Brigantine Island and
Hotel as seen from the Mainland
This dynamic Message concerning the Church of Brigantine versus the prejudicial and unjust officials of the township of Brigantine, is indeed self-explanatory. Since this is a national issue, it is well worth the cognizance of each and every true American citizen.
As the mills of GOD grind slowly and exceedingly fine, it would be well to watch the developments of this case and see the outcome of Hitlerism in action in this Democracy, for God works in a mysterious way, His Wonders to perform.
Great Exemplar of Righteousness, Truth And Justice, We Humbly Thank Thee!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, and the following composition sung by FATHER and the audience just before He arose to speak:)
This Church on Brigantine Island
Is dedicated to Democracy;
It's a blessing from our Father,
The Church down by the sea.
It stands as a monument
To all the critics that be;
But the Coast Guards are very comfortable
In the Church down by the sea.
(FATHER speaks as follows:)
PEACE, EVERYONE! I have arisen at this instance to say as the song says, the last number sung, even though it is quite a commotion and the majority of you did not sing as you usually do; however, . at this instance I have arisen to say, the Church on Brigantine Island is dedicated to Democracy. It is a Blessing of your Father, that Church down by the sea and the Coast Guards are very happy. They are very comfortable too.
Regardless to the oppositions of the prejudiced town's officials and how they attempted to try to force the owners of the property to pay fifteen thousand dollars a year even though it has been turned over to the Government for the duration, this is done in order to get the followers to relinquish the claim on the property. Nevertheless, I have accomplished that for which I had endeavored!
The Church on Brigantine Island, as the Brigantine Hotel, was dedicated and consecrated and incorporated as The Palace Mission Church Incorporated, not only for those who are called My followers alone, but for a humane service and a humane act it was enacted. As the Coast Guards down there were living in a very uncomfortable place, not even a place to take a bath, GOD granted them the same privilege that the Church was granted. Therefore, they are very comfortable in the Church down by the sea.
The Brigantine Hotel is fully equipped with every comfort and convenience the same as this one. I mean this Church here. Nevertheless, it is a common phrase quite often used in America,
'Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.'
It was considered that the Brigantine Hotel and estate, including the beach, was one of the best of the inheritance of the followers. They were willing to give it to the Government, and that truly is to the world, for the Government is fighting for Democracy; even though we do not have it here in America in a great measure, they are fighting for it.
For this cause, the followers were willing, when the Church waived the grant for the use of the property for the Church, to give the Government the same grant that they gave us. Therefore, the Coast Guard, they ave been housed and sheltered and the Government agreed to let there be no division among them and if not at any other place, for MY Name's sake, I have broken that line of demarcation there and all of the Coast Guard are housed together there in a comfortable Church down by the sea.
Then I say, it is a privilege to sow good seeds, for even Uncle Sam himself is taking cognizance of the lessons I AM giving. Now, if there be a question as to whether there is division in the Hotel down there, an investigation is solicited. The Government has them down there just like I have them--the Coast Guards of different complexions, and they all live in the same Hotel with all of the comfort and convenience; and not only so, but they play together, they eat together and they have a real happy time!
Therefore, I AM not discouraged even if they, MY followers, did not choose to keep the Hotel, it has accomplished more than one hundred thousand dollars' worth of good by housing the Coast Guard and by unifying them together by lifting up a Standard as a Sample and as an Example for Hitler, to let him see and know we will stand together when there are those who will lift up a Standard and are willing to stand for a common Democracy. That is not all. We are comfortable here! We are comfortable in all of the beautiful Churches, Hotels and Establishments in all of the different places.
Hence, we could, through the co-operative System, afford to give the Government the use of the Hotel for the duration. It was merely a humane act, as well as a patriotic duty, for when those boys came to ME and said they did not even have a place to take a bath-- they did not have water in the place where they were staying at, they did not have a comfortable place to sleep, but oh, how glorious it was for ME to call the Church together and ask them to waive the grant for the duration that the owners might give the grant to the Government as they had given it to us. And so it was.
And when this was accomplished, the boys are now housed comfortably, the same as we are here and every other place where I AM at. It did not retard the advances of the Movement, though it was given over to the Government for the duration even though the Government is not required to pay taxes, and the prejudiced officials raised the assessed value on the property to try to get fifteen thousand dollars per year for taxes, considering that the owners would think it was too much to buy the property over and over again on terms and would give it up. Nevertheless, I AM down in Brigantine to stay! Not only in Brigantine, but I shall have if from shore to shore and from land to land even as I have it here under MY Personal jurisdiction. For I have broken that line of demarcation and the Mason and Dixon Line has truly been torn down as far as I AM concerned, and Hitlerism must go!
I know the people do not like it but they just have to take it! Would it not be better if all Government were unified together as we are? If they all were unified as we are, there would be no more bread lines, there would be no more soup kitchens, there would be no more limitations, depressions, adverse and undesirable conditions, for the abundance of the fullness of the consciousness of good, no space would be vacant of the fullness thereof
You all can see it! It is something to praise GOD for! Even though I AM not living here in New York today as MY Residence, yet, we have every comfort and every convenience and we are universalizing the comfort and the convenience we have. Aren't you glad.
So we shall not be discouraged and we shall not be disturbed until I shall have accomplished that for which I Came, and universalize this Universal Brotherhood of man and the consciousness of the Fatherhood of GOD as we have it. I thank you.
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