The dedication page reads as follows:
"This book is dedicated to FATHER DIVINE"
"In appreciation for the glorious revelation his words brought to me. In my search for truth I had met many wonderful enlightened souls, noble and fine; and a Judas. From all of these I received help and understanding; but it was not until I contacted Father Divine that I fully realized the Presence and the POWER here and now. Not as something to be used to produce results, but as the very actuality of Being Itself.
"After Jesus met Judas he became fully conscious of the Christ.
"It is with a heart full of love and thanksgiving that I dedicate this book to the Father who has so richly given me of his love."
Mr. Lanyon's' most important statement reads:
"All quoted italics in this book are the words of FATHER DIVINE."
Let it be said here that the quoted italics are numerous throughout the book.
The book Mr. Lanyon was talking about was the original It Is Wonderful as originally published and not the text altered by his heirs presently available. This later publication is not an authentic representation of Mr. Lanyon's text. Several other 1930s books by Lanyon also employ FATHER DIVINE's Words and Concepts extensively. Mr. Lanyon remained reverential towards FATHER throughout his life, and corresponded into the 1950s. FATHER DIVINE's Library & Museum at Woodmont houses many letters between them.
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FATHER DIVINE and Miss Mary Light.
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