European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Prayer meeting under a desert Willow at Mesa Redonda one of the inter denominational revivals held each year in Southwest by ranch men s Camp meetings. Pumping his Bass voice thundering. Brother Paul leads tha congregation in old Favole hymns like i need thee the every hour most gracious lord no Lender Voica like thine can peace afford and blessed Assurance Jesus is mine. Of what a foretaste of glory divine two Tenor soloists Aing. And icon Marie Rodger s from Gloriela n.m., Small in Hor curly Brown Cap of hair and her bib overalls Singa Jesus Pul a Yoc Jol in my soul ii sounds like he sure did. Jesus Jesus Jesus set me free. Yodel he Hod Elahee the minis lors Are the Rev. Bill e. Burch of Chandler ariz., superintendent of the Arizona District of the Church of the Nazarene and the Rov. Claude Cone of Albuquerque executive director of the Baptist convention in new Mexico brother Burch takes the first service and Thyas Vernale through the meeting in a land of straight Laiking people brother Burch and brother Cone la Western looking men use Plain language and Homespun images. Broth of Burch Jesus is the varnish remover to our pretended he quotes Erma Bobech my god is a god that can laugh because he made people like he exhorts we could become knee deep in miracles his message is based on Iho biblical Story of How Peter and John healed a cripple. It Caffes the same message As the pigging string that inspired Farmer to Start this meeting in 1978 god will make you whole. Brother Cone uses the parable of the Shepherd who goes into the storm to save one lost sheep. He says someday god will Send his tax Cloud by and you la be Abie to Slop in and go on to most of the people there Are already saved but before the three Day meeting ends six teen agers make professions of Faith and a Man of Aboul 60 approaches brother Cone. I should have come up during the meeting a says bul i was brother Cone walks with him to the prayer tree and the Man says he is ready Tor Jesus to come into his heart they Pray. He promises to pursue his new Faith Al his Hometown chef Chi. When the night services end Iho people gather to a half Circle around a big campfire. They tap their toes to fiddling and yodelling and country singing until bedtime. The constellations Blaze. The lights go out in the rvs. The campfire Dies. Up in the Canyon a choir of coyotes tunes up with yips and yaps and sings its lonesome Lullaby tomorrow there will be More gospel. Brother Paul Biggs had hymn singing at an evening meeting in Trie Tabernacle tent at Mesa Redonda s Cowboy Camp meeting. The stars and stripes Paga 15
