Apostolic Doctrine

353 Pages·2006·2.32 MB·English

by  The Boss

Copyright 1933
Gospel Advocate Company
Assigned to Foy E. Wallace, Jr.
C O N T E N T S
Introduction ....................................................................................... 5
Rules of the Discussion.......................................................................... 7
First Session:
Neal's First Speech........................................................................ 10
Wallace's First Speech................................................................... 20
Neal's Second Speech.................................................................... 34
Wallace's Second Speech............................................................... 45
Second Session:
Neal's First Speech........................................................................ 65
Wallace's First Speech................................................................... 77
Neal's Second Speech.................................................................... 93
Wallace's Second Speech............................................................... 103
Third Session:
Neal's First Speech........................................................................ 120
Wallace's First Speech................................................................... 130
Neal's Second Speech....................................................................146
Wallace's Second Speech............................................................... 157
Fourth Session:
Neal's First Speech........................................................................ 175
Wallace's First Speech................................................................... 188
Neal's Second Speech....................................................................205
Wallace's Second Speech............................................................... 216
Fifth Session:
Neal's First Speech........................................................................ 233
Wallace's First Speech................................................................... 244
Neal's Second Speech....................................................................260
Wallace's Second Speech.............................................................. 272
Addenda:
Neal's First Affirmative Argument...................................................291
Wallace's First Negative Argument..................................................309
Neal's Final Affirmative Argument.................................................. 328
Wallace's Final Negative Argument................................................ 341
INTRODUCTION
There has been a growing desire upon the part of many
students of religious literature for a volume giving a compre-
hensive treatment of the issues involved in modern teaching
concerning the second coming of Christ, and the "thousand
years reign" which some connect with that event. This book
should meet the demand fully, in so far as the doctrines often
designated as Premillennialism are concerned. A few considera-
tions will make this apparent.
This book is a stenographic report of a discussion held in
Winchester, Ky., between Charles M. Neal and Foy E. Wallace,
Jr., from January 2 to January 6, 1933. It would be difficult to
find two men more representative of their positions on these
questions. Besides, it is the only oral debate on the subject in
print.
Five sessions of two hours each afforded these gentlemen
opportunity to cover fully the many interesting points of
doctrine involved. Add to this the fact that the disputants
were given a free hand in an addenda of four chapters to supple-
ment their arguments with materials used in a second discussion
of the same proposition at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 6-9, 1933,
and it will be seen that this volume practically contains the
best and fullest efforts of the disputants on this subject.
As to the events connected with the debate, such as the
change of the place of meeting, these matters will be developed
in the body of the book, as reported by the stenographer, and
referred to by the speakers, in a more interesting manner, per-
haps, than they could be set down here.
Presuming that the reader is interested in learning all he can
upon the subjects treated herein, we will without further words
invite him to step inside, with a prayer that he may find all that
he is seeking, and may be made stronger in the Lord.
THE PUBLISHERS.
NEAL-WALLACE DISCUSSION
ON
THE THOUSAND YEARS REIGN OF CHRIST
RULES OF THE DISCUSSION
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DR. HUGH MCCLELLAN, Pastor of the First Christian
Church, of Winchester, Ky., Chairman.
Meeting called to order by chairman.
Hymn led by Stanford Chambers, of Louisville, Ky.
Prayer by Thaddeus S. Hutson, of Parkersburg, W. Va.
CHAIRMAN MCCLELLAN:
We are gathered together here, friends, tonight, in a very
interesting meeting, and on a very interesting occasion, the
occasion of a religious discussion, or, as we in Kentucky have
always called them, debates. Now, the people of Kentucky
have not been privileged to hear a religious debate for a good
many years. They had, at one time, a great vogue, and were
quite an institution in the State, and we had many champions who
were great debaters. This debate differs from those debates back
there in a very pronounced way. In those debates, men of different
faiths, different creeds, different names, different denominations,
debated their fundamental differences. Tonight we very happily
have men who believe the same thing, are in the same com-
munion, and which beautiful fact eliminates all bitterness and
all rivalry and all sectarian feeling, so that we are very happily
circumstanced tonight in having not so much a debate as a
religious discussion, by two eminent Christian gentlemen who
are friends, and who are not seeking victory, but the truth.
Now, I know you do not want to hear me. Had you wanted
to hear me, there would have been more of you out last night,
so I am thoroughly satisfied that you have not come to hear me.
Now, I am going to read the rules of this discussion:
First, that the debate will be held in the auditorium of the
First Christian Church in Winchester, Kentucky.
Second, that the said debate will be from January 2 to 6, in-
clusive, 1933, with night sessions only, of approximately two
hours time limit, the disputants alternating with speeches of