Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-05-26

H. |. Are you the author of the above affirmation. | 1 hat our common version is all that we need de | sre?'' ' :" neeo ue
 7. Will you prove it in public discussion?
 D. Does not the public expect you to prove it or
 I. What was your object in your attacks upon me ana the Revision Association in the wears 1858 ioo9, and 1860, if they were not intended to prove the above affirmation?
 z. !" Ill you show how you converted your afr mation, "into challenge" to you by me?
 O. Does Mr. J. W. Moore profess to understand the Slmarlan and Syriac languages, and will he agree to give transatons of such portions of these ofiSnai scriptures as may be submitted to him dur ing ms attempt to prove his affirmation? 1. Does the truth of your affirmation and your aFt.y 'o montan it depend upon your knowledge
 c. Wlll Mir. Moore agree to defend as correct transatons and as superior to the common one, the following specimens of the Rhemsh New Tes. tament asymes, tunike, holocaush pasche. neophae, pendnce?
 ,. Will Mir. M. specify the time and place. when ana where agreed to defend any version now in existence as correct, either old or new-much less the hrst revision of one book of the New Testa- ment and still less, isolated passages of that one DOCK, before lt passes the final committee?
 Iu. In the issue now before the public whether understand Hebrew and Greek or English or any language or wherther can translate any language, or whether will defend any version, old or new, or IS It, whether "our common version is all that We need desire?'
 Ihls Is the true question, and have labored and am now laoorlng to dsprove your affirmation, that our common version is all we need desire and l Will stand up to It, and sir, will you stand up to your affirmation?
 II. During the time you have been attacking the Revision from Nov. lS57 till now, was my know ledge of Hebrew and Greek and transatons and revsions, condition in your attacks or in your af frmaton of Feb. s, 1860. if not, what right have you to make it now condition, that you are taken up! l know enough fer yOu-the less I know of anything the better for you. Take care to make your affirmation good-I will take care of my side of the the controversy.
 Yours truly, J. CREATH
 RasgeHoiNe, Ark, March 5, '60
 True Democrat, March 24th, 1860.
 Now if the above does not amount to an admis- aon ot lncompetency to conduct such a controver- sy as could have any good public result we never saw one. Even if he should curb his temper. and discuss as a christian and well bred gentleman, he must know that ignorance of Hebrew and Greek eXcuseth all men from discussions in which the true interpretation of those languages is involved It might have been impertnent to ask him whether he could translate Dutch. But Mr. Moore only asked him to say whether he was able of his own Knowledge to judge the correctness of our common version AnNfhis it appears he is unable to do, while less than this disqualifies him for pubic dis. cussion upon question like this especially A Campbellite preacher that We wot of, who used to live not far from Jackson, Miss, was in the habit ot making capital by proteSsing great ignorance of the Greek; whether as truthtully as might be done in the present case, we are unable to say. We would commend to Mir. c. that gentieman's exam pie as the best preventive of future mortifcaton: and common school as good bee of preparation for controversy with scholar-Fhe and intelligent men. Going about from place to place, and from year to year, denouncing translation as incor- rect, of he original Of ,chich he prooundy gno- rant, iS rather dn awktcqrd business