Azusa Street Quotes

“The apostasy of the early church came as a result of a greater desire to see the spread of its power and rule than to see new natures given to its individual members. The moment we covet a large following and rejoice in the crowd that is attracted by our presentation of what we consider truth, and have not a greater desire to see the natures of individuals changed according to the divine plan, we start to travel the same road of apostasy that leads to Rome and her daughters.”
― Frank Bartleman, Azusa Street: An Eyewitness Account to the Birth of the Pentecostal Revival

“Some nights we were held in the hall until daylight.”
― Frank Bartleman, Azusa Street: How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles

“He who sets out to find a perfect church, in which there are no unworthy elements, and no disfigurations, proposes to himself a hopeless task.”
― Frank Bartleman, Azusa Street: How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles

“The devil has no conscience, and the flesh has no sense.”
― Frank Bartleman, Azusa Street: How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles