Debates in North Mississippi and West Tennessee
Courtesy of
Thomas N. Thrasher

Bert A. Baker, Sr. [Berean Bible Church]
Bill Rogers (Church of Christ); Rogers Springs, TN; August 31 - September 5, 1953; dispensationalism, establishment of the kingdom; 6 nights; 500. Book publication: The Rogers-Baker Debate on Dispensationalism. Tupelo, MS: L. D. Willis, 1954.

J. T. Banks [Methodist Church]
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ)
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Old Harmony, TN; 1923

Vernon Lee Barr [Missionary Baptist Church]
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Bolivar, TN; October 1953
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Amory, MS; October 27-30, 1953
Bill L. Rogers (Church of Christ); Corinth, MS; September 14-17, 1954

Robert E. Bayer [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
Bill Jackson (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; July 30 – August 3, 1979; 5 nights. Book publication: The Jackson-Bayer Debate on Pentecostalism. Fulton, MS: Sowing the Seed Books, 1980.

Allen Booker Barret [Church of Christ]
Rayburn (Baptist Church); Center Point, MS; possibly G. S. Raburn

Obie F. Benton [Seventh Day Church of God]
Howard See (Church of Christ); Lexington, TN; October 21-25, 1985
Howard See (Church of Christ); Lexington, TN; April 7-8, 10-11, 1986
Howard See (Church of Christ); Lexington, TN; July 7-8, 10-11, 1986; first day of week

Dick Blackford [Church of Christ]
Paul Dabdoub (Baptist Church); Dyersburg, TN; December 8-9, 1977

Benjamin Marcus Bogard [Missionary Baptist Church]
N. B. Hardeman (Church of Christ); Obion, TN; December 23-26, 1909
G. A. Dunn (Church of Christ); Corinth, MS; January 3-8, 1910; 6 days
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); near Amory, MS; March 16-19, 1909; 4 days
N. B. Hardeman (Church of Christ); Dyer, TN; December 6-9, 1912
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Leedy, MS; July 1923; church identity
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Acton, TN; August 18-21, 1928; 4 days
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Corinth, MS; 1928
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); near Amory, MS; July 25-28, 1933
Francis O. Howell (Church of Christ); near Chewalla, TN; November 15-18, 1921
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; May 24-27, 1932; 4 days

Eli Monroe ("E. M., Sr.") Borden
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church); between Wildersville and Parson, TN; February 8-11, 1916. Proposition 1: “The Baptist Church is scriptural in origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Nunnery affirmed, Borden denied). Proposition 2: “The Church of Christ is scriptural in origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Borden affirmed, Nunnery denied). [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 11 (March 16, 1916), 272]

Grover Cleveland Brewer [Church of Christ]

W. Carl Ketcherside (Church of Christ); Henderson, TN; January 7, 1947; colleges; 2 sessions
J. D. Holder (Primitive Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; December 27-30, 1949
D. N. Jackson (Missionary Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; May 9-12, 1950; baptism, apostasy

A. Q. Bridwell [Church of God]
John L. Causey (Missionary Baptist Church); Yazoo City, MS; 1978; the true church. Book publication: Causey-Bridwell Debate. King's Press.

L. H. Brown [Baptist Church]
G. E. Woods (Church of Christ); 1947; church
G. E. Woods (Church of Christ); 1948; baptism, apostasy
James R. Cope (Church of Christ); Huntingdon, TN; September 6-11, 1948; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy. Related publication: James R. Cope, Debate Notes on Baptist Doctrine. Tampa, FL: Florida Christian College, 1954.
?G. E. Woods (Church of Christ); 1949; baptism, apostasy
?W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Juno, TN; October 1953; baptism
Alan Highers (Church of Christ); 1957
B. B. James (Church of Christ)

I. N. Penick [Baptist Church]
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Fowlkes, TN; 1897
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Middleton, TN; January 24-27, 1899; necessity of water baptism for salvation
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Gardner, TN; 1903
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Martin, TN; July 9-12, 1907; atonement, operation of the Spirit
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Toon, TN; 1908
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Johnson Grove, _; after March 10, 1909; organizations for doing mission work. Book publication: The Bogard-Penick Debate.

