"Tips, Gifts and Presents . . .
That Is the Cause of the Vice and Crime Among the Higher-Ups."

"Lay the Foundation of a Government for the People, by the People and Through the People
That Shall Not Perish from the Earth."--- FATHER DIVINE

FATHER DIVINE'S Sermon given at the Holy Communion Table of the Circle Mission Church, Home and Training School
764-772 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA., Friday, March 23, 1951 A.D.F.D., Time -- 4:50 P.M.



MOTHER DIVINE Serving Holy Communion at
The Circle Mission Church, Philadelphia, PA

MOTHER DIVINE Serving Holy Communion at The Circle Mission Church, Philadelphia, PA.

Truly did the Scripture declare:

"That which is done in secret shall be made known on the housetops."

Truly, the great day has come, when GOD has called for Righteousness in Government, and is reproving the world of all sin and the abominations thereof, for this is His, GOD'S Administration, and everything that is a rebuttal to Righteousness shall be cast asunder! Therefore, that great Stone that Daniel saw, is rolling! It is rolling down through the modern Babylons of today and crushing and grinding into powder everything in its path -- that is alien to the Constitution and its Amendments and the Declaration of Independence -- yea, this Righteous Administration, for FATHER has truly started swinging the Pendulum of Equilibrium in the defense of Righteousness and all mankind shall be rewarded accordingly.

Take cognizance of these profound Words of Spirit and Life, and be not weighed in the balance and found wanting, for as a man soweth, so shall he also reap.

Almighty GOD, we humbly thank THEE!

(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, and the following is FATHER'S profound Sermon with FATHER speaking as follows:)

PEACE EVERYONE! Just as the last speaker began to speak -- from My Spirit and from My Mind, I transmitted those thoughts for one and for all to realize, as you see, New York City's being torn up from center to circumference politically, and Pennsylvania, Philadelphia especially; so shall it be all over this wide extended plane.

As I said a moment ago, that they desire to keep Righteousness out of government; they know I do not tolerate tip-taking, receiving gifts and presents even though you be an employee in a restaurant, cafeteria, hotel, porter in a hotel or anything of that sort. They know I do not tolerate tip-taking and receiving such, for those are bribes on a small scale! It is graft and greed; therefore, they know those of My adherents that are converted to My Teaching and living according to the same, they will not give an inspector a dime! An inspector, garbage man or the mayor of the City, the governor of the State or the president of the United States -- they would not give them a dime!

From the street cleaner to the chief executive's office of the government, a true follower of Mine would not tolerate, nor sympathize, nor harmonize with those that would desire to bribe you or give tips and presents to influence the people, to control the people and cause them to judge and execute Unrighteousness. But oh, how glorious it is, even though they have striven to keep ME out of government, I AM going in daily even though the doors are shut!

("YOU are already in, FATHER! YOU aren't going in; YOU are already in!" echoed a cry from the audience. FATHER volitionally says:) Aren't you glad! ("So glad, GOD!" shouted the multitude.)

I AM THERE! ("We know, YOU are, LORD!" came another shout from the audience.)

These men that are on the coals in New York, being the Chief Fire Inspector or Fire Marshal and others down, some of the inspectors, their understudies would come to our places and tell them that it is a violation on those places, but "You should do something!" I recall at one place they wanted My Church and followers to give them three hundred and fifty dollars, that was an inspector; then they said, "Well, what would all of that be for?" They said, "Well, you know, that has got to be divided! It's got to go up! It's got to be divided!"

A true follower of Mine would not give a racketeer and a grafter and an underminer of our City, State and Federal Government, a dime! We will endorse every man being paid an adequate salary, and even the simplest domestic worker or common laborer or whatsoever profession or occupation they may fill, if they get an adequate salary, they will not accept of tips, gifts and presents for Christmas, Easter days or any other time; neither will they accept of nor give such, for that is the cause of vice and crime among the higher-ups, among those who are most least insignificant. It goes all the way down to the depths and then to the height of perfection in the way of the politicians and among the chief executives!

It is a privilege to live in such a recognition and to lay the foundation of a government for the people, by the people and through the people that shall not perish from the earth! They knew from the beginning, as they could not get ME to take a dime to go and speak for them, the politicians, and to carry masses, thousands and thousands to support them, because I would not take a dime and refused to comply with those who would do such, they knew if My Spirit and My Power got into operation, we would cut off the graft and greed and racketeering among the politicians!

But I have long since declared, we shall have a Righteous Government that shall stand over and above every opposition and over and above every criticism and shall have the mastery and the victory over all vice and crime and will not allow it to have access among the children of men! "You just give us -- it will take about so much and so much to draw up this plan the way it should be for you!" and all such as that. It is wonderful!

We shall cut them down as never before and Righteousness shall exalt the Nation, for truly, as I did declare through the mouth of Ezekiel: "Sin is a reproach to any people."

It shows very explicitly that sin is a reproach to the people, by depicting the Righteousness of how you should see your father's errors and turn from them; showing you that even though sin is a reproach to any people, if you see your father's errors and turn from them, you shall surely live, says the LORD, GOD Almighty! Therefore, Ezekiel brought out quotations and a message or many messages in the Scripture bearing witness with that of the prophet Jeremiah, showing that sin is a reproach to any people.

For this cause, we shall stand consolidated and express our citizenry of a true Democracy, of Americanism, Christianity, Judaism and Democracy as synonymous! When you get away from all isms and divisions of selfishness and eradicate all of those detestable tendencies of selfishness and prejudice among us, you will be able to live in peaceful and quiet resting places; and as simple as it is with ME and with Mine, so shall it be with all mankind! None shall lack in GOD'S Abundance, for all shall be happy and free!

As you see the pictures portrayed in The New Day showing Australia, showing New Zealand, showing Switzerland, showing Germany, showing the Panama Canals and other parts of the world very explicitly depicted, showing you that even in the war zone countries, as I have declared in our Christmas Greetings song, even in the war zone countries, we have the abundance on every hand! And all nations, languages, tongues and people could do and could be the same if they live according to the Fundamentals and accept of the Life of CHRIST as recorded in the Four Gospels!

I need not say more at this particular instance as I have long since declared:

'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.'


When this is done, everything will be all right and naught will do you any harm. I thank you.



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