Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-19
BURNING BUSH EvANGELIsTs.
An Interesting Account of the Lively
Scenes Which Have Been Taking
Place at Temple Theater the
Last Few Days.

| Last T c" DAYS.
Colorado Springs Gazette: There
have been queer 'goings on" over at
the Temple theater every evening of
the past week What are known as
the Burning Bush Evancelists" have
been holding forth holding revival
meetings to save the sinners OF the
world. About 500 people have at
tended every service.
Some folks who have been there
say there is no religion about it, 9th
ers say that 1t is the quintessence of
| all that is best in religion, and the
Burning Bush people say that If Il
person doesn't get the religion which
they preach-that is. absolute sancti-
iication-that he will go straight to
hell on tho day of Judgment. They
| say he'll too. the hottest kind. No
hedes or mncing about it. 1t is a
lake of fire and birthstone perpetual
| torment. and all the old-fashioned,
straight.laced orthodox notions of
what hell is.
Ask them why they take it so seri-
iously and they will tell you that
|
teaches, nothing more and nothing
less. They are terribly in earnest.
one can see that. They shrek and
sing and laugh and cry and dance and
walk and hop on one foot, and make
a big noise generally.
These Burning Bush" people are
headed by Duke NJ. Farson. a Chicago
banker, who quit cutting coupons and
discounting notes for the time being.
and travels about evangeizing.
With him is f.. l.. Harvey, who is.
or was, in the hotel business in Chica-
60 Thore are several women and
a number of minor prophets who
| cannot dance and sing very much yet
| Then there is Black Susan, a negro
woman. said to be from Boston When
everyone else is about played out or
| talked ont or sung out, Black Susan
takes hold. She's wonder She
aims to be a captain and keeps the
aisles clear Where she shines espe-
cially is at the altar service at the
conclusion OF the talk or sermon. She
simply yells when she appeals to her
Father in heaven Were she perma
never be accused of having come here
for lung trouble. She is thoroughly
black, genuine African, and when
the spirit moves her to sing or pray
she can raise the roof and keep going
for half an hour
On Friday night Evangelist Harvey
had the floor after the jumping. or
dancing, or walk around, or whatever
il may be called. This latter per
formance opens the meeting. He was
talking on Friday night about the de
struction of Jericho. He told about
the woman, who kept the hotel, and
who, after leading wicked life, be
came wholly sanctified. She was told
by the sanctified TO hang out a red
cord and her house would be saved
in the destruction of Jericho. She
did so, and meanwhile appealed to
everyone TO get sanctification. She
tried to get her preacher to do II, but
he said she was crazy. The minister 3
meeting said she was crazy. but when
Jericho was destroyed she and her
house were saved. This was the sub
stance of half hours talk. 1t was
bDlDtlllhHtN Nlll "'H '''''
trations OF the Burning Bush kind.
Speaking OF ministers of good repu-
tation he said Many of your minis
ters have good regulations but they
have bad hearts. We have bad repu'
tations but our hearts are pure"
Speaking of the passage OF the child
rem OF Israel, he said: They walked
the Red Sea like a boulevard You
haven't got much OF a sea here in Col
orado. but praise God we have glory In
our souls that enables us to skip over
the mountain rock piles and never
touch them"
(Three Jumped up and yelled Hal
leujah,)
IF your church teaches anything
but the blood OF Christ it's in sin
They say we are crazy because 1t
burns within US
CAT this point man on the moor
got up and yelled I'm crazy now,
and everyone said Amen" and Hal
leluIah." and there was quito com
motion and Brother Harvey was
obliged TO tell them that he had the
floor
They call us a goodfor-nothinf
gang because We pay our own ran
road fare and travelling expenses. Bu'
God is ready to receive us C'that $ SO
glory to Cod
These colleges may be all right II
their way, but they don't sanctify
man They teach him TO preaci
firstly, and secondly, and thirdly. bu
they don't stick any Holy Ghost ar
rows under the ribs of sinners. ! tel
J you. brethren, II you get TO the place
where you won't speak to people II
,ha aioIa at church You're in danger