The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
Declares City Churches Fall Short of Duty.
 - DIFFERENCES EXISTED IN CONGREGATION OF CHURCH
 --e--- Incident of His Resignation Was
 Painful.
 -----e---- Many Members ef Church Took Out rheir Letters and win Follow Mir. Fsaeher h Feusdias raber- aaeis Aecerdias ts
 Ideal.

Declaring that there was not a church in the City of Montgomery that was soul saving or doing the work of the Lord. and declaring that he would give his life. heart and whole in the effort to establish in the city a church from whose pulpit one could preach convictions and be supported by the congregation, Rev. Henry W. Fancher, insisted that the congregation of the Adams Avenue Baptist Church accept his resignation as pastor of the church immediately.
 The urgent request was made at the end of the morning services at which he delivered an arraignment of the churches of every denomination with in the bounds of the city. Upon the question being put to the congregation by Senior Warden Willis T. Chandler, the congregation unanimously and quickly acceded to MT. Fancher's re- , quest.
 At the night services, the occasion of Mir. Fancher's last sermon to the con- sregation of which he has been pastor less than . year. the reasons for the sudden action of Mir Fancher were given to the congregation from the pulpit. He said with feeling:
 n do not feel. nor have felt for some time past. that I could realize my ideal in this church But by Gods grace and power shall establish in this community a Baptist tabernacle which shall reach out for lost soulss a puipit from which convictions can be preached which will be supported by the people.
 T understand thoroughly the task which is before me. ana snan slse ss my heart. my life. my whole to the task which believe God has given ne I do not in the least doubt the sask which ig before ma
 Tn this dramatE manner was the an uouncement that the attempt would De made for the establishment Of a new church in the city. MT. Fancher at the morning services waa due to a difference with member af tha eongregation about certain per scnaI conduct. inconsistent with MT. F,nneharss idea of church membership lha conRregation upholding rne mem- her of the church to the discomfort ot' the pastor. x. rhvrch has been of long standlng ia' attested by the fact that some Mx ,,s, g,s. ,,nore ago Mr. Fancher inslsL- fhat the congregation accept ms -sas~natlon This the con8fes1s.lson H3fiv refused to do Since thak " 's M ,s.. s nl matters have been ,,,s soihs inc % mem m .-,.,., ,,.carne so large that it became NAU AQ ss.oaesrv for the smaller faction, leu ~ nsSefgs. rrs ..s,ser. to withdraw their Aet- ters of membership. ,., tta in- A4 fha morning services only tno ..zas,sea Tor his resignation was mAue ss a~canted. but at the night services' assar ass ths sermon had been preacneu' St wsrcher requested that the con .sss.vatson give him his letter or Eesis e.ttrr Srora the congregatton.
 FoIlowing Mir. Fancher's Ieao' .s,n sSn,r t.rs aroae and insisted upon tneir iattsrs being given them by the con ,s.'as-st,on. So insistaM and numerous s,srs fhe requests that MT. CnanoleI' ti,a rncderator of the meeting. raiseo ,es hard ana requested that the mem hershIp 10 slow in order thar ne nisiis fake down their names.
 After all present who wlsneo so .o aa hsd received the vote for their iet- sers n n. Thrasher moved that committee be appointed whose duty ~hculd be the securing of supply TOT tEs n,,Init on the coming Sunday
 T,be notfon was seconded immediat- aiv. and Tom Scott counseiled thai tha nulpit remain vacant for some time in order that the congregation might tal,r over their difficulties and arrange \ suitable program upon which the S,,t,,ra work should be conducted.
 Mr. Thatcher insisted upon his mo- tton which immediately received second from H. c. Hendiey, and