Faith And Works Equal Salvation

By Dudley Ross Spears A gospel preacher named John S. Sweeney moved to Illinois in the fall of 1854. Shortly after his arrival, he debated a Methodist preacher called, “the Reverend Mr. Pattet.” The proposition for debate was simple. Mr. Pattet affirmed what was plainly written in the Methodist Discipline, viz., “Wherefore, that we are justified …