The name of John Gano will long live in the annals of Baptist history in America.
Thomas E Kresal
4h · November 1, 2020Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives Needed: Heaven-Sent Revival The name of John Gano will long live in the annals of Baptist history in America. He was born in Hopewell, New Jersey. Seeing the great need in North Carolina, Rev. Gano was used of the Lord in assisting the Jersey Baptist Church in its establishment about 1755. Most Bible-believing churches go through cycles of decline and of revival. The church at Jersey Settlement had reached a spiritual valley in its existence when, on November 1, 1874, the congregation called J. B. Richardson as its pastor. Hopes of instant growth were not to be realized. In fact, in two years the church had suffered a net loss of 97 members as discipline was brought to bear upon the congregation. When he felt the work was ready to respond to evangelism, Pastor Richardson invited Elder F. M. Jordan to come for meetings. All Heaven broke out! Here is Elder Jordan’s account from his autobiography: Saturday night I took the car at Hillsboro and Sunday morning I was at old Jersey Church. The congregation had assembled when I arrived. I don’t know that I ever felt or witnessed more of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, both in the heart of saint and sinner. I preached a short sermon and many came forward for prayer. Strong men and women shouted and praised the Lord, and sinners cried for mercy. Some trembling mourners were rejoicing because of pardoned sin, and telling it around what a dear Savior they had found. The meeting continued nine days. We had a prayer meeting every morning at 10 . . . by 9 o’clock the hill was lined with people, and inquiring souls were finding the Savior precious to their souls . . . The whole community was moved by the power of the Holy Ghost. The number baptized was sixty-seven…there must have been between one and two thousand people present to witness the solemn scene.Presented by Thomas E. Kresal from: “This Day in Baptist History III” David L. Cummins pp. 630-41
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