Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-03-09

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We never yet have seen ,nan-so com.
pie'elx alsconcefted by an argu ..lent.. We
never heard q nsore confused. laboyed
awkward and piiiabie effort to reply than
ie made. He had not spoken half an
honr' oefore he appeared SO perfectly
caa1a'asy, that we remarked to a friend.
nat we w"nld have easy work" - In a.i-
disl"n 70 the Bible argument, we purposed
to introduce about two hundred au,hori
1es ~ ON Grecian classics. and one hundred
"f 1'le most disfii.g .ga-ei foreign critics
and irai'slators, that I've people might hear
ihe witnesses and decide for themselves.
L. Z. Ienkel and )lis friends saw at
once that the argument would lie over
whelallng a:.d irres isti-le, and determined
TO break up the discussion. if any means
could be devised BY which they could do
1t and save their reputation.
On the first day We ohly introduced two
authorities III addition to the Bible sryu-
nent-Alex. DeSiourdza, (State Council
or OF the Greek Chulch,) and Brenner's
Historical Exhibition Of Bapi ism. "a Ger
man work. On the evening OF the iilst
Gay, We predicted that an effort would be
made next morning, to stir MP strife oi
some sort. and sure enough, when we met,
Tue Lutheran moueralors very solenznly
ut was indeed Il very solemn matter TO
then) read over the Rules OF Controvers,
and Insisted upon an Interpretation of 0tx
OF them, that excluded aW and the cnly.
authorities by which the people could de-
eide the issue.
One Of the Rules, was, ''that the Greek
and English Scriptures should be the only
criterion by which the issue should be de.
cit!ed." i3e
We contended that the word Baptism
being as Luther says a'Greek term, and
parI ot the Criterion itself, the Criteriot.
did not decide the meaning OF the NO, d..
aud that the same kind OF evidence bv
which, the. meaning of any other word III
The Criterion was decided, was pertinent
ana relevant and admissible in deternlin-
ing the meaning OF Baptixo, the word III
con ntroversy. Hst.t. ,...' '+'
The noderators aever decided upon the
rule, whether ii excluded the evidence or
not. u. S. Ii. simply falsiies when he
says so. re s~
The President Moderator's opinion was,
l think, that the Rnle was silent as to tile
| admissibi!ity OF the evidence we proposed
to Introduce but seeing there could be TO
compromise between the disputan.t, he
did not annonnce the opinion. The Dis
! cnssion sexploded." .st 4.s
The next day, we proposed to NEE: DIR.
Hcnkel again, and lay aside all authority
but TIE Bible and debate the question to
HE end nps.n his own unjust, foolish, and
unprecedented terms OF discussion, and
what dn you think he 4iiI-cal!ed us an
''iiitidel" and said ''he would have nothing
| more to do with us. lie had caught a
Tar'sr, yo,, see, and didn't. want to catci,
hin again. Hs sheeluddzed. 81. So we ssrs-
treated" as your urcorrespopdent would have
II. The discussion WAS broken up by !.
t,7cG, characteristic ut once of the esuit,
| the knave, aud bigot-who love nothing
so much as darkness, hate nothing 50 much
us light, and tear nothing SO much as
truth. w.
| p. .S.-We are not done with this mat
ter Yet. -" 3. 71 ''ssa'
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