Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-29
That Debate.

SOAE ia III
FULTON, Mo, April 26.-When Mr..
Duncan said in the LEDGER of Apri.
1st that ''he could give whatever en-
dorsenept for Mr.. Kincaid that /
wanted l thought he meant VIVA,
he said. But when l april 12)
asked that he get the Christian
church in Mexico to endorse Mr.. K.
he then raises the cry that l hav.
"backed out!" Mr.. d. is such h
chronic blunderer that We need not
be surprised at anything he says. L
am confident that no reader of the
LEDGER saw suci, a thing as ''back-
ing out" in my correspondence of
April II. All that Mr.. Duncan don't
know would make a very large book.
When l debated with ED. Fl. Nc
Diarmid in Ontario, Canada, Oct.
1880, Mr.. Med. had the endorsement
of the Christian church at Wharton
and at Toronto. And when l debat-
ed with DR.. j. r. Lucas at Canton.
Mo, in Oct. 1881, DR.. l.. had the
endorsement of the Christian church
in Canton. Neither DR.. Lucas MOI
Ed. H. McDiarmid was a member OF
the local church that gave the en
dorsement. SO 1 yet demand that
Mr.. Kincaid have the unqualified en-
| dersement of the Christian church III
Mexico. If Mr.. D.. can't get that let
him say SO and we will try and find a
reputable gentleman" of Mr.. DIS
church somewhere else. In Mr.. DIS
letter april 22) he says that l ''admit
that l can give no endorsement from
my (the Presbyterian church." l
shall not attempt to characterize tina,
remark. I simply refer the reader to
my letter of April 18th. Look back,
reader, and see. 1 am willing to lie,
the candor of the readers decide.
At the very moment Mr.. d. wrote
that laundering statement l had the
endorsement of the Palmyra Presby
terry, where l was ordained and la
bored for fourteen years. 1 have the
endorsement of the Missouri Presby-
terry, of which / am now a member.
L have the endorsement of the Board
of Trustees of Westminster College
/ have complimentary endorsements
from all the leading papers of the
Southern Presbyterian church.
have the endorsement of a long list
of Presbyterians and Methodists who
heard my debates with DR.. Lucas
aud Elder McDiarmid. But NJ. Y.
Duncan, Esq, says, II admit" etc.
We'll, nobody believes it, SO let il
rest.
But Mr.. Duncan is about to stof
writing for the LEDGER Well, now,
that would. be a real calamity! Mr.
Editor, do try and persuade him tt
''grin and bear it, awhile longer. ]
am not near done with him vet. ]
know it is death to him but it is suci
fun for me! Try to induce him te
hold out just a few weeks longer. Il
Mr.. D. should get so mad that he
would not write any more Gospel
Lessons what would we '.poor PEG,
Pile" do for somebody to tell us o.
Solomon's motto, (Prov. 26:3) "a
saddle for a horse,' ETC., and about
'sswamping and ~half-soling a book
and how to fence in a coral anc
that the Apostle uttered the words
of John 1882. and many, many other
things just as novel and startling
Don't let him stop, Mr.. Editor
Joseph Cook, of Boston, made
great mistake when he failed to pu
Mr. M. Y. Duncan and his Gospe
Lessons among the s'modern won
ders of the world
The editor of the LEDGER is. abb
to take cart of himself even if Mr.. D
does ego" on a 'sstrike."
When l get the word that tn
Christian church in Mexico has en-
i. dorsed Mr.. Kincaid l will then b
ready to complete arrangements TO
the discussion. T. GALLAHER.