The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-10
CHURCH MEMBERS EXPELLED
BAPTIST BROTHERs IN BROOKLYN VINO
DTSBELIEpE IN HELL.



son Differs from the Pn.tor-so Ito Others.
The Second Baptist Church in Ainslie
srcct. near Graham avenue. Brooklyn. expelled
re'cntly three Of iia members. including one oi
The dcacons. for licrctical views on the question
OF the existence OF he'll and future punish
mcnt. and although there has been much rx-
element about the action Of The church. the
ACTS have been kept quiet. The pastor the
Rev J. y. Fowcll. recently took up the qurs-
hon of eternal punishment. and preached u
purely orthodox sermon, emphasizing the be-
lief entertained by his church that there is u
material hell. and that Who's, vino do no. repent
aud serve God will 10 to IL. The sermon was
received with appreciation 10y most Of the
church members VINO expressed gratilfation
that their pastor was not being msl,d. as they
thought many other clcrgymcn were. Deacon
james II Gibson. an Intelligent mem her oi the
church. expressed his belief that the Bbc did
not prove the inherent immortality of the soul.
md he offered TO give any person 500 who
would produce passage from the Bible To
prove the contrary doctrine. He avcrrcd that
the New Testament was full " convin cling pas
aagcs such as is Paul's cpistlc TO Timothy. vi.
Is. lG. who is the hlrssrd and only potenta,,.
the King Of Kings. ana Lord Of Lords who only
hn,h Immortality" a.
Mr.. Gibson argued -l,ilfully for his side of the
subject. and his pastor and fellow dracons some
~ whom i is said he made angry because ot
his superior ability to quote Scripture. de-
nounced his talk rs dangerous 10 tho peace Of
Tie church and inimicL To- its doctrines. Mr.
Nlnson's arguments convinced W. II. TONES
and l.. II. Giles. two young members of tho
church. 81 the correctness OF his views. and
aitcr this fact came To the pastors "nr~, he said.
0nd tho other dpncOn- agreed with hun. that
MIR. Gibson should either he compelled 20 re-
Tract his expressed views openly or he expelled
from the church. Two " tho dra 'ons waited
MI s,1I f1tt. fIf.. 4
Mr.. Gibson Indignantly refused To- cast his opn-
ions in moulds made by other men, and said
that he was ready to submit to the process OF
church discipline.
At the meeting 81 this church on Wednesday
evening last. Deacon BRYANT formally pr"-
ferred charges against Brother Gibson that he
had expressed views contrary 10 the doctrine of
the Baptist Church. and hal influenced some
Of the young men Of the church To- adopt the
same. and had not ordered his walk and con-
,stsat'on according to tho discipline Of the
churci;. The pastor spoke gravcly about
The sacredness. Of the rules Of the
d .h,,pI and H., Of rhsow much they
prayed that those who walked contrary . the
church might not suffer the pun -hmcnt that
sinners are taught L. expect. As Mr.. Gibson
arose to speak in his own defence he cXpe'tpd
g. sustain his position bv an elaborate nrgu-
ment. hut ms Moderator ruled that he could not
cations against him. The resolution Of expul-
sion wns almost unanimously adopted.
W. H.. Comes and l.. II. Giles the two Young
men whom the deacon had argued with boldly
expressed their concurrence in his views and
rs they would not retract they were expelled on
tho next Friday evening.
The pastor refuses TO talk about the action of
the church.