"The Christian Challenge"
In the Houston Chronicle of Wednesday, November 10, 1954, there appeared a picture of Dr. Hugh M. Tiner, together with an account of Dr. Tiner's appearance and address entitled "The Christian Challenge" at the First Methodist Church's annual congregational dinner. Such dinner being held each year to plan the following year's budget.
On two different occasions when Paul appeared at assemblies of non-Christian congregations, he attempted to talk on "The Christian Challenge," and was taken out, whipped and stoned, and as a result, "the city was thrown into an uproar."
The newspapers of our city since Dr. Tiner's talk have not given any account of "the city being thrown into any uproar," nor Dr. Tiner being whipped or placed in prison." Did Dr. Tiner meet "The Christian Challenge"?
I do not object to Christians talking or teaching in the congregations of non-Christian people, but in doing so they should meet "The Christian Challenge."
Several years back when in the trial of a case in North East Texas, at the request of an attorney friend, I taught his Bible class one Sunday morning, in a Baptist Church, the lesson being the "Conversion of Saul." I laid aside the Baptist literature, and used the New Testament, as a basis for my teaching. Some fifteen or twenty men heard my talk, all including my friend attorney requested me to return on the next Sunday.
After a few days my attorney friend advised me that the pastor of said church did not think it best for me to return and teach the class anymore, as my teaching was pure "Campbellite Doctrine." Since then I have met two different men who said they were in the class that I taught that Sunday morning, and as a result of my teaching, both of them, and their families ultimately obeyed the gospel.
I am waiting to hear if any Methodists become scripturally baptized, as a result of Dr. Tiner's talk on "The Christian Challenge."