The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-03
AMEN! GLORY! WHOOP! !!
Brother Weber Smashes the Devil
IN the Solar Plexus.
SATAN FEELS GROGGY
The Tornado Will Keep Right On Till
He Sweeps Mountains OF Sin Out
of Butte-Come, Broth
ren, Come.

Rev. ]. II. Weber of Preston Ohio,
the tornado evangelist, who has been
conducting revival meetings at Ana
conda the past month. arrived in Butte
yesterday to begin a series of meetings
here. The meetings began last evening
at Montana View M. + church. and will
continue each evening for month.
Mr.. Weber came to Butte expecting
to have the most successful meeting of
his life. He said yesterday in CONVEX
sation with a Standard reporter: Il
am told this is the hardest city in
America but | don't believe it. for |
believe the power of God is able to stir
even devils in hell if need be. / expect
to wear my pants out on the front side
instead of the rear, as / believe in
earthquakes instead of quakers. No
doubt the devil will raise here before
get through, but / am used to having
fights with the devil, and he always
comes out second best where Jesus is.
The first meeting last evening was
largely attended and was highly sue
cessful. After prayer and a song
Brother Weber was introduced by the
Rev. Mr.. Lounsberry as the tornado,
and by his discourse he bore out the
Introduction and added few cyclones.
He made his congregation laugh and
shout. He opened by saying there are
some people who can't be made mad
glad or sad. but he expected to do all
these and stir a few other emotions be-
sides.
Brother Weber told how he had vis-
tied the cities Of the United States and
seen more than 10000 people converted,
and II the Christian people stood by
him here there would be hundreds of
conversions. He told his hearers to go
out and crticise all they pleased as he
used his enemies and the devil to do his
advertising. Some of you old fellows"
said he, will get as maa as hornets
when stirred up, but I've stirred up
lots of hornets nests. | expect to tell
you everything yoh ever did do and
everything you didn't do. Some people
say i don't like Weber's Methods
neither does the devil If you want to
go and churn with him go"
The tornado, while speaking, is not
at rest second. He is here, there,
over yonder. First in the pulpit. then
at the alter rail and next down the
aisle. Then he is talking confidentially
to Rev. Mr.. Lounsberry. who assists in
conducting the meeting. He talked
with his hands and face as hard as
with his mouth, and shouted as he sang
You fellows down there are not sing
ing any. What's the matter with you?
| want everybody to sing no matter if
your voice is squawky. If you don't
like to sing you had better stay home
as like people who sing. If you people
don't want to hear a red-hot man you
had better not come to hear me
preach"
In closing his sermon he said. "A re-
porter in Milwaukee came TO him and
said, Mr.. Weber, | hear you use slang;
is that so?' and / replied yes, | use
just the language you use. / size up
my congregation and give 1t to them
according to my conclusions
At the conclusion Rev. Weber
stepped down over the altar rail and
shouted, Come up all of you fellows. |
want to shake hands with every one of
you, saint or sinner" and scores of peo-
pie crowded forward in response.
Brother Weber is a young man. full
of energy and magnetism, and is un-
douhtedly the most sensational man
that ever came to Butte to preach.
Last evening he made a good start to-
ward fulfilling his promise to raise the
devil"