Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-01
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preacher in Bellevue" are considered
by many as severe and inappropriate and
so considered by men making no preten-
ton to piety. eau only account for their
severity, in the desire on your part, to
vindicate the character Of an absent friend
a desire certainly praise. worthey, and
the vindica,ion no less so, provided it be
done with a proper spirit.
As to the quotation from the certain
minister" il certainly wa correct, in SUBJ
stance, If not in words. The application
of that quotation to the Rev. Mr.. Gcss,
was also correct, as | heard the remarks
from his own lips. But why an apology,
for the expression was necessary to vindi-
cate the standing of Mr.. Goss, | do not
understand, as ], with others, was under
the impression that Mr., Goss rather glo-
ried in the independence of his opinions,
as well as in the RICH, to express those
opinions un,rammeled. A right, GER
tainly, which no one will deny him.
~ He admitted to the writer of this ar,i.
Gle that our views would not differ in re.
gard to the character Of God, but would
likely differ in regard to the character Of
Jesus Christ, and they certainly do differ
tOiieiy. What his views Of Christ are,
he candidly told US in his farewell dis
course" Among many remarks, | will
mention but one, viz y That God was
not in Jesus Christ till his baptism; if so,
the inference is plain, TINT until his bap.
tism he was only a m%an--only a creature.
| Know of no body of Evangelical Chris.
tians that entertain such an idea concern.
iag our Savior.
/ believe Mr.. Goss is sincere in the
entertainment Of his views, tho they diff
from the large body of Evangelical Chris
tians. | doubt not, also, Mr.. Goss' sin.
cerity in thinking that he gets those views
frsm the Bible. This he tells US is his
guide but certainly the same liberty mus,
be allowed 10 others that is accorded tc
him the liberty also to difsr.I More.
over, Mr.. Goss came here as a Methodist
minister, aud Mr.. Chivington is the Pre-
siding Elder of that denomination in this
district ; and he certainly has the right
to warn his people against the entertain.
ing Of erroneous sentiments, being ac-
connlable to the proper tribunal for his
method of doing it. Besides this, l did no
understand Mr.. Chivington MS using the
expression quoted in the Gazette, about
being a ''worse sinner than any present.
if he did use it, it escaped my notice.
He said in substance, and nearly, or alto
ge,her in words, that the preaching Of
such sentiments was duubing with un,em
pered mortar, and the following Of suct
would lead both him and Them 10 a plac,
from which they would no. return"
M have no, a word to say against Mr.
Goss as q man; l admired his self-denial
His object seemed to be to do good, ant
should he again make his residenc,
8 among us, | presume his course will b
the same, trying to reform man by TIL
indomitatk poVer Of the human uiA.
/ But as TO his theological opinions, ! mus
confess, and it is triih sorrote, that | coul
see no hope for the sinner in the GospeI
as he preached it. The only hope 70
our lost werld being in the A,onemer
and Righteousness Of Jesus Christ, ar
. piled 10 the sinner by the Holy Spirit.
{ / admit, MI. Editor, that the countr
is newspaper is no, the place 10 discuss sue
: matters, and | should not have said thu
: much, only for the fac, that in your r,
n marks on Mr.. Chivington, there SCENE
h to be a blow, Ohio hope not intended,
q at Christianity itself. Our little tow
= will no, be honored by holding up to rid
cule, Christian ministers, or Mission:
as stock jobbing Companies"
y Among the ministry there may |
If those who are ac,uated by mercenary IN,
~,ives; strange If it were not so, wheI
st among the followers of Christ there WI
as a Judas; yet, as a class, ministers w
&c not suffer when compared with those
"a other professions. Such was the expires
iy ed opinion Of that great Statesman, DaI
iel Webster. His language was, on
v certain occasion, in substance, There