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Here is an article by an unknown author about the evangelist Jack Coe.
"THE MAN OF RECKLESS FAITH”
I went before the judge and he asked me if I was guilty of disturbing the peace. I replied, "Whose peace?"
Well,' he replied, '..you folks clap your hands and shout, and other such things as that' 'Judge, is it not true that people at the ball game make a lot of noise, and do I not hear them yell, shout, and clap their hands also?'
"He answered, "Well, their hand clapping doesn't seem to
bother anyone, but when you folks do it, people just can't sleep.
"I asked, Judge, do you want to know what the difference is? He
answered, Yes, i'd like to know:
The difference is that the Holy Ghost
is in our shout, and it bothers the
neighbors, keeping them awake..and it
causes the beer joints to close their
doors."
Jack Coe was a large, domineering man with a tactless sense of humor in the healing tent. And he was a loving, compassionate father figure to the orphans in his children's home. As one of the main leaders in the Voice of Healing revival, Coe was either greatly loved, or greatly despised. He was raised without a father, so he learned as an adult to make God his Father.
As a result, he had no problem putting men- no matter how high their denominational title-in their place, that is, if they tried to override the voice of God. The revivalists' dynamic personality left little room for a lukewarm response!
Coe was considered a radical evangelist because he, along with others, was doing much to combat racial prejudice in the Church. At a time when society was calling for segregation, Coe strongly encouraged all races and cultures of the community to participate in his meetings.
William James Roop
