Debate on Mormonism

The debate which was held in the North Side Christian Church, Omaha, between D. H. Bays, Disciple, and H. C. Smith, Mormon, closed Feb 19.

The first proposition was that the Book of Mormon is of divine authenticity and contains a revelation of God's will to man. Their main arguments on this proposition are from Scripture and American Archeology. I give below the Scripture texts upon which Mr. Smith and all other Mormons base their argument for the Book of Mormon. Get the true meaning of these passages and you can meet any Mormon on his argument from Scripture: Gen. 45, 49 : Deut. 33; Is . 18: 1 , 2; Is . 29; Ezek. 37; Ps. 85; Hosea 8.

The argument from archeology is put in the form of a syllogism. The Book of Mormon, published in 1830. describes a people who worked in cement and made cloth. Discoveries subsequently made on the American continent show that the aborigines of this country worked in cement and made cloth . Therefore the Book of Mormon is divine. These are the best arguments Mormons can make for their fraudulent book. If you can meet them you need not be afraid of Mormons anywhere.