Here's what the christian eyewitnesses of Azusa had say about it when it
appeared in the late 19th century and early 20th century:
G. Campbell Morgan described the Azusa Street activities as
"the last vomit of Satan"
R.A. Torrey declared that this new Pentecostal movement was
"emphatically not of God, and founded by a Sodomite."
H.A. Ironside said in 1912 both the holiness and Pentecostal movements were
"disgusting. . .delusions and insanities." . . . "pandemonium's where exhebitions
worthy of a madhouse or a collection of howling dervishes," were causing a
"heavy toll of lunacy and infidelity."
W.B. Godbey said of Azusa Street participants and he claimed the movement was
the result of spiritualism
"Satan's preachers, jugglers, necromancers, enchanters, magicians, and all sorts of mendicants."
Clarence Larkin had this to say
"But the conduct of those possessed, in which they fall to the ground and writhe in contortions, causing disarrangement's of the clothing and disgraceful scenes, is more a characteristic of demon possession, than a work of the Holy Spirit. From what has been said we see that we are living in "Perilous Times," and that all about us are "Seducing Spirits," and that they will become more active as the Dispensation draws to its close, and that we must exert the greatest care lest we be lead astray."
All quotes from the book "From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire" by Michael L. Brown, pages 197-198.
The verses Larkin mentions are these:
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