Nicholas Brodie Hardeman [Church of Christ]
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Martin, TN; 1899; necessity of baptism, salvation by faith only
T. P. Clark (Baptist Church); Sharon, TN; c 1904; church identity
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Henderson, TN
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Obion, TN; December 23-26, 1909 [Gospel Advocate, January 6, 1910]
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Dyer, TN; December 6-9, 1912
D. A. Leak (Christian Church); Booneville, MS; June 13-16, 1916. Proposition 1: “The use of instrumental music in divine worship is authorized by the word of God.” (Leak affirmed, Hardeman denied). Proposition 2: “The use of instrumental music in divine worship is sinful, and the word of God so teaches.’ (Hardeman affirmed, Leak denied). [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 23 (June 8, 1916), 567], [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 30 (July 27, 1916), 749]
D. A. Leak (Christian Church); Booneville, MS; 1918; instrumental music in worship [Gospel Advocate, July 27, 1918]
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Martin, TN; c 1920

S. F. Cayce [Primitive Baptist Church]
· A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Sweet Lips, TN; 1897

Hoyt Chastain [Missionary Baptist Church]
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; December 11-15, 1951; total depravity, baptism, apostasy, establishment of church; 4 sessions

John Raleigh Clark, Sr. [Baptist Church]
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); west TN; December 10, 1921
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Acton, TN; 1927
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); near Corinth, MS; 1927
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Corinth, MS; 1928
? J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Polk, TN; 1928
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Ripley, TN; 1928

P. Clark [?]
· A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Friendship, TN; 1900
G. Freed (Church of Christ); Hornbeak, TN; 1903

Clift [Baptist Church]
John R. Williams (Church of Christ); Obion County, TN; 1909

Dan P. Craig [Church of Christ]
G. Whitehurst (Methodist Church); Ashland, MS; 1933

Roy Edward Cogdill [Church of Christ]
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Newbern, TN; December 18-23, 1961; church benevolence, Herald of Truth

Acey James Colston [Church of Christ]
S. C. Johnson (Pentecostal Church); Memphis, TN; godhead

James Rogers Cope [Church of Christ]
L. H. Brown (Baptist Church); Huntingdon, TN; September 6-11, 1948; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy. Related publication: James R. Cope, Debate Notes on Baptist Doctrine. Tampa, FL: Florida Christian College, 1954.
Emmett G. Creacy [Church of Christ]
C. B. Massey (Baptist Church); Red Boiling Springs, TN; 1928
B. Massey (Baptist Church); Red Boiling Springs, TN; 1932

Will J. Cullum [Church of Christ]
_W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church); Cairo, TN; 1927
W. H. Hopper (Baptist Church); Somerville, TN; 1928
W. H. Hopper (Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; 1928
W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church); Ripley, TN; 1928

John DeBerry [Church of Christ]
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; August 1-2, 2003; 40; 2 sessions. Proposition 1: “The Bible does not authorize using the church building for social meals and recreational activities.” (Donahue affirmed, DeBerry denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches in 1 Timothy 2:11-12 that women are not to teach nor usurp authority over men in secular matters, as well as in church activities.” (Donahue affirmed, DeBerry denied).

Elijah Curlee L. Denton [Church of Christ]
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church); Como, TN; September 9-12, 1884; distinct personal influence of Holy Spirit, baptism for remission of sins. [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 26, No. 40 (October 1, 1884), 626]

Patrick Timothy Donahue [Church of Christ]
Jeff Mitchell (Church of Christ); Savannah, TN; October 19, 2002; coverings of 1 Corinthians 11; 75; 1 session

Richard W. Forsythe (Oneness Pentecostal Church) & Tanya Brown (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Dyersburg, TN; August 22-24, 2002; miraculous gifts, women preachers; 4 sessions; 50-150

Boone Lawrence Douthitt [Church of Christ]
T. F. Lowry (?); Holladay, TN; 1926
J. B. Hardy (Primitive Baptist Church); Hohenwald, TN; 1929

Ramsey Duncan [?]
· ?A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Rives, TN; 1898

Patrick Timothy Donahue [Church of Christ]
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); New Albany, MS; November 15, 1996; baptismal formula; 1 session; 150

Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Tupelo, MS; February 24, 26, 2000; miraculous gifts, baptismal formula; 2 sessions; 100

Raymond Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); New Albany & Tupelo, MS; August 13-14, 2004; 2 sessions; 30-100. Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches that miraculous gifts such as tongues and prophecy have ceased.” (Donahue affirmed, Bishop denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that the Name of Jesus must be said by the one doing the baptizing for water baptism to be valid.” (Bishop affirmed, Donahue denied).

