Billy Sunday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sunday
Sinclair Lewis' 1926 novel Elmer Gantry and the subsequent 1960 movie of the same name were based on his life.
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That guy looks like he’s really having a good time.Ken wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:07 pm Billy Sunday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sunday
Sinclair Lewis' 1926 novel Elmer Gantry and the subsequent 1960 movie of the same name were based on his life.
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RZehr wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:52 pmThat guy looks like he’s really having a good time.Ken wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:07 pm Billy Sunday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sunday
Sinclair Lewis' 1926 novel Elmer Gantry and the subsequent 1960 movie of the same name were based on his life.
He looks like he might topple over and injure himself.
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Agreed. We attended one of his tent meetings in the 70's. And even at my young age, at the time, he left an indelible impression on me. My Dad relayed that when he first came to Lancaster County with his tent revivals, in the 50's, he was all appalled at all the tobacco fields he saw. For that reason he called Lancaster county a "hell hole". It convicted many Mennonite farmers about growing tobacco.
Many years later as an adult, we attended the Gospel Express Tent Revivals. At that time I would say that Nelson Coblentz was a populist personality.
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There's a whole dynasty of 'em, some more populist than others. You're referring to GRB II, who may (or may not) have been the one JBG meant.
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I took Greek with GRB III in seminary.ohio jones wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 11:18 pmThere's a whole dynasty of 'em, some more populist than others. You're referring to GRB II, who may (or may not) have been the one JBG meant.
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We had a few in our church circles in the 1950s; the young people used to say, “The world has Elvis Presley but we have Elmer Sommers Sr. and [some name I forget]”. They have very fiery tent revival sermons and attracted many followers.
Our church took a turn away from this kind of personality and preaching after the 1950s and hasn’t really returned to it since, as it didn’t seem to produce good quality fruit in the long term.
Our church took a turn away from this kind of personality and preaching after the 1950s and hasn’t really returned to it since, as it didn’t seem to produce good quality fruit in the long term.
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