The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-23
DR.. YOUNG REPLIES.
Says DR.. DItzIer Perverts the HIstOr
Tie Professed to Read-He Is Ready
for the Contest.


We are told that the Baptist pas
tor in this city offered $500 il anyone
will show a standard Baptist histor-
ian that states that "Baptists" ever
sprin ie1 or poured wafer on people
for baptism, or words to that effect.
IL tle said elder O. the Baptist church
in Ard re denies our reading on
that 81 iect, why did he not accept
our request publicly made, and come
10 ouc room and examine the books
we reaC on Ne subject? II he does
not know that TO many years those
whor' they ter Bap.ists sp-inkled
and others Dolred the wa er on those
whom hey retaptized as they term
it, ana regarded it as baptism, then
he has never read Baptist histories.
Let him put his Cffer of $500 in legal
shape, daily signed, negotiable and
payable = ba K in Ardmore, Ind.
Ter, al , hand it 20 reliable party
not Of either side, deposit the money
in bank, notify our presiding elder
t,4r tne faces, name one man for
his side as referee, we Will name one
the two a third wno is reliable, and
not of either side Of the parties, and
let it &c ne at once, and we will
produde .e books. We read from
hem Sunday night, they are the
highest Baptist standards in the
uited States. We do not want the
elders m ney. We will give it to a
charitable institution of Ardmore.
III ~. IN $500. lis issue We
have t'e sta lar ls-their lest. No
reliable ull 70 about the
streets sla .'ering man when he
could ONE and v .y, matter.
Respectfully,
j. D.TzLER.
Referring 70 the above I would
render IS a., c--~. or net answer
ing soone.. that nave been so busy
had =. ~ 4e to sec.-ch the
Histories 4e.e.,eu TO.
First-He asks why did not
accept his request publicly made
and come 10 his room and examine
the .cn IS; and mat 20 reliable man
wouiu 20 about the streets SANDER
Iug a man when ne could come and
VI ~ the matter.
2Iy answe 10 this is, first | had
part of the books in my own room
and .ould very easily ct the other
one. And hat i now I-'l myself
ready, that en- 1-. Ditzler proves
tna, any reputable Baptist Historian
ever said = F.. any the O. llsce that
any people whom Baptist rov. recog-
nize o. even recognized as Baptist
practiced sprinkling or pouring for
baptism af.er they become Baptist
mean by the word Baptist as /
suppose he also means. Those
whom or Historians recognize as
the le-it' nate ancestors of the so
called Missionar. Baptist in this day
Gener DaPt SIS, rec "'iI Baptists
Separate Baptists and such ike are
not recognized l.. this number, -
comply with my proposition made
to Brother Narbo -oush.
And / empha. ca.ly deny that any
Historian Of note of any FAITH or
NAME ever taught tha- any people
who are claimed by the Baptists as
in their line II succession ever
practiced ri-klin- o. pouring for
baptism af er ,ley became what we
call Baptists.
Some :, sOns and some sects
practiced sp.inSling END pouring
but il was Sefore they became Bap-
lists and ~, [ ev did THESE things
they were not claimed as Baptists.
When they became Baptists thev
put away those foolish things.
Now if the Doc or threw out this
as a challenge this makes the issue
distinct and il follows that DR.. Oitz-