Gustus Albert "Gus" Dunn, Sr. [Church of Christ]
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Corinth, MS; January 3-8, 1910; 6 days

Fleming [Church of Christ]
Hall (?); Camden, TN; December 1890

Arvy Glenn Freed [Church of Christ]
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church); Corinth, MS; August 1894; baptism, operation of Spirit, apostasy, establishment of church; Freed's 1st debate
(Christadelphian); Rouse Hill, TN; 1896
S. F. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Sweet Lips, TN; 1897
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Fowlkes, TN; 1897
?Ramsey Duncan (?); Rives, TN; 1898
W. H. Williams (Baptist Church); Russell, Gibson County, TN; February 14-17, 1899; design of baptism, justification by faith only
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Middleton, TN; January 24-27, 1899; necessity of water baptism for salvation
J. H. Wilburn (?); Kenton, TN; 1899
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Bradford, TN; 1899
P. Clark (?); Friendship, TN; 1900
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Middleton, TN; 1902; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Troy, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Gardner, TN; 1903
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Yorkville, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
Clark (?); Hornbeak, TN; 1903
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Hornbeak, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
(?); Kirksey, KY; 1904
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Bogata, TN; 1907; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
?(?); Maury City, TN; 1908
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Toone, TN; 1908
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Ro Ellen & Bogata, TN; 1908; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
“Wild Bill” Evans (Methodist Church); Burkhead Chapel, TN; 1912
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Marietta, MS; 1914; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
J. E. Skinner (Baptist Church); Benton, KY; March 21-?, 1922
J. T. Banks (Methodist Church); Old Harmony, TN; 1923
Jesse S. Neal (Missionary Baptist Church); Buchanan, TN; November 1-_, 1927; baptism, apostasy, work of Holy Spirit
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; November 22-26, 1927; Church of Christ
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; 1928

Richard Waring Forsythe [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Meridian, MS; March 1972; Holy Spirit baptism
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Oxford & Myrtle, MS

J. E. Green [Church of Christ]
?R. Mears (Pentecostal Church); Friendship, TN; 1932

J. W. Hardwick [Primitive Baptist Church]
W. R. Willcutt (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; 1934

David Harkrider [Church of Christ]
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Myrtle, MS; December 11-12, 14-15, 1967; Holy Spirit baptism; 4 sessions

Monte Ray Hawk [Church of Christ]
Hulon Myre (Pentecostal Church); Jackson, TN; 1983; miraculous gifts

G. T. Haywood [Pentecostal Assemblies of the World]
· Marshall Keeble (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; January 24-26, 1928; water baptism, Holy Spirit baptism, miracles

Alan Edward Highers [Church of Christ]
L. H. Brown (Missionary Baptist Church); Poplar Springs, TN; July 1957; tent; Highers’ first debate
L. H. Brown (Missionary Baptist Church); Yuma, TN
J. E. Cobb (Baptist Church); 1959
J. C. Walker (Baptist Church); Lebanon, TN; 1959
James B. Reesor (Church of God); Memphis, TN; December 14-17, 1965; baptism, miracles, Holy Spirit baptism
W. Eural Bingham (Church of Christ); Corinth, MS; November 20-21, 23-24, 1967; church benevolence; 500. Book publication: The Highers-Bingham Debate. Clinton, MS: Pervie Nichols Publications, 1969. Related publication: A Statement Regarding The Highers-Bingham Debate by W. Eural Bingham.


Albert Ross Hill, Jr. [Church of Christ]
W. Eural Bingham (Church of Christ); Rienzi, MS; 1960

Ward Hogland [Church of Christ]
J. Noel Merideth (Church of Christ); Grenada, MS; June 25-26, 1982; benevolence
J. D. Holder [Primitive Baptist Church] John Roy Vaughan, Sr. (Church of Christ); Tupelo, MS; 1933
John Roy Vaughan, Sr. (Church of Christ); Tupelo, MS; 1938
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; December 27-30, 1949
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Medina, TN; 1950; 4 days. Subject #1: “Is salvation conditional on the sinner’s part?” Subject #2: “Did Christ die for all men alike?” Book publication: Nichols-Holder Debate.

