West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-06
ton is display of the Same igHo
rance or trjckery. 1t reads;

oeiine the hour ' for the sabbath
to begin or close" &c.
We never affirmed they did; SO
that in this resolution also he
wishes to cram thing down my
throat aud have me affirm wiUt /
do not 6slioco. Now wat does this
show &? 1t shows that Mr.. Cox Is
exceedingly deficient in cithcr his
6aow|ei9c of our faith, or honesty in
stating the conditions on which he
will debate with me. Affirming as
lac does in these two resolutions ex-
actly what we believe, how could he
expect mo to meet him las he
stated F? lf | atliym what hc
atliIms 80 as TO assure him that
there is no disagreement between
us, then he will debate with me.
othcrw Sc he will not.
Wonderful How smart some
people are ? Aftor reading the at
tempt he has made at self juslifcn-
tion, and looking over the entire
field, we cannot help coming to the
conclusion that MIR. Cox knows full
we'll that Sunday stands without
any foundation in the Scriptures.
that it is only II heather, institution
reared IN CRIME and tostcrcd by
odHHcry. II not, why docs he re
fuse TO debate his 2nj resolution
which lays upon him The obligation
of proving its divine origin If it
is because Of the offer | made him
of entering hIs church when the
point would be proven, he need not
fear from that standpoint, for we
wlI assure him that by the time he
gets through his so-clllod Church
of the United Brethren in Christ &"
will have been so demolished that
there will be none by that name
into which | could enter. Perhaps
this was a well defined thought on
his brain when he could sec nothing
else awaiting me buta " six months
probation - at the close of the de-
bate, and not wishing to sec me fan
into the hands Of such a cruel peo.
pie (;) he desires to save mo bv
making sure that lie believes exact
ly what do before we ontcr the
discussion. In my last | said hls
2nd resolution "covers all the
points in his 1st and 3rd;" which
Mr.. Ccx declares "is absolutely
not the case"
The logic displayed in this state
ment is, that calling a thing 50
makes 1t 50, whether it IS 50 or not:
for hc makes no attempt whatever
to show IL is mt So. This, however.
is Il fayorite way Of doin9 with Mr..
Cox aud fIliy explains why he calls
Sunday the Christian Sabbath when
1t is not the Christian Sabbath,
nor cm he prove it such. lie com.
plains bitterly Of my making it
conditional that Mr.. Skidmore zen.
dor8c" him as his "represcntotiye"
and says, " Any one with reason.
able degree Of observation can see
that this proposed condition Of Mr..
Hutchinson is simply a dodge" TO
dodge is TO "start suddenly aside;
TO shift place by sudden start. 70
play tricks; to be cyasiyc," &C.
Webster. This conclusion which
he supposcs TO be iaicHiqenHy drawn
Is rs far from the iRieRi Of the con.
dition as he IL from The .Y0rH p0lc.
When ] laid down this condition
the intent was to securc debate
with Mr. Cox. according TO his
challenge we were TO debate i'm %
building which neither Of us opuc4.
and feeling certain that Mr.. Cox
would say things not believed by
the people who own tn, building.
and that such course, coupled with
the f,ct that many w-rc not wiling
for him to have the h,uc, would be
likely 10 nip the debate iu 'ho bur
! Therefore stated tus condition as
did. liis conclusion that if hc
was coming "as % paid liJ1rcr.
would "securc him "tbc cburch
by no means Gl's The b.II; for II /,
WIS SO, aud hc you'd mlka 70 poo.
job of it, (Which hc would be- s1r,
tO do) the churrh might bo taken
from him just t1at much sooner.
Taking into account Mr Cox
challenge, bis resolutions, bis IT..
f.rprf af sstf frsftg..,tt.. ..I I.