Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-05-26
From the Presbyterian Sentinel. PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
 AMUSING.

Not long since couple of articles which will be found elsewhere appeared i'll the Des Arc Citizen We see no particular reason why Mir. Elder J. CIeath should regard them as intended for his spc- cial benefit, unless 1t be that being the B0anerges of Campbelism ana Bible revson over that way, he felt that all Arkansas was on his shouders.- But so it was that he took them up in a card which We have formerly published with such strictures as our readers have pronounced just and well-merited To this card of MT. Creath, in which Rev. J. w. Moore was challenged to debate, Mr. NJ. made the following response:
 MR. EDIToR-I observe in your paper of 22d inst, certain remarks of Elder Jacob Creath, relating to the revson of the scriptures ending ill challenge to public debate.
 As preliminary to anything that may be further said or done on that point, l would propose to him the following questions:
 1. Does Mir Creath profess to understand the Hebrew and Greek languages, and will he agree to give tmnslations of such portions of the original scriptures as may be submitted to him, during a public discussion?
 ?. Will he agree to defend as correct transla- tions, and as superior to the common one, the fol- lowing specimens of the new version, which he is laboring to promote, viz: Acts ,, 42. revised yer sion, And they preservingly continued in the Apostles teaclng, and in the breaking of the oaf and in the prayels.''
 And also, of Acts 2l, 3lst which reads, :" And as they were seeking to kill him, word came up to the chilarch of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.'
 A prompt and unevasive answers required either in the affirmative or negative, without any crcum- lOcuton J. w.. MOORE
 Ruraiia, Feb. 25 1860.
 The above is certainly fair enough, and all that the most courteous antagonist would desirve or think of claiming. The only construction which we place upon this waiver by MT. Moore of his ! m. -fo IL.
 no less than scurroms in it's terms and spirit is to suppose that he intended to make it appear to such as might be partisans of Mr. Creath, that if he should ultimately decline a controversy, 1t would at least be no result of any fear to what Mr. Elder J. Creath should be able to do unto him in the way of fair augmentation. We should guess that Mir. Moore happened to have notion that Mir C. ight be profoundly ignOranto of the Hebrew and Greek languages, or at least that he might have thought it well enough preliminary to debate to require some little showing of credentials which are but due on such occasions. It is reported of Alexander Campbell, that he refused debate on a certain occasion, on the ground of incompetepcv sayimg'he would not discuss until "found man which we believe he did find in N. l.. Rice not long thereafter. That was all right If every lii | tie pretender was allowed to force discussion and
 fling mud for ignorant people to crow over ourbest thinkers would be overslaughed of course, and par tsan bgots be carried on the shoulders ofignorance and stupidity. The public will demand the neces say qualifications in him who sets himself up for a teacher, and especially for a champion. To the inquiries of the above card, Mir. Creath was there fore bound to respond in form sufficient to give reasonable assurance of his competency for the dis cusson proposed by himself. Let the reader judge whether the following meets these conditions: BIBLE REVISION. ssOur common version is all that we need de- -[J. w. Moore
 MR. EDlToR-ln the Democrat of the 29th ult. observe that Mir. J. W. Moore has replied to my notice of him in Feb. 20 "As preliminary to any thing further that may be said or done on that point,' will propose to him the following ones tions,'' and prompt and simple yes or no, numeri cally given, $ is required of him without any cir. l cunlocution.''