Jon Gary Williams
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This debate was held at Ro Ellen in Dyer, County Tennessee, March 23-28.

Six propositions we discussed; four hours to each subject. Bro. Freed affirmed that immersion in water, to a penitent believer, is baptism. Pigue denounced this idea in the most ridiculous terms. He agreed to publish all six propositions in his paper, The Methodist during the Freed-Pigue debate at Bogota, Tennessee in December; and making this impression upon the auditors, he took many subscriptions to his paper. Some subscribed to his paper for only three months. Their subscriptions expired long ago, and he has not yet done what he agreed to do when he was getting these subscribers to his paper.

Bro. Freed's defense for the truth was the most able one I have ever heard. He is very courteous and plain in denouncing error. It means death to Methodism where Bro. Freed meets Pigue. Bro. Freed manifested a spirit of love for the truth all the time, which had great effect upon the auditors. Pigue is not a scholar, and has very little respect for what he does know. It is strange to me that his brethren do not call another man into the field to fight their battles (if they have another who can do anything). Their cause is certainly suffering in the section in which Pigue has held his last discussions, and many of them know it, and some are making the good confession.

Bro. N. B. Hardeman and Penick are to debate at Ro Ellen soon.

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