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On September 9-16 in Spearman, Texas.
Both men were young. Glen Crowe is only 25 but has had more than a decade of experience preaching the gospel. The priest is 30 years old. Though the debate was conduced on the highest plain, each speaker showed the utmost courtesy toward his opponent, and the audience listened intently without the nervous tension so often characteristic of public discussions, yet neither speaker felt any restraint in advancing his position, or of pointing out the faults he saw in the opposition. So often, after we have attended a debate, we, in our minds at least, will say, "I wish Bro. So and So had not said just what he did," or "I wish the audience had not gotten out of hand, or had not displayed such a belligerent attitude." I would not change a thing about this debate. Mistakes along this line in the past are probably partly responsible for the general frowning on the method used so effectively in the New Testament in preaching the gospel to every creature under heaven in only a few short years.
The crowds were estimated from 1,000 to 1,200 people from five or six states. This means that the New Testament method still attracts men as nothing else does. Many were heard to say that it would be wonderful if every religious issue could be so treated, and that it would effect a revival of interest in religion.
A good sample of things that characterized the discussion and the great superiority of the truth over Catholicism is this incident: The priest boasted of how many years he had studied theology and philosophy and during the discussion tried in vain to find II Timothy. His helper was unable also. So they finally gave it up as a bad job and turned to the book of John instead. The Bible is what we need to study. It is almost "once in a lifetime" that we get a chance to debate a Catholic Priest; and you should have this book.
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Glen Crowe vs Edward Kieran (Roman Catholic)
October 10, 1963
Spearman, Texas
(By O. C. Lambert)
October 10, 1963
Spearman, Texas
(By O. C. Lambert)
On September 9-16 in Spearman, Texas.
Both men were young. Glen Crowe is only 25 but has had more than a decade of experience preaching the gospel. The priest is 30 years old. Though the debate was conduced on the highest plain, each speaker showed the utmost courtesy toward his opponent, and the audience listened intently without the nervous tension so often characteristic of public discussions, yet neither speaker felt any restraint in advancing his position, or of pointing out the faults he saw in the opposition. So often, after we have attended a debate, we, in our minds at least, will say, "I wish Bro. So and So had not said just what he did," or "I wish the audience had not gotten out of hand, or had not displayed such a belligerent attitude." I would not change a thing about this debate. Mistakes along this line in the past are probably partly responsible for the general frowning on the method used so effectively in the New Testament in preaching the gospel to every creature under heaven in only a few short years.
The crowds were estimated from 1,000 to 1,200 people from five or six states. This means that the New Testament method still attracts men as nothing else does. Many were heard to say that it would be wonderful if every religious issue could be so treated, and that it would effect a revival of interest in religion.
A good sample of things that characterized the discussion and the great superiority of the truth over Catholicism is this incident: The priest boasted of how many years he had studied theology and philosophy and during the discussion tried in vain to find II Timothy. His helper was unable also. So they finally gave it up as a bad job and turned to the book of John instead. The Bible is what we need to study. It is almost "once in a lifetime" that we get a chance to debate a Catholic Priest; and you should have this book.
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