"Be Sincere, Be conscientious in your very spoken word."

An excerpt from a message by FATHER DIVINE
Given at 126th Street, N.Y.C. 10-13-43 A.D.F.D., 1:50 A.M.

The Mount of the House of the Lord

How glorious it would be if mankind would but accept of this Message, and would concentrate on it with the spirit of sincerity express Your thoughts in actions and in deeds with the spirit of sincerity. Be conscientious in your very spoken word, Be sincere., if not serious, be sincere! You do not have to put on a sanctimonious face, you can be conscientious and yet sincere; and yet express the spirit of sincerity without being an expression of sadness, as is commonly considered by some to be serious.

(N. D. 7-15-61 A.D.F.D. p. 8)