"Our Own Nation Itself Must Subjugate Itself To The Doctrine Of Jesus Christ
As Exemplified By Your Humble Servant Or Else They Themselves
As The Most Perfect State Of A Democracy Constitutionally, Will Be A Failure."
---FATHER DIVINE

Parables of the tiny boy and the little old Kobold

FATHER DIVINE'S Message Given Whilst at the Holy Communion Table,
Peace Center and Nazareth Missions' Home for the Aged, Church and Training School
13-15-17 West 128th Street, New York City,



Peace Center and Nazareth Missions'
Home for the Aged, Church and Training School

Peace Center and Nazareth Missions' Home for the Aged, Church and Training School

 

PEACE, EVERYONE: Whilst listening to one of the speakers a little while ago, I thought how marvelous it is to realize that little insignificant Something so little deeply considered in this great materialistic world of ours. In this great political, and materialistic and mechanical world of ours the average person thinks little of that little Something that was the Author and Finisher. We are getting ready to put the finishing touch on civilization. Since GOD was the Author of it, GOD shall finish it!

I thought -- I often think of the little boy. A minister asked a little boy once, did he go to Sunday school? He said no, he did not go to Sunday school, or words to that effect; and the minister said,

'Do you know who made you?'


The little boy said no he did not know who made him. He (the minister) said,

'I bet this little tiny boy can tell you who made him.'


And so the little tiny boy before the minister could get through speaking, the little tiny boy said,

'GOD made me.'

I often think of the experience of the little tiny boy and those who have advanced materialistically, intellectually and scientifically in this materialistic world of ours, those who have grown to a place in consciousness where they think they are old. The little boy knew who made him, as said the bigger little boy, for

'He has not been made long, he should know who made him!'

Those of us in this materialistic and mechanical political world of ours who have not been made scientifically, intellectually and mechanically, do know who made us because we have not been long made. But it behooves all civilization to retrace their thoughts back to who actually made them and take cognizance of the message of the little tiny boy and even the peculiar little old man that sat behind the table when the shepherd passed over the mountainside hundreds of times, guiding and directing his sheep.

At last one day he found a simple flower and that flower opened up the way for him to enter into the unseen treasure which was a treasure of all of the desirable gems of earth. The peculiar little old ugly man who sat behind the table as the shepherd entered the hidden treasure, said to him, as he knew he desired to get some of the riches therefrom,

'Take all you want but don't forget the best!'


And the shepherd, he began filling his shepherd bag. And after he had filled his shepherd bag he filled his pockets. The peculiar little old ugly cave man (you know what they are) said,

'Get all you want but don't forget the best!'


The shepherd filled his pockets completely, as much as they would carry, and after filling them the man said once again,

'Get all you want but don't forget the best!'


He started back at least, went back, and after he had rested the Key Flower it was the key flower he had found on the outside he laid on the table the Kobold, the funny man, I will say, said,

'Get all you want but do not forget the best!'


He goes back and gets the very biggest gem of the precious stones of his choice; he thought that was the best. He carried his mouth full, his shepherd bag filled, his pockets filled, and his hands full. The funny man said,

'Get all you want but do not forget the best!'

The same Spirit is speaking today! I AM speaking to all civilization and all of this materialistic, mechanical, political world of insanity! You had better get all you want, but it is best not to forget the best! But it appears as though the majority of them have actually forgotten the best for they do not stop to consider the most Insignificant in consideration is the Author and Finisher of all civilization; not only of all civilization but all creation. For in the beginning of the creation of all creation, GOD as Spirit and Spirit alone moved out upon the deep, according to biblical history, and said,

'Let there be light and there was light!'

The beginning of the great infinite creation there and then began, and the Spirit of it is still moving on; but it was Spirit and Spirit alone apparently; and yet there are those who call themselves intelligent, skillful, mighty, with power to destroy and the like, who do not stop and consider the Spirit was the Author and the Spirit is the Finisher!

I came to bring to the mind's eye of all civilization, GOD is the Author and the Finisher of HIS Own Creation, and the abstract expression of HIS Creation slightly reflected in civilization, GOD is the Author and the Finisher of it.

Then I say, it is a privilege to live in such a recognition, to bring before the mind's eye of all creation the Author and the Finisher and the significance of recognizing that long lost Spirit of Something, the Spirit Who created both it and them, which is presently considered as the Spirit of religion.

 

The Nations Have Scrapped Their Constitutions

But they do, as the speaker said, rise one nation against the other nation, one race against the other race, one creed against the other creed, for they have destroyed their divers constitutions and have scrapped them by failing to live according to their respective constitutions under which they are functioning. But our Constitution, I mean the Constitution of this great country, it is a privilege to be the representative of it.