Darrell Holt [Church of Christ]
Roosevelt Johnson (Church of Christ); West Point, MS; March 1988; church contributions to colleges

W. H. Hopper [Baptist Church]
Will J. Cullum (Church of Christ); Somerville, TN; 1928
Will J. Cullum (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; 1928
E. R. Harper (Church of Christ); Lane, TN; 1933
Robert L. Colley (Church of Christ); salvation
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Berea, MS; 1939
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS; c 1942

Don Huddleston [Church of Christ]
Edward O. Bragwell, Sr.; Grenada, MS; November 19-20, 1970; sponsoring church, fellowship halls; 225

L. W. Hinson [Church of Christ]
C. M. Simmons (Baptist Church); Bradford, TN; 1932

A. C. Holt [Church of Christ]
(Holiness Church); Memphis, TN; 1933
(Baptist Church); Memphis, TN; 1933

W. H. Hopper [Baptist Church]
Will J. Cullum (Church of Christ); Somerville, TN; 1928
Will J. Cullum (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; 1928
E. R. Harper (Church of Christ); Lane, TN; 1933
Robert L. Colley (Church of Christ); salvation
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Berea, MS; 1939
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS; c 1942

Francis Ono Howell [Church of Christ] 125 public debates
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); near Idlewild, IN; March 27-30, 1917
F. S. Gipson (Baptist Church); Portageville, MO; October 9-?, 1917; possibly Gipson's 40th debate with "the church of Christ"
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church); Whiteville, TN; ?December, 1921
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); 1926
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; 1927
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); McNairy, TN; 1927
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); near Chewalla, TN; November 15-18, 1921

Burt Isom [Church of Christ]
All held in Mississippi
1957 - Isom-Nevil_Salvation
1958 - Isom-Nevil_Apostasy
1959 - Isom-Henderson_Apostasy

S. C. Johnson [Pentecostal Church]
Acey James Colston (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; godhead

S. C. Johnson [Pentecostal Church]
Acey James Colston (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; godhead

William Nelson "Bill" Jackson [Church of Christ]
Robert E. Bayer (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Fulton, MS; July 30 – August 3, 1979; 5 nights. Book publication: The Jackson-Bayer Debate on Pentecostalism. Fulton, MS: Sowing the Seed Books, c 1980.

Roosevelt Johnson [Church of Christ]
Darrell Holt (Church of Christ); West point, MS; March 1988; church contributions to colleges

Jerry H. Jordan [Baptist Church]
Billy K. Farris (Church of Christ); Booneville, MS; March 11, 15-16, 1968; 1st debate for each

Jesse M. Kelley [Church of Christ]
W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church); Newbern, TN; 1960's

James Monroe Kidwell [Church of Christ]
W. H. Smith (Baptist Church); Bagdad, TN; February 1890
John J. Lancaster [Church of Christ]
Webb (?); 1938; sinless perfection
Byron Webb (?); Hohenwald, TN; 1939

Billy W. Lewis [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; 1975
David Lipe (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; November 15-19, 1976. Book publication: Lipe-Lewis Debate. Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1984

Benjamin Barr “Ben” Lindsey [?]
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; April 2, 1928; trial marriages. Lindsay's 24th debate. Book publication: Debate between Judge Ben Lindsey and G. C. Brewer on "Companionate Marriage". Cincinnati, OH: The Christian Leader Corporation, c 1928

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13430505

M. K. Lawson [Holiness Church]
W. R. Willcutt (Church of Christ); Kosciusko, MS; 1939

Mark Lindley [Church of Christ]
Mike Strevel (Primitive Baptist Church); Booneville, MS; March 26-28, 1998; salvation; 4 sessions; 200-400

James Perrin Lowrey [Church of Christ]
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Thyatira, MS; November 21-24, 1916; apostasy, establishment of church, baptism

Cecil Richard May, Jr. [Church of Christ]
J. L. Pipkin (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Blue Mountain, MS; godhead, instrumental music in worship

J. Noel Merideth [Church of Christ]
Ward Hogland (Church of Christ); Grenada, MS; June 25-26, 1982; church benevolence
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Grenada, MS; June 27-30, 1983; church benevolence

William Jackson "Jack" McElroy [Church of Christ]
(Holiness); Red Boiling Springs, TN; 1932

J. A. (or A. J.) Minton [Church of Christ]
(Baptist Church); Bells, TN

Arley Edward Moore [Church of Christ]
Parker (Baptist Church); _, MS; 1935

J. P. Moreland [Theist]
Kai Nielsen (Atheist); Oxford, MS; March 24, 1988; existence of God. Book publication: Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.

