The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-15
DISPUTE ON FACTS
CHURCH FACTIONS RAISE VERA
 CITY ISSUE.
Mir. Fsncher's Followers Say Reports of Sunday Disorders Were Ex- aggernted--Reports En-
 dorsed by Other
 Faction.

A delegation from the Second Sap tist Church headed by the acknowl- edged pastor. Rev. H. W. Fancher called upon The Advertiser last night and stated that The. Advertisers ac- count of the proceedings on Sunday morning last. when i've members of the old Adams Avenue Church, were disciplined in that fellowship was taken from them at the congregational meeting which followed the morning services. was not correct. and in doing so started direct issue as to facts. with a number of others who were present Sunday morning.
 The delegation headed by Rev. MT. Fancher, included Messrs. D. F. Bird, G. B. Barnett and William J. Proctor. They stated that the account of the proceedings had hurt the church. and that they wished a retraction. They finally agreed to make the following statement.
 We are sorry that The Advertiser was grossly misinformed regarding the conference held in the Second Baptist Church Sunday morning. There was not the disorder and confusion which one would be led to believe took place from a reading of The Advertiser Of Monday morning
 There was a serious misrepresenta- ton of facts which is calculated, and which does the church or congrega- ton a great injustice. Capt. w. F. Lee made no attempt. so far as we know. to hurt or harm the pastor of the church. The pastor was not collared on the street by any party"
 We are sorry The Advertiser was not able to secure information from properly accredited members of the Second Baptist Church"
 This has raised a direct issue of veracity between the makers of the statement and others who witnessed the occurrence.
 Capt. w. F. Lee was reached on the telephone immediately after the dele. gation of Mir. Fancher left the office. He was asked if The Advertisers ac- count of the Sunday morning services was correct. He replied that only in minor detail was the account in error.
 'on my statement to Rev. Mir. Fan cher that he had wronged my mother" said Captain Lee. "a ,mumbled reply was given me: I cannot help anything. and Mir Fancher turned away. About that time Mir. Hendley d,me forward and interrupted me Just as I was go- ing for him. but I wanted the personal trouble to take place, outside the side door of the oh urch. My arm was not. however. drawn back as If to strike"
 Mir. Hendley was then called on the telephone by The Advertiser and asked about his part in the reported inter- ference in which he prevented Captain Lee from striking the pastor. Mir. Fancher.
 "It is a fact" said Mir. Hendley, "that prevented Captain Lee from what thought would become a personal difficulty between the two inside the church. When I saw, from the ex- pression clearly visible on MT. Lees face, that he was considerably en- ragged, I felt sure that he would at- tack the pastor instantly had I not interfered at the time. Mr. Lee stated to me when grabbed his arm that his mother had been wronged by MT. Fancher and his following, and that he thought if MT. Fancher had been will ing to display the conduct of Chris tian man, to say nothing of a minis ter. that he (Mr. Fancher) would make due apology.
 'Mr. Fancher. however, refused to make any concessions whatever, and turned away from Mn Lee. This seem ed to only enrage MT. Lee the more. And persistent effort was made on the part of Mir, Lee to reach Mir. Fan cher, which succeeded in prevent ing by holding his arm from the ros- trum to the outer door of the church.
 'As to Mir. Fancher being collared, my personal friends who were eye witnesses to the scene, state that Mr. Perry held Mir. Fancher by the collar with 6 buggy whip in his hand In a striking position, when he was in- terrupted by his brother.
 "The Advertisers account of the pro. ceedings was perfectly correct, as I saw the affair. and I regret exceed ingly that any question of veracity should arise between myself and Mir. Fancher."