West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-06
REV. WM. HUTCHINSON. or THE
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COMES RACK AT REV. COX,
OF THE UNITED
BRETHREN.
Il REEpSvILLE, W. VA, !
Sept. 20, 1892.

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inst, | notice communication
from Mr.. Cox in which he tries to
Justify himself in not standing to
his challenge. His attempt, how.
ever, is utterly futile. Overlooking
the mud part of 1t, and viewing it
from the standpoint OF argument,
1t stands on the same footing with
the Sunday cause which ho has un.
dcrtakcn to defend, viz, without II
foundation.
Permit me, kind sir, to show you
that Mr.. Cox's boaStcd challenge Is
mere farce from beginning to end,
and proves him to be either n lnavc
or a fool. In his challenge he asks
me to meet him i'm the chapel of the
NJ. T.. Church at Rcedsvillc, w.
Va, on the 10th Of August, at 10
O'Clock a. NJ. Now one would nat
urally infer from the above, that as
Mr.. Cox has 40 interest whatever
IN the above named chapel, he had
entered into negotiations with the
Methodist people and secured from
them permission to use their church.
Such, however, was not the case.
For am Informed by the highest
Methodist authority in this place,
that Mr.. Cox had not made appli-
cation for the house, nor could he
have gotten it If he had /; therefore,
so far as this part OF his challenge
is concerned, what is it but per
feet farce.
Then, too, as to the time he set
tied upon for me to meet him, Au-
gust l0ih, one day after our State
meeting had begun, well knowing
that duty clllcd me there. Mr..
Cox may deny that he knew the
time Of our meeting before receiving
my reply TO his challenge, but that
will not help him any, from the
f.cJ that when he did learn def
nitoly, he made no attempt what
ever to adjust matters and meet me
at the close Of our camp-meeting,
choosing rather to go prating
through She country and saying
had " backed out. J." If the motive
that actuated HIM had been to
spread the truth and thus orlightcn
the people, time would not bo per-
miitcd 10 cut any figure in tho mat
ter at all, but from the fact that he
allows it TO, the infcrcrce is clear
that he never intended to dcblte
The question with me-.
Again, taking the resolutions
drawn up for my acceptance, the
charge ! make against him IS just
as readily seer as in the challenge
thit accompanied them. AIR. Cox
boasts Of having u perfect knowl.
edge Of the Adventist people and
their faith, but If his bolstng BE-
true, it proves him false in two OF
his resolutions, and if he vas hon
est in his resolutions, then they
prove him false in bis vauntcd
knowledge Of US as q people and the
faith we practice. A glance at his
lst and Bird resolutions will prove
this. The lst resolution reads;
"Rcsolved, That the Sabbath Of
the Ceremonial Law is not the
Christian Sabbath"
Now If Mr.. Cox had tho most ro.
mote knowledge Of our faith, he
would have known that no Seventh
Day Adventist believes the Sabbath
Of the Ceremonial Law 90 be the
Christian Sabbath. They hold the
Sabbath Of the 1th commandment
ot the decnlognc-the Borm Lay
is the Christian Sabbath; that 10
was never changed by Christ or He
apostles as many believe, but by the
Roman Catholic Church SO far,
then, as his 1st resolution is con
cerped, it accords perfectly with the
faith Of the Adventist people.
Hence, there is no room for dis.
cussion here Mr.. Cox j. standing
ON our side Of thc fence. But what
does this prove as to bis yauntcd
knowledge Of our faith and posi-.
tion IL proves that if his knowl.
edge is correct, then bis resolution
is CAS- have statj) a mere firce.
That ho never intended 20 bold "a
debate, took this ignoblo way Of
Haunting himself before the people,
and yet avoid debating the question.
bv tcuaciOusly holding that uu.t