The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
COMMUNICATION. BY REQUEST


The article which follows is publish
ed by the HERALD at the request of a
number of our subscribers who feel
that their people have been discrimi-
mated against and they desire this
means of placing their propositions
equally before the people. The HERALD
editor is in no way informed in the
matter, except by the personal repre-
sentations of those concerned on this
side OF the controversy therefore, In
fairness to all, we publish the article
over Mr.. Surgeons signature aud he
is altogether responsible for its con-
tents. II the members OF the Noun
tain View Baptist church desire 20
offer anything in rebuttal they will re-
ceiye the same courtesy we have ex-
tended TO the Adventist. However,
we must urge that too much space be
not consumed and that only such argu-
ment as is fair and unprejudiced be
submitted by each party.
STuRGKoN's CoMnUSIcATIoN
On the evening of February eighth
large audience assembled at the Noun.
tain View Baptist church, near Sur
prise. Okla, to hear the Baptist Ad-
ventist debate, which grew out OF
challenge from b. b. Brink TO d +.
Sturgeon, December seven, at the
school house in district twenty eight
Propositions on the subject OF the
Sabbath and Sunday had been written
and signed by b b. Brink and d. f.
Sturgeon, each having written aud
signed his own proposition which b, b
Brink declined to discuss, being offered
the Adventist church, school house in
district No. at Clear Lake and the
school house at Surprise, but withdrew
to the Mountain View Baptist church,
advertising to expose Adventism, both
to the light of Scripture and History
This the Adventists regarded as a.
cowardly retreat and intended to
ignore IL, but received formal invita-
tion from the Baptist church TO take
part with b. b. Brink in discussion,
which the 'writer accepted, and met
with the people on the evening of Feb
ruary eighth and submitted PROPOSE
tions setting forth the position of each
church in their differences and as
man challenged asked that his propo-
sitions be submitted to the people for
their consideration as to fairness
which request the Baptists ignomiu-
eously refused, restricting the writer
TO only five inmates to read and sci
forth his position before the people |
not allowing him parting word or the |
privilege to make an announcement,
unless he would sign their ne,sided
proposition, made by themselves upon
their own challenge.
With this showing the writer with
drew and herein submit the PROPOSE.
tions that were submitted to b
Brink and leave il an opeE matter to
anyone wishing to take it up for him
Kindly submitted,
d. F STURGEON.
The Baptist Adventist Debate, Noun
tain View Baptist Church, Sur
prise, Oklahoma
Resolved, That the Scriptures teach
that the church, or family of God in
the earth, is the Kingdom Of DAME
pa and that said Kingdom was set up
by Christ at His first coming.
Ahirms
D. F. STURGEON, Denies.
Resolved That the Scriptures teach
that the church, or the family OF God
in the earth, was established with
Abraham, and that the faithful in
Christ are united with that family that
the Kingdom OF Daniel, 2-44, is yet
future.
B. F. STURGEON, Afflrms.
Denies
Resolved, That the Scriptures teach
that the man in his nature ia immortal :
and that beyond the Judgment the
wicked endure endless conscious suffer
ing. I
Aflrms. !
d. F. sTuRoEoN, Denies ?
Resolved, That the Scriptures teach Y
.hta man in his nature is mortal; that |
beyond the Judgment the wicked are 5
destroyed.
D. F. STURGEON, Afirms 81
Denies. e