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The "Great Debate" as Nephi called it, between Nephi Jensen and myself on the doctrine of Mormonism, at Northcut's Cove, Tenn. closed on May 3, after 6 days.
Jensen had affirmed three propositions: 1) On the laying on of hands and baptism for the dead, 2) A succession of living apostles and prophets, 3) that there should be more revelations to man than the Bible contains. He said that before we began, that 2 days would be enough for him to prove all three of his propositions, hut before his time was out he began to try to make the impression that it was only a lack of time; so we allowed him to extend his time indefinitely, and he put in six days with worse results each day. Finally, on Sunday he gave it up with disgust. But he, his friends and his proposition were all jaded.
It was funny to see his efforts and a pleasure to note his failures. He took the position in justification of his refusal to try to speak with tongues, that Christ himself could not work a miracle in the presence of unbelievers, and had his brethren to find the passage that said so; and lo and behold, when he read it, it said that he did heal a few sick folks. He saw his mistake and manifested some anger at his brethren for giving him the wrong passage. He admitted he was wrong about I pressed him. He also took the position that the apostles could not perform a miracle on an unbeliever or in the presence of unbelievers, both of which he had to take back.
He said, in answer to my question as to why the laying on of hands was not in the commission, the organic law of the kingdom, if it was a command of God and in order to the remission of sins, that repentance was not in the commission, and yet we all believe it was a command. When I showed it was in Luke, he said he meant in was not in Mark. I showed him his explanation was worse than his offense - that, according to his explanation, he was knowingly trying to mislead us. He was careful not to refer to the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, tough he signed propositions to debate it. If Nephi Jensen tries to defend Mormonism they are depending on a weak stick.
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F. B. Srygley vs Mr. Nephi Jensen (Mormon)
May 21, 1908
Northcut's Cove, Tennessee
(By F. B. Srygley)
May 21, 1908
Northcut's Cove, Tennessee
(By F. B. Srygley)
The "Great Debate" as Nephi called it, between Nephi Jensen and myself on the doctrine of Mormonism, at Northcut's Cove, Tenn. closed on May 3, after 6 days.
Jensen had affirmed three propositions: 1) On the laying on of hands and baptism for the dead, 2) A succession of living apostles and prophets, 3) that there should be more revelations to man than the Bible contains. He said that before we began, that 2 days would be enough for him to prove all three of his propositions, hut before his time was out he began to try to make the impression that it was only a lack of time; so we allowed him to extend his time indefinitely, and he put in six days with worse results each day. Finally, on Sunday he gave it up with disgust. But he, his friends and his proposition were all jaded.
It was funny to see his efforts and a pleasure to note his failures. He took the position in justification of his refusal to try to speak with tongues, that Christ himself could not work a miracle in the presence of unbelievers, and had his brethren to find the passage that said so; and lo and behold, when he read it, it said that he did heal a few sick folks. He saw his mistake and manifested some anger at his brethren for giving him the wrong passage. He admitted he was wrong about I pressed him. He also took the position that the apostles could not perform a miracle on an unbeliever or in the presence of unbelievers, both of which he had to take back.
He said, in answer to my question as to why the laying on of hands was not in the commission, the organic law of the kingdom, if it was a command of God and in order to the remission of sins, that repentance was not in the commission, and yet we all believe it was a command. When I showed it was in Luke, he said he meant in was not in Mark. I showed him his explanation was worse than his offense - that, according to his explanation, he was knowingly trying to mislead us. He was careful not to refer to the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, tough he signed propositions to debate it. If Nephi Jensen tries to defend Mormonism they are depending on a weak stick.
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