Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-25
Says He Will Meet McConnels-
vile Man Upon Certain
Conditions
MUST RETRAcT STATEMENTS
Hull Claims That Braden Has SANDER.
ed Him and He Will Not Meet Him
Unless He Denies Allegations
Would Have Pastors Determine
Bradens Fitness.

| Spiritualist debate seems to place UNI
necessary Importance on the time at
which the respective challenges and
| acceptances have been made public
since the T.-R. is probably responsible
for preventing the rush of one adver-
sary being met by a swift uppercut OF
the other antagonist.
Mr. Hull's challenge to debate was
brought to the newspaper office sew
eral days before Rev. Pye delivered his
sermon on Spiritualism. Because OF
typesetting difficulties and press of war
cpportune time. and when Rev. Pye
announced his anti Spiritualism SER
mon. and preached it, the challenge.
originally addressed to all the minis
ters of the city. was changed and di-
rected to Rev. Pye himself. The origl-
nal challenge was based on street ru-
NOR that some minister of the city
was planning to open a trade against
Spiritualism. and was directed to any
body so as to include whoever should
break loose. As Rev. Pye was the man
who did preach against them, 1t was
deemed advisable to challenge him to
debate. When the challenge did APP
pear. two days after the account OF the
Pye sermon. Rev. Pye. not knowing of
the newspapers delay, criticised Mr..
Hull for waiting so long. and VIII
probably acknowledge his error wnen
he learns the circumstances. Again.
when Rev. Pye's acceptance was de-
livered to this Office. at las Monday
afternoon. war news again DELAYED ~,
and the Spiritualists seem to complain
that the accordance was weakened be-
cause Of the delay. Should the T-R- be
responsible for failure to bring these
Interesting gentlemen together the loss.
from n news standpoint. would be tre-
mendous. but prospects for lively
time still seem to be good.
President Vail Exeepts.
The following reply to the terms OF
Rev. Pye's acceptance has peen sent
to the Methodist divine:
REV. Nathanial Pye. pastor OF NJ
f. church, Marshalltown, Iowa Dear
Sir: Is 1t possible that there are none
of the able clergynen OF Marshai..
town able to meet these issues III
not. why not send for some other
Methodist minister, or at least min
ister of some evangelical faith. and not
for Mr.. Braden. who has spent HE
time fighting orthodoxy, and especially
Methodism?
.rNhy was Mr.. Braden selected? The
reason is easy to divine. Mr.. HUI
has said many times within the last
dozen wears that under no circumstan-
ces would he meet Clark Braden ex-
cept in a court OF justice. presided
over by an honest judge. and where
twelve intelligent jurymen We're to de-
eide the extent of his guilt in invent
ing and publishing slanderous false
hoods about Mr. Hull: said falsehoods
published for no other purpose than
10 injure the reputation OF Mr.. HUI.
A we'll known clergyman OF this city
heard Mr.. Hull say that within less
Than twenty four hours before the ac-
,eptance OF our challenge was re-
,elyed. Such straws show the direction
of the wind, and Isl undoubtedly the
reason Mr.. Braden was selected. Why
0lueEWlSe SIOuiu SshSSiAoo'SS foSsSA
select a pastor OF the Christian. or
church. to help him out In
his fight against Spiritualism?
IF there were ND Methodist min
Isters able and willing to take this
battle up, why send for Mr.. Braden"
Where is that able and honorable
clergyman DR.. DUNCAN, of Drake Uni
versity? Des Moines is not one
fourth as far from Marshalltown as
IS McConnellstille. O.
"Since this challenge has been re-
.eived, Mr.. Hull has been seen and has
agreed to so far modify hts determine
ion as to consent. to meet Elder |
3raden upon two conditions. The
irst Is that Mr. I,raden will sign a
statement that what he published
bout Mr.. Hull and Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff was q deliberate falsehood.
old on purpose to anjure the reputa-
ion of Mr.. Hull
The second Is that the clergymen
u this city, or at least Mr.. Pye, will
ndorse Mr. Braden as being his rep
and gentleman--such a
nan as he would like to have occupy
lis pulpit or assist him in a revival
Meeting.
Mr.. Hull was asked IL there were
my other conditions on which ne
would debate with Mr.. Braden. His