A. A. Allen
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A. A. Allen
| A. A. Allen | |
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| Born | Asa A. Allen March 27, 1911 Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | June 11, 1970 (aged 59) San Francisco, California |
| Cause of death | Liver failure caused by acute alcoholism.[1] |
| Occupation | Evangelist/faith healer |
| Title | Head of A. A. Allen Revivals, Inc. |
| Successor | Don Stewart |
| Religion | Pentecostal |
| Spouse | Lexie (married September 19, 1936 and separated in 1962) |
| Children | Four |
Asa A. Allen (March 27, 1911, in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas - June 11, 1970, in San Francisco), better known as A. A. Allen, was a controversial evangelist with a Pentecostal healing and deliverance ministry. He was, for a time, associated with the "Voice of Healing" movement founded by Gordon Lindsay. He died at the age of 59 in San Francisco, from liver failure brought on by acute alcoholism. Allen was buried at his ministry headquarters in Miracle Valley, Arizona.[1]
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Early life
Asa A. Allen's early life was lived in an often unpleasant environment. His family was very poor, and his father was an alcoholic.[2] At the age of 23, Allen became a Pentecostal at the Onward Methodist Church in Miller, Missouri.[3] Later, he learned of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit from a Pentecostal preacher who was conducting meetings in his home. He soon felt the call to preach and affiliated himself with the Assemblies of God (A/G), and subsequently obtained ordination from them in 1936. He then began to pastor a small church in Colorado. By 1947, Allen was pastoring a large A/G church in Corpus Christi, Texas.[2]
After attending an Oral Roberts tent meeting in Dallas (1949), Allen testified that as he left that meeting he hoped to form a healing ministry and asked his church board to allow him to start a radio program. They refused. Allen soon resigned from his church and began holding healing revival meetings.[2]
Death
Allen died at the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco, California on June 11, 1970, at the age of 59.[4] Allen died after a heavy drinking binge.[3] Don Stewart, his successor, is said to have "attempted to clean up evidence of his mentor's alcoholic binge in a San Francisco hotel before the police arrived."[5] Stewart says he wasn't trying to cover up anything, but was trying to protect Allen.[5] Nonetheless, the claim is made that police found his body in a "room strewn with pills and empty liquor bottles."[3] Following a 12-day investigation and an autopsy, the coroner's report concluded Allen died from liver failure brought on by acute alcoholism.[1][6] The coroner reported that when Allen died he had a blood alcohol content of .36, which was "enough to ensure a deep coma".[7] Allen was buried at Miracle Valley, Arizona on June 15, 1970.[7]
Bibliography
The following is a partial list of books, all by A. A. Allen unless otherwise stated:
- America's Sore Evil (n.d.)
- Bargain Counter Religion (1967)
- Born to Lose, Bound to Win (1970), autobiography written with Walter Wagner
- Can God? (n.d.)
- Command Ye Me! (1964)
- Demon Possession Today and How to Be Free (1953)
- Demons Are Real Today! (n.d.), a collection of drawings by a young girl, published by A. A. Allen Publications
- Divorce and the Lying Demon (n.d.)
- Does God Heal through Medicine? (n.d.)
- Except it Be for Fornication (n.d.)
- God Will Heal You (1953)
- God's Guarantee to Bless and Prosper You Financially (1968)
- God's Guarantee to Heal You
- God's Last Message to a Dying World (1954)
- God's Man of Faith and Power: The Life Story of A. A. Allen (1954), authored by his wife, Lexie E. Allen, and published by A. A. Allen Publications
- How to Have Freedom from Fear, Worry, Nerves (1954)
- How to Have Power Over the Devil (1954)
- How to Renew Your Youth Without Medicine, Drugs, or Surgery (1953)
- If I Make My Bed in Hell (1958)
- Is It Religion or Racket? Faith or Fear? (1967)
- Let My People Go! (n.d.)
- The Man Whose Number is 666! (1953)
- My Besetting Sin! (n.d.)
- My Vision of the Destruction of America Atop the Empire State Building (1954)
- Starving Sheep and Overfed Shepherds (1963), authored by Clarence G. Mitchell, but published by A. A. Allen Revivals, Inc.
- Witchcraft, Wizards and Witches (1968)
Discography
The following is a partial list of phonograph recordings featuring A. A. Allen (In addition, since his death a number of audio and video recordings of his tent revivals and his meetings at Miracle Valley have been released in various formats):
- 1971 Indian Camp Meeting
- Born to Lose, Bound to Win (EP)
- Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man? (sermon by Allen, LP)
- Do Your Thing for God (sermon by Allen, LP)
- God is a Killer! (sermon by Allen, LP, 1965)
- God's Last Message (sermon by Allen, LP)
- Harvest Time (music sung by Allen and others, LP, 1957)
- He Died As a Fool Dieth (sermon by Allen, LP)
- The Healer of Broken Hearts (LP)
- Miracle Camp Meeting
- Reach Out and Touch the Lord (Allen and others, LP)
- Restoration Revival Alive (music by Allen and others, LP)
- Sounds of Revival (by Allen and others, LP)
- Sudden Destruction, No Remedy!/Spiritual Suicide! (sermons by Allen, LP)
- Talking Bible: Healing-Health Edition (scriptures read by Allen, LP)
- What Then (sermon by Allen, LP)
Notes
- ^ a b c "Evangelist's Death Due to 'Alcoholism'". Washington Post. 1970-06-27. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/159256562.html?dids=159256562:159256562&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JUN+27%2C+1970&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Evangelist's+Death+Dueto+'Alcoholism'&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ a b c Harrell 1975, p. 67
- ^ a b c Randi, James (1989). The Faith Healers. Prometheus Books. ISBN 0-87975-535-0 page 85.
- ^ "Alcoholism Took Life of Evangelist Allen". Daily Report. June 25, 1970. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0015/1590677/10023891_clean.html. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b Anglen, Robert (May 4, 2009). "Don Stewart: A life in pursuit of God's reward". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/05/04/20090504charities-stewart0504.html. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "Well-Healed: All revved over evangelist Leroy Jenkins' pyramid schemes". Phoenix New Times. 1999-07-29. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1999-07-29/culture/well-healed/. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b "Evangelist death laid to alcohol". Chronicle-Telegram. June 25, 1970. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0007/448495/4926471_clean.html. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
References
- Billingsley, Scott (2008), It's a new day: race and gender in the modern charismatic movement, University of Alabama Press, ISBN 978-0-8173-1606-8
- Harrell, David Edwin (1975), All things are possible: the healing & charismatic revivals in modern America, Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-10090-0
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