Jasper Lloyd Moyer [Church of Christ]
Don Rudd (Church of Christ); Tupelo, MS; September 23-26, 1957; institutionalism

James P. Needham [Church of Christ]
C. L. Long (Baptist Church); Chestnut Bluff, TN; July 30-31, 1953; Needham's first debate

Charles Ready Nichol [Church of Christ]
More than 300 debates by 1940; 60 by 1904
Thurston (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Amory, MS; 1904
Bolin (?Baptist Church); Smithville, MS
Cramer (?); Smithville, MS
T. T. Martin (?); Amory, MS
H. B. Taylor (Baptist Church); Belmont, MS
Tilford Bolin (Stumblingstoners); Amory, MS; c 1930
A. A. Hensler (Baptist Church); Amory, MS
A. A. Hensler (Baptist Church);
A. A. Hensler (Baptist Church); Amory, MS; c 1932
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); near Amory, MS; July 25-28, 1933
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Dukedom, TN; 1934

Gus Nichols [Church of Christ]
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Henderson, TN; c 1974; indwelling of the Holy Spirit

A. U. Nunnery [Baptist Church]
About 30 debates by 1946
E. M. Borden (Church of Christ); between Wildersville and Parson, TN; February 8-11, 1916. Proposition 1: “The Baptist Church is scriptural in origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Nunnery affirmed, Borden denied). Proposition 2: “The Church of Christ is scriptural in origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Borden affirmed, Nunnery denied). [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 11 (March 16, 1916), 272]
Coleman Overby (Church of Christ); Parsons, TN; 1929 
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Parsons, TN; July 2-5, 1946. Book publication: Woods-Nunnery Debate. Huntingdon, TN: Joyce Hendrix, 1947.

I. N. Penick [Baptist Church]
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Fowlkes, TN; 1897
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Middleton, TN; January 24-27, 1899; necessity of water baptism for salvation
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Gardner, TN; 1903
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Martin, TN; July 9-12, 1907; atonement, operation of the Spirit
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Toone, TN; 1908
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Johnson Grove, _; after March 10, 1909; organizations for doing mission work. Book publication: The Bogard-Penick Debate.

Frank S. Perry [Christian Church]
Coleman Overby (Church of Christ); Valley Point (near Milan), TN; 1927

Richard H. Pigue [Methodist Church]
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Bradford, TN; 1899
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Middleton, TN; 1902; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Troy, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Yorkville, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Hornbeak, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Henry County, TN; December 1905
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Bogata, TN; 1907; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Ro Ellen & Bogata, TN; 1908; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Marietta, MS; 1914; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
John R. Williams (Church of Christ); Jones Chapel, TN; 1916

William Curtis Porter [Church of Christ]
L. R. Riley (Baptist Church); Gleason, TN; May 29-June 1, 1951; apostasy; 4 sessions
Hoyt Chastain (Missionary Baptist Church); Memphis, TN; December 11-15, 1951; total depravity, baptism, apostasy, establishment of church; 4 sessions
Albert H. Batts (Church of God); Huntsville, AL; May 20-23, 1952; baptism, Holy Spirit baptism, Church of Christ, Church of God
D. N. Jackson (Missionary Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; June 18-20, 1952; establishment of church, apostasy, faith only
?L. H. Brown (Baptist Church); Juno, TN; October 1953; baptism
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Bolivar, TN; October 1953
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Amory, MS; October 27-30, 1953

Jesse Pratt (Church of God of Prophecy)
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Decherd, TN; August - September 1954

Albert Patterson [Pentecostal Church]
?Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Calhoun City, MS; 1970

John Payne, Sr. [Church of Christ]
G. S. Raburn (Baptist Church); Nettleton, MS; 1938

J. L. Pipkin [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
Ules G. Reid, Jr. (Church of Christ); Hartselle & Trinity, AL; c 1965; w/ Alvie Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church)
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Hartselle, AL & Blue Mountain, MS; September 25-26, 28-29, 1967; instrumental music in worship

James Renford Powell [Church of Christ]
(?T. W.) Robinson (Baptist Church); 1952
G. S. Raburn (Baptist Church); 1952
T. W. Robinson (Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; 1953
G. S. Raburn (Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; 1953

