old time religion by Jim Linderman

Sunday

The War on Halloween

Christian Fundamentalists push the bible instead of celebrating a satanist agenda like Halloween circa 1965. Looking out the window at a street full of decorations seems to indicate they lost the battle. Make this a Real Halloween pamphlet c. 1965. Collection old time religion the blog

Saturday

old time religion Photographs from the South

old time religionPictures of the South Original photos 1990s by Jim Linderman / old time religion the blog

old time religion Elder James White of the Seventh Day Adventists

Elder James Springer White shares the laws of god. He is here in his prime, which I am not sure the date, but he passed on to heaven in 1881. He founded the seventh day adventist church along with his wife. For some reason, wikipedia mentions an incident when 'snowballs were hurled at him" but doesn't really explain why. Promotional postcard of james Springer White circa 1870ish. Collection Jim Linderman / old time religion

Tuesday

Reasons Why Christians Should Not Dance by J. J. Smith of Louisville, Kentucky. (because "hot breath" on each other's cheeks intoxicates the brain and sets the willing participants on fire" is one of them.

Why Christians Should Not Dance was written by J. J. Smith circa 1900 from Louisville, Kentucky. In which nineteen out of twenty girls are ruined by the modern dance and “hot breath on each other’s cheek intoxicates the brain and sets the willing participant on fire” Furthermore dancing leads to moral and personal "ruin" (frequently linking social dancing to carnal temptation or sexual downfall) and that dancing is carnal. (This despite Ecclesiastes mentions “a time to dance” but J. J. seems to have “danced over” that one. J. J. Smith “Reasons why Christians Should Not Dance” circa 1900 Collection Jim Linderman / old time religion the blog.

Sunday

Baptism snapshot vintage photograph c. 1935 - 45

A lovely immersion baptism photograph from the mid to early 20th c. My first book project Take Me To The Water had water baptisms as the subject, and I donated the photos to the International Center of Photography afterwards. This one is nice and they are still "findable" if you look. The reflections add to the beauty of moment. Original copies of the book are sometimes found, although it is out of print. Anonymous water baptism (river?) snapshot photo collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb and Old Time Religion

Monday

The Most Offensive Jesus Comic Book Scam

Those old comic book ads? Sell crap and win prizes using child labor. Hubbard House of Chicago tricked children into selling “religious plaques or mottos” door to door. Putting these fearful graphics on the back of comic books. They also operated as the FUNman company. Once you sold $8.40 world of mottos you could cash in with a $2.40 cent profit, or keep selling for PRIZES! They don’t indicate any prices. The company faded away due to Tightened Regulations in the 1950s.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began cracking down on "sell-to-win" schemes that targeted minors. New laws regarding "child labor" (even for door-to-door sales) and stricter truth-in-advertising standards made their aggressive "The World is on FIRE" marketing more difficult to sustain. Think of all the kids they cheated, scared and disappointed

old time religion primitive, folky curt teich postcard

A folky, somewhat primitive old time religion postcard 1938. Surprisingly, this was a curt teich postcard, the company who produced countless colorful and lush postcards of the American scene and landscape. This hardly meets their standards, so I looked it up. Sure enough, anyone could hire curt teich to print submitted images for a cost. This one-man evangelist did, As I have only ever seen two copies, looks like his word didn’t spread much. Original 1938 curt teich postcard collection Jim Linderman / old time religion the blog. #vintagepostcard. #oldtimereligion #curtteich

Sunday

Origins of the Christian Fundamentalists Every Man an Evangelist

A group of 19th and early 20th century Four Page Religious Tracks. Primitive graphics and poorly worded warnings and such. Printing became inexpensive in the late 19th century making every evangelist who wanted to spread the word a publisher. All collection Jim Linderman / old time religion the blog.

Wednesday

Tommy Phelps and his long player old time religion

Too old to wrassle but not for preaching. The entertainment industry. Tommy Phelps with his inspiring Long playing record. Hint: wrestling on tv isn’t real and preaching to the rubes isn’t a surprise. #oldtimereligion.

Sunday

Why God does not Kill the Devil

Well, I can’t provide the answer for this one, the 32 pages are too brittle to turn. I’ll have to have faith it’s in there. Why God Does Not Kill the Devil: A reply to Infidelity with chapters on Annihilation and Does God Create Evil? By EK Evans Illustrated by Weston. 1901 Appeal Pub Co. Girard, Kan. Collection Jim Linderman / old time religion the Blog.

Monday

The Devil Goes Fishing Live Bait Religious Tract c. 1948 old time religion

The Devil Goes Fishing Live Bait Religious Tract c. 1930. Published by the Pilgrim Tract Society, Likely in the late 1940s. The organization is still in business. Collection Jim Linderman

Tuesday

Sunday

old time religion Jesus is Knocking at the door...

Thursday

old time religion Vision of the Apocalypse

Apocalyptic Worship of the Antichrist Photograph of an Unknown Painting. This is an original photograph circa 1920 (?) of a work I haven't identified. We'll have to rely on the frightening notes from the reverse. Tribulation Worship of the Antichrist, Rider of the white horse also dark horse of the famine, gray horse of Death, the lambs book of life. Is your name written there?

Original photograph, no date collection Jim Linderman

Wednesday

old time religion Take your Pick! Out in the Dark or Out of the Dark

A pair of postcards from the Herald Press with confusing messages. One proclaims the bible is the only way out IN the dark, the other reads the only way out OF the darkness. Unless one is a typo, I guess the book works for both.

Message Postcards (one mailed, one unused) Herald Press c. 1940 Cleveland. Collection Jim Linderman

Sunday

old time religion In Which Jesus is NOT a Hippie 50 cents each

old time religion In Which Jesus is NOT a Hippie 50 cents each.

There is a damn revolution going on, and I'm confused. All these kids growing their hair, doing dope and effing in the streets! Where there is a market, the evangelists find it. Stop worrying...Rev. Grant will assure you twice for one buck.