Cressey's War Upon the Devil

New York, 1895

The religious war which is being waged in Babylon is still on, and, according to the statements of Evangelist Cressey and his associates, who are leading the crusade against the devil, it has not reached its height yet. Another open-air meeting was held Tuesday morning, and the attendance was larger than at any previous meeting. The number of converts made, it is claimed, shows a gradual awakening among backsliders, and those who have been scoffers at religion are silent. Evangelist Cressey says that before he leaves the town he will visit the home of every family in Babylon and hold a special prayer meeting at each home. If an entrance to any of the houses is refused, as a number of people have declared it will be, he says he will kneel outside on the cold ground and offer up a prayer for the inmates' conversion.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 22, 1895, p. 1.