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Father Divine’s message given whilst at the holy communion table of the Circle Mission Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday afternoon November 16, 1949 at 4:23 pm.

A nation is rising rich in the virtues
Of Americanism rebirthed by GOD,
Rich in honesty, brotherhood and peace,
Where a man is a man and not a color, creed or race
A people charged with the current of Justice
That has changed the tide of governmental affairs!
A Righteous Nation under Father Divine is rising
Electrifying the atmosphere!

Peace, Everyone: That little composition so often sung but deep to be considered continually, for in reality the Message is explanatory in itself, it needs no explanation, when you, My fellow citizens, hearers and friends look about yourselves you can see the personification of that little composition taking place in your very midst!

“A Nation is rising rich in the virtue of Brotherhood and of Peace. Rich in Honesty!”

All of these qualities are the attributes of GOD so profoundly propounded in the actual words of expression until you can speak without a reasonable doubt that I AM changing the tides of governmental affairs! I have long since declared I shall not be discouraged and I shall not be disturbed until I shall have contagionised it universally with this great contagion of Righteousness of Brotherhood and of Peace, where a man is a man and not a color, creed nor a race! I need not say more as I have long since declared even though I send it out by composition as a matter for the consideration of the people.

“I will preach CHRIST in Words but more so in deeds and in actions, and I will put My Spirit in the people and cause them to walk in My Statutes.”

You can see, those who are not even called My adherents and following, they are walking in My Statues of Honesty, of Competence and of Truth, for this great contagion is actually changing the tides of governmental affairs! It is changing the world in which you live, for it is so contagious, even if you are not susceptive you will catch it! Aren’t you glad!

It is immaterial to ME whether humanity in general is susceptive or not, this great contagion, I have contagionised it so with the virtue of brotherhood, honesty and of peace until it will affect those who are not susceptive and those who are rebellious and reject it! Aren’t you glad!

New ideas are rising in the hearts and minds of men even in opposition to what they have been and what they have been doing. They just can’t help themselves for GOD is Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent, and His Omnipotence is his Truth as transmitted will impregnate them with it. Aren’t you glad! Therefore, they will get it and get it effectively from shore to shore and from land to land; and all over this wide extended plane some say it shall be as it is right here at My right and at My left hand, where there will be no more races, creeds and colors; no more abominations of divisions among us! Where GOD in the midst of the children of men shall bring them back to the place where they were in the beginning of the creation when they were all of One Nation, yea of One Language and of One Speech!

Then you can dwell in peaceful and quiet resting places where no man can make you ashamed for the abundance of the fulness of the Consciousness of GOOD, no space will be vacant of the Fulness thereof! There will not be the prospect of lacks or wants or limitations! There will be no more the prospect of panics, depressions and famines, for GOD in the midst of you will bring into outer expression the Abundance of the Fulness of the Consciousness of GOOD and All will have A-full and A-plenty wheresoever you are!

At this particular instance I stand to say, we have visiting guests as usual. We hope our visiting guests will make themselves free to speak, to act or sing or whatsoever they will to do, since this is the Cradle of Democracy and the Hall thereof, (aren’t you glad!) where all are welcome to speak and move volitionally even as we do if they care to! If you do not care to move volitionally as we do, give us your names, addresses and professions; we will introduce you according to custom.
This invitation I extend to you, My guests and friends and all, as strangers in the audience, as well as those of you who are at the table. Feel free to be governed by your highest volition. I will be with you! I AM that of which I have declared to be and universally declared to be in the conclusion of MY letters! MY attributes I repeat silently but you will get it and will get them very explicitly as I reveal it. I thank you.

Father Divine

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“The American Ideal of Democracy, of Freedom, Equity, Humanity and Justice for all men, both at home and abroad, is a vision that I must fulfill, for America has pledged Her faith in the Omnipotent One and placed Her land under the guidance and protection of the Almighty.”

1. Americanism.

Followers believe that America, as the amalgamation of all nations, was predestined to be the birthplace of the Kingdom of GOD on earth. they consider the official documents of the United States of America – the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution with its Bill of Rights and Amendments – were divinely inspired, and that they take their places with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as instruments of the synonymous teachings of Democracy, Brotherhood, Americanism, Christianity and true Judaism. Therefore they are patriotic, law-abiding citizens. Father Divine has said, “the system of rising in opposition to government and to organizations and to different groups and the like that is not according to MY Principle; but it is the amalgamation of all religions and the amalgamation of all organizations by scientifically working cooperatively and working in unison.”

Furthermore, followers believe that the flag of the United States of America shall fly in every land as the universal symbol of Liberty, Unity, Freedom, Equity and Justice, through the eventual acceptance of the Constitution of the United States by all nations.

By His Personal Life of Independence and Brotherhood, Father Divine set the Standard for a real American by being a citizen of the world, without being limited to family, race, nationality or religion. Therefore even in the early thirties He spoke out against the persecution of the Jews in Germany as He did against the harsh treatment of the Scots Boys in Alabama.

Father Divine maintained His freedom of thought and action by repeatedly refusing all financial aid, including grants from both the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations and private donations, in one instance for as much as $700,000. He maintained His integrity and stood unwaveringly for His religious and political convictions and could not be influenced by power or money. Father Divine was exceptionally adamant in His refusal to depend on money in any way. See the five affidavits in Chapter 7, Witnesses of the Truth – especially that of John Lamb, in which Father’s own Words on the subject are quoted.

At the same time, He was feeding sometimes as many as 3,000 unemployed daily without charge, and running a free employment agency to help them find work, His goal being to produce a happy, independent citizenry with an understanding of their Constitutional rights and a willingness to help make laws in accord with same. His very presence was an impelling moral force, which caused untold thousands to willingly forsake violence and crime as a way of life, throw away their weapons and to cooperate constructively for the advancement of others as well as themselves.

From the minds of this nucleus of people believing that Father Divine had ushered in a new dispensation for humanity, a platform for righteous government was drawn up in 1936, and sent to officials of city, state and federal Government, as well as to Heads of Government around the world.
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