The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-27
IA BAPTIST REVIVAL
MR. FANCHER BREACHES UPON "THE NEW LTFEp
Georgia MIniater Speaks to Large Goa wrexatton at Beginning of Meet ing on the Regeneration of
 sinners.

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 Rev. W. F. Fancher. of Rome. Ga, one of the abIest evangelists among
 the younger members of the Southern
 Baptist ministry began series or re
 vivar services last night at the Ada"S
 Avenue Baptist Church.
 l The fame of the preacher had pre- ceded him and there were few empty
 seats in the church. He prefaced his
 sermon with a few remarks on the way
 to begin a revival, the way to conduct
 revival and the way to concIude
 revival and in each instance, the an
 swer was the same-on the knees III prayer.
 The subject of the nights sermon
 was ''The New Life" and the text was | Marvel not that I said unto Thee, ye must be born again" He said that his object in coming to Montgomery to conduct the revival in the Adams Avenue Baptist Church was not pri- marily, to add members to that church | or to any other church, but to preach and impress the truth. He said that Joining the church had become a Tad
 and that he did not believe in fads, or | in joining the church unless 1t meant
 something. Tn the discussion of his text he said there was nothing at all unreasonable IaDOuL the new DlIlA AOA is regeneration as taught in the Bible, there is no Christianity. He spoke oe
 the various capabilities given by God to his creatures, of how the mole
 makes his way under the ground and | how the eagle scars in the skies, ana
 while man does neither of these things he is distinguished from all Gods otn- CT creatures-from the brute and ant- { mal kingdom-in that he Is possessed I ef a, soul. 1 Under four heads Mir Fancher treat ed the fruits of the spiritual life. First. "Righteousness" Ye know
 that he who doeth righteous is born of God"
 Second. Freedom from Sin. i'who so over is born of God doth not commit sin" What is sin? "Sin," he said "is
 that act. knowingly, continually and
 presistently indulged in by men which lis opposed to Gods laws. Sin is the natural outcome of life and men are
 born in sin and live in sin" His explanation of the difference in
 the sin of man before he Is regenerated
 and afterwards is that before he runs
 to meet sin and afterwards he runs i from sin"
 Third. Love for the Brethren" Tn
 this connection he said that there was tLUo OL thO places; too little of going in to the I highways and hedges and bringing the sinners to Christ Work is need
 ed in the humble walks of life and l he made a strong plea for going out
 and bringing them in."
 l Fourth, "A belief in the Lord Jesus lChrist" "Whosoever believeth that
 Jesus is Christ, Is born of God" That,
 he said. was the final test and that
 there were few who would not cry out.
 q believe-I am alright there" But the test meant, he said, something more than at first it seemed. It means
 that Jesus Christ Is the King of the
 soul and that to believe in Him, you
 must live the life that He would have
 you live. It is to acknowledge the
 Lordship of Christ--to own Him as the
 Son of God"
 1 The fifth and last division--"For 1 whosoeVer is born of God overcometh l the worla." The effect of sin, he said, | was to Kill the conscience and to over come this spiritual death. the command
 is to be born again-"Ye must be born l again"-the divine must"
 l There is no such thing as reforma-
 tion," he said, with emphasis. There
 Is no halfway measure" and in this 1 connection he quoted & number of pas 1 sages of Scripture bearing out the l statement.
 1 A thought on which he dwelt in con- l cluding his sermon was as to what part man could take in the process of regeneration and by what means re" | generation could be brought about. He likened Montgomery to that pas" l sage of Scripture in the Book of Eze- kiel, where the prophet was set down into a valley filled with dry bones, and
 commanded of the Lord to prophecy upon the bones, and when he had don0 50, there came sinews and flesh upon the bones. He caused the breath to come and made them to live.
 Nothing is impossible with God" he
 said. He is the hope of His people" At the conclusion of the sermon, as there were five Baptist ministers
 present, the congregation was request CT of go forward and indulge in an old fashioned handshRke, in which all the ministers took part
 There will be servlces this morning
 at 10 o'clock and again tonight at 7:3O o'clock The public is cordially invited
 to attend all the services.
 The revival was begun Sunday most auspiciously with a fine sermon by Dr. w. B. Crumpton at II o'clock in the morning, and one by the pastor. Rev. John Bass Shelton, at night