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Williams tried to prove the kingdom was still in the future. Beasley quoted Mark 9:1 and Luke 24:49; John 16:7-12 and said, "If the kingdom has not come, the Holy Spirit has not; and if the Holy Spirit has not, there must be at least one of the apostles still living in Jerusalem." He pressed Williams to name the apostle still living.
Second day Bro. Beasley affirmed: Water baptism as a condition. Williams said, "It does not make any difference whether a person is baptized or not, for a person is saved at repentance." Bro. Beasley showed that repentance was unto life (Acts 11:18) and not into life. Williams said baptism was good in its place, but would not tell its place.
Third and fourth days Williams affirmed: That Sabbath is binding today just as it was for the Jews. He said a person must keep the whole law and gave James 2:10 for proof. Later he changed and said the Sabbath law had been modified. Under pressure he said a person could gather sticks on that day and not be punished. Bro. Beasley pressured him to give book, chapter and verse where God modified the law. He could not. Williams quoted once, but would not give the reference. Bro. Beasley asked for the reference. Williams' moderated refused to let him give it. Moderator said, "Beasley knows where it is; that is only one of Beasley's tricks." Bro. Beasley rose and said, "Of course I know where it is, but some in the congregation do not, and for their good I ask for book, chapter and verse." Beasley had to tell Williams where to find at least twenty-five passages. Beasley made a strong defense of the "first day" or "Lord's day" quoting many verses. Williams just ignored them.
Ed Bradley moderated for Beasley; Elder Carlisle of Carter's Creek, moderated for Williams. He (moderator) seemed angry most of the time. He threatened to stop the debate twice during the first day and once on the second day, but Williams would not agree. Williams seems to be a smooth moral man, but he cannot debate. Carlisle said publicly that Beasley was too strong for Williams.
One man who had been keeping the Sabbath came to Beasley and told him he had given up this practice. Tho much evidence given for the Lord's day on Sunday, good humor prevailed. Much good done. Only moderator angry.
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W. T. Beasley vs J. F. Williams (Seventh-Day Adventist)
September 1, 1910
Morgan's Creek, Hickman County, Tennessee
(By Ed. Bradley)
September 1, 1910
Morgan's Creek, Hickman County, Tennessee
(By Ed. Bradley)
Williams tried to prove the kingdom was still in the future. Beasley quoted Mark 9:1 and Luke 24:49; John 16:7-12 and said, "If the kingdom has not come, the Holy Spirit has not; and if the Holy Spirit has not, there must be at least one of the apostles still living in Jerusalem." He pressed Williams to name the apostle still living.
Second day Bro. Beasley affirmed: Water baptism as a condition. Williams said, "It does not make any difference whether a person is baptized or not, for a person is saved at repentance." Bro. Beasley showed that repentance was unto life (Acts 11:18) and not into life. Williams said baptism was good in its place, but would not tell its place.
Third and fourth days Williams affirmed: That Sabbath is binding today just as it was for the Jews. He said a person must keep the whole law and gave James 2:10 for proof. Later he changed and said the Sabbath law had been modified. Under pressure he said a person could gather sticks on that day and not be punished. Bro. Beasley pressured him to give book, chapter and verse where God modified the law. He could not. Williams quoted once, but would not give the reference. Bro. Beasley asked for the reference. Williams' moderated refused to let him give it. Moderator said, "Beasley knows where it is; that is only one of Beasley's tricks." Bro. Beasley rose and said, "Of course I know where it is, but some in the congregation do not, and for their good I ask for book, chapter and verse." Beasley had to tell Williams where to find at least twenty-five passages. Beasley made a strong defense of the "first day" or "Lord's day" quoting many verses. Williams just ignored them.
Ed Bradley moderated for Beasley; Elder Carlisle of Carter's Creek, moderated for Williams. He (moderator) seemed angry most of the time. He threatened to stop the debate twice during the first day and once on the second day, but Williams would not agree. Williams seems to be a smooth moral man, but he cannot debate. Carlisle said publicly that Beasley was too strong for Williams.
One man who had been keeping the Sabbath came to Beasley and told him he had given up this practice. Tho much evidence given for the Lord's day on Sunday, good humor prevailed. Much good done. Only moderator angry.
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