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N. B. Hardemen vs Ben Bogard (Missionary Baptist)
January 6, 1910
Nashville, Tennessee
(By John R. Williams)
In many respects the best debate I ever attended. No bad feelings or
strife - everybody seemed to enjoy it. Bogard, of Little Rock, is editor
of the Arkansas Baptist and is considered one of the best debaters in
Baptist ranks - an able exponent of Baptist doctrine. In this debate he
conducted himself is a very gentlemanly manner. N. B. Hardeman is - pure,
clean, modest, reserved, scholarly, logical, fearless and thoroughly
prepared.
Bogard affirmed the N. T. Church was set up, organized, and established
before the death of Christ. He boldly affirmed that this was the
Missionary Baptist Church - Hardeman asked Bogard to produce just one
Baptist scholar that locates the church anywhere but on the day of
Pentecost and in Jerusalem. The debate closed and Bogard had not done
it. Why? We leave it for some Baptist to answer.
The brethren were perfectly delighted with bro. Hardeman's work in every
respect and I think I can say with perfect safety that the Baptist are
satisfied with him, too. However, one of the leading Baptists was heard
to say, "That Hardeman is too much for our man."
Time will reveal the results partially; eternity alone can reveal
complete results. Our preaching brethren present were: A. O. Colley and
F. O. Howell from Martin, Tenn, G. A. Dunn, Memphis, W. C. Hall and J. N.
Brents from Fulton, Ky, W. Halliday Trice and T. B. Thompson from
Henderson, L. D. Williams from Glass, Tenn, and John R. Williams. For
three days there were three Baptist preachers present, but on the last
day not one except Bogard.
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