General Sumpter Raburn [Baptist Church]
O. C. Dobbs (Church of Christ); Dennis, MS; 1931
Van A. Bradley (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS; 1932
John Payne, Sr. (Church of Christ); Nettleton, MS; 1938
J. G. Pounds (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS; c 1939
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Christian Chapel, AL; c 1940
Bill L. Rogers (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; February 12-15, 1952
James R. Powell (Church of Christ); 1952
James R. Powell (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; 1953

James B. Reesor [Church of God]
Alan E. Highers (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; December 14-17, 1965; baptism, miracles, Holy Spirit baptism

L. R. Riley [Baptist Church]
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Gleason, TN; May 29-June 1, 1951; apostasy; 4 sessions

D. L. Robinson [Church of Christ]
W. C. Wallis; Ripley, MS; 1934

T. W. Robinson [Baptist Church]
James R. Powell (Church of Christ); 1952
James R. Powell (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; 1953

Bill Lloyd Rogers [Church of Christ]
January 22, 1928 (_, _) - ?
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Tupelo, MS; October 23-26, 1951; Rogers' 2nd debate
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church);
G. S. Raburn (Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; February 12-15, 1952
B. A. Baker, Sr. (Berean Bible Church); Rogers Springs, TN; August 31 - September 5, 1953; dispensationalism, establishment of the kingdom; 6 nights; 500. Book publication: The Rogers-Baker Debate on Dispensationalism. Tupelo, MS: L. D. Willis, 1954.
W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church);
Billy Sunday Myers (Pentecostal Church of God)
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Corinth, MS; September 14-17, 1954

Daniel Darius Rose [Church of Christ]
April 19, 1859 (Randolph County, AR) - (_, _)
About 15 debates by 1911, including Methodists, Missionary Baptists, Primitive Baptists, and Adventists
Glass (Baptist Church); Myrtle, MS; c 1895

Howard See [Church of Christ]
Obie F. Benton (Seventh Day Church of God); Lexington, TN; October 21-25, 1985
Obie F. Benton (Seventh Day Church of God); Lexington, TN; April 7-8, 10-11, 1986
Obie F. Benton (Seventh Day Church of God); Lexington, TN; July 7-8, 10-11, 1986; first day of week

C. M. Simmons [Baptist Church]
L. W. Hinson (Church of Christ); Bradford, TN; 1932

Leslie E. Sloan [Church of Christ]
October 12, 1920 (_, _)- February 9, 2003 (_, _)
Eckleberry (Pentecostal Church); 1968; Memphis, TN; baptism, instrumental music in worship; 13 sessions

J. E. Spiegel
John Ray Vaughan, Sr. (Church of Christ); Dancy, MS; 1928

J. T. Smith [Church of Christ]
W. E. Smith (Pentecostal Church); Dyersburg, TN

W. H. Smith [Baptist Church]
James M. Kidwell (Church of Christ); Bagdad, TN; February 1890

J. Carroll Stark [Christian Church]
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Henderson, TN; November 24-27, 1903; instrumental music in worship; 4 days
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); written; c 1904; instrumental music in worship. Book publication: A Debate. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Company, n.d.

J. R. Stockard [Church of Christ]
Waldo C. Nevil (Baptist Church); Union Grove, TN; 1927
W. H. Hopper (Baptist Church); Parsons, TN; 1928
?W. H. Hopper (Baptist Church); Bemis, TN; 1941

Carrol Ray Sutton [Church of Christ]
Roy B. Thurman (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Dyersburg, TN; July 10, 12-13, 1984; eternal punishment, Sabbath, first day of the week; 3 sessions

O. P. Swope [Church of Christ]
A. K. Mitzel (Pentecostal Church); Fort Henry, TN; 1934

Jefferson Davis Tant [Church of Christ
Nearly 350 debates; more than 100 debates by 1911; 13 debates with Christadelphians
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Bellview, TN; December 1898
Wyatt (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Cottage Grove, TN; February 1908
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Crockett County, TN; 1910
J. R. Clark (Baptist Church); west TN; December 10, 1921
"Wild Bill" Evans (Methodist Church); Gates, TN; September 1923
Turner (Methodist Church); Booneville, MS; c 1925
C. B. Massey (Baptist Church); Yuma (near Wildersville), TN; November 1927
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Acton, TN; 1927
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); near Corinth, MS; 1927
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Corinth, MS; 1928
C. B. Massey (Baptist Church); Westmoreland, TN; 1928
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Polk, TN; 1928
J. R. Lamb (Baptist Church); Fort Payne, AL; 1928
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Ripley, TN; 1928
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Memphis, TN; May 24-27, 1932; 4 days
W. C. Davis (Primitive Baptist Church); Blue Creek, TN; c 1939

