Jon Gary Williams
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W. T. Boaz vs A. Nunnery (Missionary Baptist)
December 10, 1903
(By E. C. L. Denton, Milan, Tennessee)
Bro. Boaz was effective in overthrowing nunnery in nearly every position
which he took. Some of the Baptists admit that Nunnery was worsted in
the debate and that they cannot agree with him in some of his positions;
others (outsiders) say that Boaz was victorious. The Christians were
delighted and jubilant over Boaz's victory and his defense of the truth.
During the debate Nunnery asserted that only the fleshly man is
baptized; that the spirit is not baptized, is not involved in the
baptism; and that the flesh is not converted, only the spirit being
converted. Boaz asked: "For what do you baptize people?" He replied: "To
make them Baptists, to put them into the Baptist church." Boaz
answered: "Then the Baptist Church is an unconverted church, according
to your own doctrine; because only the flesh gets in (unconverted) for
only the flesh is baptized. The spirit is converted, 'born again,'
saved, and is in the spiritual family, or kingdom of heaven, before
baptism; then baptism only puts the flesh into the Baptist Church." This
worried Nunnery and the Baptists generally.
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