The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, by impregnating the Spirit of Independence and the Spirit of True Americanism into the hearts and lives of millions, we have the Essence, yea, the Substance of our Constitution. Even though others as political leaders, statesmen and representatives have actually scrapped the Constitution in the actuated words of expression; but I have brought the Constitution into actuality and I have made it a Living Reality and I have caused our Spirit of Americanism to be born into the lives of millions.

Truly might have one declared in other words, questioned,

'Shall a nation be born in a day?'

Abraham Lincoln spoke of this of which I AM now speaking. He desired or prayed that this whole nation might have a New Birth of Freedom. We are privileged to present to the world the only Hope of the Redemption of our civilization, which is the abstract expression of this New Birth of Freedom in the actuated words of expression such as I AM daily demonstrating.

 

All Governments Must Be Converted or Perish

All government, not only this government or not only the Axis, must submit themselves to the Fundamentals for which I stand and be converted or born again to survive the conflicts they are now undergoing. But our own nation itself must subjugate itself to the Doctrine of Jesus Christ as exemplified by your Humble Servant or else they themselves, as the most perfect state of a democracy constitutionally, will be a failure. As the most perfect state of a true democratic form of government according to the Declaration of Independence and according to our Bill of Rights, they themselves will be failures unless they adhere to this Message and bring themselves into subjection governmentally, politically, legally, socially and otherwise! Now aren't you glad!

For this cause I say, get all you want, O civilization, but do not forget the best! I say, get all you want, all ye Americans, but do not forget the best; for this little insignificant Something is telling you through that which you have observed and through the doctrine we are allegedly representing, you have come into possession of a political and national freedom that should be considered as Evangelical. Hence , you should live it and express it and put into practice the Golden Rule with Arbitration and unite the three Americas effectively, but firstly unite yourselves together in this part of North America. Bring an end to all of the unconstitutional acts of those of our subjects under this democracy and unite together according to the Sample and the Example I have portrayed before you.

 

Why Be In Want? The Followers Have Plenty

Why live in lacks and wants and limitations? Why be going around soliciting, borrowing, stealing and begging? I have not as yet taken up a collection, neither have I done any soliciting, neither do I expect to do any; but through the scientific Cooperative System and through the Evangelical life I AM representing, you find that those of MY followers, coworkers and friends who adhere to MY Teaching, they have afull and aplenty and to spare! Aren't you glad!

Then why be going around under hardships and depressions? Why should our government or our nation go through divers crises of depressions, go through various crises of panics and famines? It is all because of selfishness, graft and greed and the monopoly the nations are trying to take, over the possession of every rightful inherited blessing.

Matters not what you may come into possession of, there are those who will try to take it away illegally. I AM sure they would take it away un evangelically, if not illegally, and would rob you of even the gifts and the talents you have, and deprive you of life, liberty and even the pursuit of happiness that our Constitution guarantees to every citizen.

Oh, how glorious it is to live in this Recognition, realizing once and forever, as I said, the Spirit of the thing is the Keynote to Salvation. It is the Hope of the Redemption of all creation, for without the Spirit there would not have been any creation. Hence, you must go back to the foundation of the creation and recognize that little insignificant Something, according to Biblical history, as it moved out upon the deep, insignificantly apparently.

 

Can You Imagine the Beginning of Creation?

In your imagination can you imagine you can see the little insignificant Something without a Bodily Form moving out upon the face of the deep and speaking into existence light, and thereafter all creation, and then bringing into visibility and into outer expression the created earth that was invisible? And it being invisible it was void and was impractical. Till GOD visibilated or tangibilated and materialized the earth, the earth was void and without form. Can your not see the mystery? GOD with HIS great Creative Forces of Nature, with Infinite, Supernatural, Invisible Love at that time, brought into visibility and into outer expression the earth by saying,

'Let dry land appear!'

Then why should those of us as the subjects of the earth, ignore the great supernatural Presence that gave you birth (can you not see the mystery?) that gave birth to the visibility of all creation? And then you boast yourselves in that you have observed something from a visible point of view and set yourselves up as though you are something superior to that of the infinite Spirit that created you. But the time has truly come, as I said in the beginning of this speech, GOD is the Author and the Finisher of all things! HE was the Author of HIS Creation and HE is the Finisher of the same. Hence, HE was the Author of civilization and HE is the Finisher of the same.

Hence, we are now rounding up the conclusion of civilization and the conclusion of all creation. Therefore, GOD is putting the finishing touch on civilization and even creation, HIMSELF. I mean to do it and carry it through to the letter. I thank you.



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