THE REVS. GORDON AND DOWIE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1549, 5 February 1887, Page 3

THE REVS. GORDON AND DOWIE.

J The following;.appeared in an Inverckrgill j to atiend a.meeting of rny"'6mce-bearers, ;< I w«8 unjjble to,be present at the • meeting held invLeet ; Street Ohurch:il)»9t( night,! when * Mri'Dowie atte.pntptcjdi j »- ; repl.y»7itp my lecture of Sab* bftth evening.;.,From report in this moroing'ij-.jpaper.l see Mr ,£)ovii6;<lid cot 'fully notoriety to" Which 1 nave raised hirny Becpririg;foV him t a larga 'meeting itnd,I 3 iiuppdse, a {food cdlltdion. I have heard that he manifested an increase of kt4j&jScularT'eh6rgy in/'uriusuaTl'ifattngv: shouting, and stHking'the(Bible as if k wjefe?:th« chief, offender;' I :r*gret'thit bo useful a person .disturbed by ihf kiridiiess in f oorrectiing ! histterrors; In ' to show hry com- 0 passion for his wounded feelings, and affection for his sympathiaf re, andto gire "him the fuilest opportunity''of defending bpself, face to face,"I"hereby challenge hun to meet me in 'public '■ discussion in defence of his faith-healing theory, and very particularly his'exponition of certain 'passagea of Scripture which I heard him gite on Tiiursday andFiriday-eveningsof last week. I undertake to prove that his first statement in reference to my lecture is a falsehood; hiSibther points wilful perversions of factß stated ;• his reasoning illogical and absurd, 1 and 'his conclusions snbVersiye df the'truth of revelation. As I expect to, return from the meeting of Synod on or before the 20th inst.j I sue. gest that our first meeting be fixed for that date,. r ,andV ; the;; ! meeting Sloan's Hall. Judging bimjby his stalerj^nts,\ f l : give him ite Phaser of but I will make the Exegesis, and, Hermeneutics of the, passages he referred ,to as plain as possiblje. I hope.-in pouring out the vials of -wrath last night the ebullition has not WhatMrT. G.:Lewis, in his letter to the Otago Daily Times, of7th inßti^ ; hfis.' : designated his "animal niagnetism." When'l atn from home Mr ,PowiP'H !; friands' snd> mine can arrange frotn the abovo date as inanyiineetings as he wiihes; and'at !! such times afterwards SB wiH"B , uit«-hims , eif. ! He will select' his ch-urmWj-' 'I Will "I'select" mine.'' The meetip^ ,^illT y , bs , en'\'»t.''a' quarter to each ;evening eight fith the .Lord's Prayejr, f and close j with the Benodi«. tion; ] .flp>aker .yrllt have threequarters of; an hour for tys opening speech, and <h>Jff ap hour, far reply; A collection,; will be made; eaqh evening, from-which the expanses of ; the hall will be takeni and the balance handed over to th|a fund* of the Southland: Hospital. In thpriieantime 1 would advise Mr Dowie to fojlosi Mr Deverell's-advicei and visit the Hospital to prove bis onsslfishnessj his philahtbropy, »and lpre for the afflicted; beginning his work fee/ore taking up/ tju vM<d collection. Hoping to find Mr Dpwie in'good health on the 20th inst., evjen shouTd* hia manners and language be as vulgarJas thY publi>hed_ report, shows ;Tand7t>.nstin ftT y9u .will, oblige ( by'fiddinc * «P"ioiX', fj 3 *;' ".-m*!;- j*' l^ "yA 11 ' firßt Issue, I am, e*c,, ! ~,....'..;•:,...•, ...,,..PAVW.Gpßnci^,;, St. Paul's 'Manse, Invercargill, _ f ! . ii[dli <i iTherlohalfenife has!never: been accepted! by Mr Do»ie. 'AI- ll' '•"■■