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John Tyndall and brethren in Christian Church challenged for debate. They wrote propositions, set the time, arranged every detail and demanded the Church of Christ get their man there. Gladly they notified A. O. Calley and he was on the ground at the appointed time.
Tyndall, one of their strongest men, affirmed in an hour type written speech, which he read, setting forth every passage in Old Testament where music is mentioned. This was route number one. Calley showed the proper division of God's word and the law under which music was found did not embrace any Gentile Christian. The promise given to Abraham, Genesis 12:3, was fulfilled in Christ (Galatians 3:16-17) and, to find instrumental music commanded or binding on us, he must come to where the Gentiles were embraced. This could not be until the law was taken away. This occurred in the death of Christ on the cross (Colossians 2:14).
Route number two, Tyndall tried to prove the Psalms of David did not belong to the law, but applied to this age as well. Calley showed that Christ called it "law" in John 15:25 -- "That the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause." (See Psalms 35:19); and again in John 10:24 -- "Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?" (See Psalms 82:6)
On number three, Tyndall argued that David wrote some law and some prophecy, and it was the prophecy of David that he depended on for proof. He employed many tactfully arranged arguments upon this point to show that the Psalms of David were quoted so many times in New Testament that he (David) by the Holy Spirit told us to sing and play when he said: "As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there" (Psalms 87:7); that Christ was to open his mouth upon a harp (Psalms 49:4; 78:2). Bro. Calley showed that Psalms 49:4 did not refer to Christ, for it said in the next verse that the writer had "iniquity" upon him. Tyndall tried to show that Christ did have iniquity upon him. Calley showed wherever a prophecy of Old Testament described any feather of New Testament worship, it was repeated, "as it is written;" but no passage in New Testament was quoted from Old Testament where any inspired man ever said that any instrument was ever used.
Tyndall chose a fourth route and surprised his own people by saying that instrumental music was a "nonessential" anyway. Calley then showed how he had surrendered every point. First, not in the law; second, Psalms of David binding today; third, not in types; fourth, it was taught by the Holy Spirit through the prophets to be observed in the New Testament, but a "nonessential' Calley asked him to roll out his nonessential as Paul said he would do by eating meat if it offended his brother, and pleaded with him to quit dividing the church over what he conceded to be a nonessential. This had a telling effect upon his audience, who wonder still why the Holy Spirit through the prophets taught a nonessential.
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A. O. Calley vs John W. Tyndall (Christian Church)
October 26, 1922
Hunnewell, Kansas
(By W. T. Hines)
October 26, 1922
Hunnewell, Kansas
(By W. T. Hines)
John Tyndall and brethren in Christian Church challenged for debate. They wrote propositions, set the time, arranged every detail and demanded the Church of Christ get their man there. Gladly they notified A. O. Calley and he was on the ground at the appointed time.
Tyndall, one of their strongest men, affirmed in an hour type written speech, which he read, setting forth every passage in Old Testament where music is mentioned. This was route number one. Calley showed the proper division of God's word and the law under which music was found did not embrace any Gentile Christian. The promise given to Abraham, Genesis 12:3, was fulfilled in Christ (Galatians 3:16-17) and, to find instrumental music commanded or binding on us, he must come to where the Gentiles were embraced. This could not be until the law was taken away. This occurred in the death of Christ on the cross (Colossians 2:14).
Route number two, Tyndall tried to prove the Psalms of David did not belong to the law, but applied to this age as well. Calley showed that Christ called it "law" in John 15:25 -- "That the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause." (See Psalms 35:19); and again in John 10:24 -- "Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?" (See Psalms 82:6)
On number three, Tyndall argued that David wrote some law and some prophecy, and it was the prophecy of David that he depended on for proof. He employed many tactfully arranged arguments upon this point to show that the Psalms of David were quoted so many times in New Testament that he (David) by the Holy Spirit told us to sing and play when he said: "As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there" (Psalms 87:7); that Christ was to open his mouth upon a harp (Psalms 49:4; 78:2). Bro. Calley showed that Psalms 49:4 did not refer to Christ, for it said in the next verse that the writer had "iniquity" upon him. Tyndall tried to show that Christ did have iniquity upon him. Calley showed wherever a prophecy of Old Testament described any feather of New Testament worship, it was repeated, "as it is written;" but no passage in New Testament was quoted from Old Testament where any inspired man ever said that any instrument was ever used.
Tyndall chose a fourth route and surprised his own people by saying that instrumental music was a "nonessential" anyway. Calley then showed how he had surrendered every point. First, not in the law; second, Psalms of David binding today; third, not in types; fourth, it was taught by the Holy Spirit through the prophets to be observed in the New Testament, but a "nonessential' Calley asked him to roll out his nonessential as Paul said he would do by eating meat if it offended his brother, and pleaded with him to quit dividing the church over what he conceded to be a nonessential. This had a telling effect upon his audience, who wonder still why the Holy Spirit through the prophets taught a nonessential.
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