The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-28
ANTHONY
Great Revival, that Moved All the
Community, Has just Closed

Community, Has just Closed
Editor Star: Please give space for
the following account Of the great re-
rival just closed at sthe Anthony Bap-
list church Rev. Cecil Phillips of Ok
ford. brother of Hon. FL. S. Phillips of
Tampa, did the preaching. The SER
vices started the second Sunday in this
month and continued throughout
Thursday of last week. The first ser
mon Brother Phillips preached caught
the hearts of his audience with such
force and power that all who were in
| the large congregation felt assured of
a successful meeting.
The success of Brother Phillips
preaching is in the fact that his hear
ers lose sight of him in beholding the
| lamb of God that taketh away the sin
of the world In all Of his sermons the
mission of the son of God is before his
audience. He came to seek and to
save the lost. By grace are We saved
through faith and that not of your
self It is the gift of God. Not of
/ works less any man should boast.
Holding his audience to breathless at
ttentfon his cry is repentance towards
God, faith in Jesus Christ and obedi-
ence to prove the genuineness OF re-
ipentence and faith Salvation by grace
rings in the ears and burns in the
hearts of those who hear him.
| Although Brother Phillips had been
j hard at work in revival services
some time before coming to Anthony,
tyet he labored night and day for his
Master, preaching in all nineteen SER
mons, without a halt or breakdown
IOnly once did his voice sound husky
That Gods love was In the meeting,
that the power of Christ was in the
meeting. that the regenerating in
f1uence Of the Holy Spirit was in the
meeting is beyond the shadow of a
doubt. Upon the invitation of repent
ance towards God, faith in Jesus and
obedience to his law. % accepted sal
walton by grace. OF these %, &c were
baptized in Silver Springs Thursday
morning by Bro. n. B. Plummer and
Brother Phillips. Five were received
into the church by letter. All of the
candidates for baptism We're grown
men and women, except two, who were
13 and IA years Of age.
In all of Brother Phillips preaching
he never became sensational He con-
fined himself to Gods word and it's
simplicity. At no time was there any
excitement. He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved. Repent and
be baptized every one of you in the
name Of the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shall be saved. God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten
Son that whatsoever believed on him
should not perish but have everlasting
life. God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world but that
through his son the world could be
saved He that be1ieveth on the Lord
not shall be damned. He that hath
the SON of God hath life. He that hath
not the son of God hath not life
am the way, the truth and the life
Come unto me all We that are weary
and heavy laden and l will give you
lrest. Upon these planks in the plat
form of Christ Jesus weary, souls
found rest through the regeneratine
power of the Holy Spirit. From every
lip sounded the note of victory: Gods
people through Gods power and love
had conquered sin.
Anthony had been moved as never
before in it's history. The influence OF
! the meeting moved out into the sur.
rounding Country. People from Spar
lOak, Fort Mccoy and Oxford attended
the meetings. Some of Brother Phil
Hips faithful members came from Ok
IlOFu 10 give tnelr support TO the cause
of the son of God, and encourage theil
pastor.
Our pastor, Brother P1ummer, threw
his great heart and strength into tn
meeting and the force of his grea
life was felt in power and might Man.
obstacles confronted Brother Phillip
Many untruthful reports were circu
Hated against him. seemingly to breal
up the meeting, but truth crushed t.
leach will rise again. In every respec
it was great meeting and in ever.
Ipoint of a preacher Brother Phillips i
la great evangelist
The people paid Brother Phillips 70
Ibis work sos as token of their Low
for him and his unselfish labor Ma,
God richly bless this young brother il
his work of leading souls to Jesus
That he is a Baptist is without ques
tion or apology. He breaches thus
tsayeth the Lord. His fund Of infor
nation in regard to Baptist principle
and doctrines is safe and sound, 70
it is founded upon Gods word
brighter day is aheard for the Anthem
Baptist church.
May God richly bless our believe
pastor, Brother Plummer
H. L. Griggs.