Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-04
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The Rev. Mr.. Deal. for the past year
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church,
of Virginia, last night delivered his I" final
charge" for the conference term. On
Thursday the annual conference Of the
Nevada Methodists commences ; over
which Bishop Berkeley will preside. Our
object in referring to this is to relate q
portion Of Mr.. Deals remarks, and to ex-
press a hope which they, in common with
many discourses we have had the pleasure
o. hearing from him, have excited within
US. The preacher said that it had come
TO his knowledge that he had offended
some persons during his ministrations OF
the pas, year, by his occasional preaching
and prayer in reference to the Nation, its
dangers and the responsibilities on its be-
half that attached to the imperative duty
of every loyal citizen. 1t had not been
his purpose, as it was not his mission, to
offend any. if such a thing could be hon.
orally avoided. And for those who had
been sincerely grieved BY his words he
had a prayer of faith. Believing he had
only said what was proper and right,
knowing of an approving conscience that
he had only preached as the truth de-
manded, he could wish that the offended
ones might be converted to a proper sense
of the condition Of the land and their obli-
cations as citizens under the Government.
For those who affected displeasure-if any
such there might be,-who complained OF
him because he wa a loyal citizen and so
expressed himself from the pulpit, while
they hated the Government of their
fathers, he had a sentimen, OF indifference
and contempt. He gave notice that if he
should return to this Charge he should
speak out more readily even than before
on every live question of the day that in
his judgment, came within the province OF
his Gospel duty; and his Gospel had a
wider circumference than the Gospel OF
some men. Not that he meant to assume
himself better than others; but he did be-
lieve that the Gospel of Christ reached
down into all the details of life, and EN-
braced the entire broad landscape of
humanity /; and in his opinion that was
a dwarfsh conception of the religion
of Jesus which established a rule
against the minister's speech on such
momentous events as had been en-
acted in our Nation during the past
four years. He thanked God that
during the period of our civil war he had
spoken out boldly for his Government,
and in support of free institutions. He
had nothing to retract. And while he
had such liberty of sentiment and express
sion, as a citizen of the best Government
on earth, he had no unrelenting h~arshness
Of feelings toward the men who. for the
past four years, had lived and enjoyed life
under the Stars and Stripes, while doing
all in their power to subvers the Govern
mens of the country. If there was a sal
walton possible for such men. he hoped
they might attain unto it. He felt salts
fed that the extreme efficacy Of the re-
dempuon would be required for the saving
benefit of Northern traitors-the meanest,
vilest specimens Of humanity.
We trust that Mr.. Deal will be retained
among US. He Is an able reasoner, IN en-
pertaining speaker, and of his patriotism
we have afforded quoted evidence. 1t
would no be well to unnecessarily lose
his influence from among US. His chmtN
is virtually out Of debt for the next year,
the creditors on the church building relin-
gushing interest for the coming twelve
months. We think that during another
years ~sojourn and service in Virginia, Mr..
Deal would have a larger, an increasing
attendance !; as it is only at a compare
lively recent time that our people gener-
ally, outside of the number specially COM
mitted to his religious care by his prede-
cessor, had begun to learn Of his talents
as a $ and e%locutionist, and espe-
cially as a fervent patriot.
"HO-JOw