Word: devil
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Uncle Row. Outside, the men stood in farm clothes or funeral-black town clothes. Inside, the preacher's voice was solemn, thin and reedy. The congregation murmured, its responses gathering resonance and urgency. Intoned the preacher: "We got a race to run for God, running to beat the devil who is trying to defeat us. Have faith in God, run on." The congregation chanted: "Run on. That's right. Amen." Said the preacher: "There's temptations to upset you on the way. The devil he tries to make you fall. Keep running. And if you fall...
...members decided that Salem citizenry might be taken aback by such a procession, and voted it down. Instead, they decided to raise the devil...
Raising the Devil...
...House that night and chalked a magic circle on the floor. They drew cabalistic signs on the walls and in the air, following an ancient recipe. Everyone stood on the circle, for it wasn't safe to be outside. Accord- ing to the script, all this should make the devil appear, usually in the form of a goat or a butterfly...
Both students admitted that the devil might not appear, but stated that they would still hold out hope if a few warts disappeared soon after, Now, unable to locate a white dove, they are temporarily stymied...