Harvey Boyce Taylor [Missionary Baptist Church]
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Watertown, TN; May 8-11, 1923
John C. Taylor (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, TN; 1927
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; November 22-26, 1927; Church of Christ
G. Freed (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; 1928

John C. Taylor [Church of Christ]
Jones (Baptist Church); Gardner, ?TN; 1922
Jones (Baptist Church); Martin, TN; February 27 - March 1922
H. B. Taylor (Baptist Church); Fayetteville, TN; 1927
Thomas Newton Thrasher, Sr. [Church of Christ]
Thomas E. "Bo" Kindell (The Emmanuel Church); Friendship, TN; May 1, 1993; action of baptism; 2 sessions
Richard W. Forsythe (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Oxford & Myrtle, MS; January 8-9, 11-12, 1973; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism; 60-110; 4 sessions
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); New Albany, MS; November 14, 1996; godhead; 1 session; 200

Roy B. Thurman [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Dyersburg, TN; July 10, 12-13, 1984; eternal punishment, Sabbath, first day of the week; 3 sessions

Turner [Methodist Church]
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Booneville, MS; c 1925

L. G. Varnado [Baptist Church]
H. M. Phillips (Church of Christ); Collins, MS; 1940

John Roy Vaughan, Sr. [Church of Christ]
J. E. Spiegel (?); Dancy, MS; 1928
J. D. Holder (Primitive Baptist Church); Tupelo, MS; 1933
(Holiness); 1934
J. D. Holder (Primitive Baptist Church); Tupelo, MS; 1938

Joseph Sale "Joe" Warlick [Church of Christ]
399 debates; 3 by August 1890; nearly 100 debates by 1903; more than 200 debates by 1911
J. Carroll Stark (Church of Christ); Henderson, TN; November 24-27, 1903; instrumental music in worship; 4 days
J. Carroll Stark (Church of Christ); written; c 1904; instrumental music in worship. Book publication: A Debate. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Company, n.d.
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); near Amory, MS; March 16-19, 1909; 4 days
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Acton, TN; August 18-21, 1928; 4 days
Calvin Gregory (Baptist Church); Willette, TN; 1928
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Corinth, MS; 1928

John Lecil Wheeler [Church of Christ]
C. M. Stultz (Christian Church); Okolona, MS; January 1954; instrumental music in worship

B. G. Whitehurst [Methodist Church]
W. R. Willcutt (Church of Christ); Pebble, TN; 1933
Dan. P. Craig (Church of Christ); Ashland, MS; 1933

J. H. Wilburn
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Kenton, TN; 1899

W. R. Willcutt [Church of Christ]
Whitehurst (Methodist Church); Pebble, TN; 1933
J. W. Hardwick (Primitive Baptist Church); Fulton, MS; 1934
M. K. Lawson (Holiness Church); Kosciusko, MS; 1939

John R. Williams [Church of Christ]
8 debates by c 1897
Clift (Baptist Church); Obion County, TN; 1909
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Jones Chapel (Lake County), TN; 1916

W. H. Williams [Baptist Church]
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Russell, Gibson County, TN; February 14-17, 1899; design of baptism, justification by faith only

John Porter Wilhite [Church of Christ]
Approximately 50 oral debates.
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Burnsville, MS
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Laurel, MS; March 1949; establishment of church, baptism
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Burnsville, MS; 1950; establishment of church, baptism
Guy Napoleon Woods [Church of Christ]
More than 100 debates by 1970; about 50 by 1946; 4 in 1949
(Methodist Church); c 1926; Woods’ first debate
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church); Parsons, TN; July 2-5, 1946; their second debate. Book publication: Woods-Nunnery Debate. Huntingdon, TN: Joyce Hendrix, 1947.
Roy E. Cogdill (Church of Christ); Newbern, TN; December 18-23, 1961; church benevolence, Herald of Truth
Albert Patterson (Pentecostal Church); Calhoun City, MS; 1970
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Henderson, TN; c 1974; indwelling of the Holy Spirit
Billy Lewis (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Memphis, TN; 1975