branson)
Mr. Canright’s chief appeal on his Sunday-Lord’s day theory is to the Catholic Fathers, and he offers their testimony as a ground of faith for the Christian …
1229 In Defense of the Faith, p. 146 (William Henry Branson)
Canright Shifts to Roman Catholic Position
1230 In Defense of the Faith, p. 146.5 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright chose to stand after he forsook the law of God, and surely he was sinking in the mire. He had clearly forsaken the commandments of God for the traditions …
1231 In Defense of the Faith, p. 150.3 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright took his stand in trying to prove Sunday sacredness. He found it only in tradition. And every individual must take his choice. Either his faith …
1232 In Defense of the Faith, p. 150 (William Henry Branson)
Canright Presents 100 Bible Facts To Support The Sabbath
1233 In Defense of the Faith, p. 150.4 (William Henry Branson)
We present herewith a reprint of a tract published in 1885 by D. M. Canright in which he argues convincingly for the keeping of the seventh day as the Bible Sabbath.
1234 In Defense of the Faith, p. 158.2 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright stoutly denies. He first claims very vehemently that “the change was made by the apostles.” This he reiterates over and over in one of his last books …
1235 In Defense of the Faith, p. 159.2 (William Henry Branson)
… Mr. Canright would have found it. The Word of God is not divided against itself. It is not yea and nay, but yea and amen; that is, it is a harmonious whole. (See 2 Corinthians …
1236 In Defense of the Faith, p. 159.3 (William Henry Branson)
But Mr. Canright himself reveals the fact that he as conscious of this weakness in his argument. He quotes from a Catholic author in support of the theory that the apostles changed the day, and yet he had formerly said:
1237 In Defense of the Faith, p. 160.3 (William Henry Branson)
Upon utterly failing to prove the theory that the apostles changed the Sabbath, Mr. Canright moves to an entirely new platform and boldly declares:
1238 In Defense of the Faith, p. 160.7 (William Henry Branson)
… . Mr. Canright made it in an attempt to disprove the claim that the Roman Church changed the day, but he has proved too much. In fact, he has given his case entirely …
1239 In Defense of the Faith, p. 161.2 (William Henry Branson)
But let us note the dilemma in which Mr. Canright has placed himself. Says he:
1240 In Defense of the Faith, p. 161.5 (William Henry Branson)
… , Mr. Canright refers to Pentecost to show that the Greeks heard the gospel on that occasion, and carried it to the countries in the East. (See The Lord’s Day, by …