principal reasons for his defection.7 Other contributors to the debate include E. E. Andross, whose book A More Excellent Ministry,8 sought to reply to Ballenger’s work, W. H. Branson,9 C. H. Watson,10 and W. E. Howell.11 The issue has been met with strong convictions and painful results on occasion as some brethren of experience and stature have come to a parting of the ways with the church because of this controversy. Thus particular care is called for in our day as we seek to understand the thought