The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-28
IN THE CENTRAL CITY
BURNETT BEGINS
 A REVIVAL.
The Governor and Col. Harvey E. Jones Urged by Selma Business
 Men to Refuse to Accept MT.
 Bamberger's Resignation.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau. Selma, Jan. 27. Evangelist Bennett of Pensacola opened his series of meetings at the First Chris tian Church yesterday morning. In the afternoon he made talk at the Y. M. C. A. and sang solo. He is a man of great magnetism and is in deep earnest in regard to the work that he is doing. Tonight the subject of his sermon was Gods Dynamite. He explained some things in the sermon that have confused many seekers after salvation. He said that he always preached his best sermon on Monday nights and as the services would commence at 7:15 each night. he wanted the audiences to be in their seats promptly at that time
 On Tuesday night the subject of his sermon will be. Let us Don't;' Wednes- day night. '"The Word;" Friday night, the Practical Side of Christian Union," and on Saturday night he will preach special sermon on "A Prayer from He'll" He made his audience smile when he told that his Saturday nights sermon would be exceedingly warm. He also told his hearers that he never changed his sub 5ects after he once gave them out, and that he would be there. rain or shine. He announced that he would lecture to men only at the Y. M. c. A. next Sun day afternoon. but nothing would be said that a lady could not listen to. The ush- CTS had cards and he wanted every man who was going to go out to hear him | next Sunday afternoon, but to come any, way, whether they had one of these cards | or not On next Sunday afternoon at the | Y. M. C. A, MT. Bennett said that he would sing two solos and those, if noth- l ing else. would be worth the trouble a | man put himself to in going out. He announced that his wife, Mrs. Ben- nett, was also minister of the Gospel, and that he would ask her to fill the pulpit of the First Christian Church next Sunday morning. It is a rare thing that a woman Is seen in pulpit in Selma and a tremendous crowd will doubtless be present.
 The Christian Church is a small build- ing and was crowded last night to hear MT. Bennett.
 After making his announcements, Mir Bennett took up collection. He said that all the money in envelopes would go to the chuEch, while the loose change would go to the evangelist. He said that ministers had to live by the Gospel, and he had no hesitancy in asking the congre- gation to contribute to the work that God had called him to do. He told an amus- ing little story about a small boy swal- lowing penny and his mother telling
 him that she would have to send for the doctor to get 1t out Don't send for the doctor, mamma" cried the little fellow.
 Send for the preacher, for they can get penny out of anybody"
 He then took for his subject for the evening the Crucifxion of Christ and
 preluded his sermon by requesting the audience to follow him closely. In Ian- guage classic and eloquent, he described the city of Jerusalem in the time of
 Christ; the magnificent Temple, erected
 to the living God was touched upon, and
 the well-paved streets and the immense
 wall that protected 1t from it's enemies
 were dwelt upon at some length. He
 pointed his finger toward the hill where
 Christ stood as he looked down on Je- rusalem and uttered his famous prophecy
 about the city being made desolate and
 the scattering of the inhabitants to the
 four corners of the earth. He said that
 the Jews were the chosen people of God
 and up to that time no man had ever successfully attempted to raise his hand against the Jew, for God was with them:
 but when they rejected the prophecies, He scattered them But prophecy also says that they shall return to Jerusalem again. and today that prophecy was be- ing carried out, for thousands are now vending their way each year back to Falestine. and the prophecy would some I
 He then went on to say that the R,bie had stood the test of ages The more men attacked 1t. the brighter it shines. The less men know about that book, the more | severe Is their criticism of it; the more they know of it, the better they love it and accept its divine origin God could have sent his Son just as the Jews ex- pected, as a great earthly man, if He had wanted to but He did not desire to do l Ia f,, blaze of glory and controlled the whole world with his power. But God did not desire to send him that way At that | time the world was what might be term ed in simple state The people were | taught by parables, and he related the parable of the only Son being sent out to the vineyard where the servants were re- | bellious. as the owner of the vineyard | hoped, that they would have respect for his heir This referred directly to the coming of Christ.
 Christ was born of woman, just as oth- CT mortals are but his father was God, and they called his name Jesus, flor he shall save man from sin." Christ took a mans body. He was God in the flesh. Why did God send his Son to be cruci- fled? Because he was to be the Judge. He was to judge you and me. When a man has suffered all the privations of the human race, 1t will make a good judge of him. If you put a man on the bench who has his ups and downs In life. one who has known what it is to contend with poverty and diversity, he was better qualified to make just judge than if he had been raised in the lap of luxury and never knew what 1t was to want Christ was human just as We are, for when the Roman soldier pierced his heart with a spear. there came forth blood and wa ter, just as any other human being would have given forth under similar circum- stances. He suffered all of the agony and all of the shame that he might be the better ftrcd to become the Lord of Lords and King of Kings.
 History itself proved the great works that Christ performed while here on earth. Josephus bore testimony to the great works that He did in and around Jerusalem. Pilot. that wicked man, washed his hands and bore testimony and said, "I see no fault in Him" If you could put a particle of sin on the life and character of Christ. He could not have been our Savior.
 Mr. Bennett's description of the scenes that took place in the streets of Jerusa- lem when the rabble was crying "crucify him." was dramatic and eloquent in the extreme. They preferred to cruelty Christ rather than Borabas, who had rob- bed and slain many innocent travellers on the highway to Jericho. They wanted Christ crucified because, as they said,