Preacher’s Faith Vs. Snakebite Aka Carolina Preacher Bitten By Rattlesnake (1930-1939)
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American voiceover. A Christian preacher tests God’s healing power by deliberately letting a rattlesnake bite him.
Title reads: “Preacher’s Faith Vs. Snakebite“ (T/C obscures company name)
Carolina, United States of America.
Preacher Albert Teaster stands with his arm in a sling singing hymns with his congregation.
Good shots of the Preacher giving his sermon about God’s love. He has a strong accent.
Interview with the Preacher about how he came to be bitten by the snake. He deliberately let the snake bite him as part of a healing service. Albert bends to his knees with his congregation and he leads them in a healing prayer. Some of the congregation seem to be speaking in tongues.
N.B. Teaster was apparently a Cullowhee Mountain Holiness preacher.
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