flown over the Capital in Washington, D. C. July 6, 1976
September 12,1976 A.D.F.D. Crusaders presenting the U. S. Flag
flown over the Capital in Washington, D. C. July 6, 1976
Suffice it to say, that words are inadequate to comment on these profound Words of Almighty GOD, FATHER DIVINE, for truly, HE Speaks and Listens to His Voice, in other words, listens, hears and sees the fulfillment of His Words; for as it is written, they shall not return to Him Void! And those who love Him and are one hundred percent with Him in all HE says and does, have also have been blessed to see His very Words of Spirit and Life come to fruition in our day, and His Works are marvelous to behold!
FATHER will reveal to you in this glorious Sermon how HE, in His Righteous Administration, is working through President Eisenhower, even as Isaiah declared in his prophetic prediction:
"And a man shall be as an hiding place . . ."
This day it is fulfilled.
Almighty GOD, we humbly thank THEE!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber and the following is FATHER'S Sermon, with FATHER speaking as follows:)
Peace Everyone! Here we all are again. There I sit and stand in the unity of Spirit, of Mind , of Aim and of Purpose. It will make you what I AM and cause you to live the Abundant Life with Victory over sin, sickness and strife! Aren't you glad! ("So glad, LORD!" shouted the happy congregation.)
At this particular instant I have arisen to say, we gave out a few copies of The New Day under date of September 11, 1954. This of course is a special issue carrying a sixty-four page Supplement with it. The Supplement is an introduction of ME to you. If you are interested you may get first hand information by having this copy of The New Day and also the Supplement. I would like to say, as the Supplement is with MY compliments and there are sixty, yea sixty-four pages of The New Day of that issue carrying a number of of our acquisitions — some of our business places and some of our Churches, Homes and Training Schools, as well as a number of apartment houses, of hotels and dwelling houses that are purchased, owned and operated by followers, each of which was purchased without a mortgage.
I mention this because we do speak quite often of success and prosperity. We speak of the Victory over the economic situation, over lacks, wants and limitations and over all adverse and undesirable conditions and we hold that not a true follower of Mine has a hotel where there is a moorage or note on it!
Aren't you glad! ("So glad!" shouted the multitude.)
I mention this not merely to say something boastful, but to convey the truth of how each of you can do, and get the mastery over the economic problem and over all adverse and undesirable conditions by living exactly according to MY Teaching. The time cometh and now is, that millions and millions are now lifted from lacks, wants and limitations and are living the abundant life!
Then I say, copy after the fashion I have shown you, and for a truth I say, so far as yet, not in any of our churches have we ever taken up or solicited for a dime for the Spiritual Work and Service we are giving! The material food and other things such as that, such as the use of church cars, such as sleeping accommodation in the hotels and rooming houses and apartment houses, you are expected to donate for such and for meals and for refreshments that you have to pay for elsewhere. We expect everyone to donate for such as that, but MY Service is absolutely gratis, from a spiritual point of view and we want to see the whole world rise above limitations, adverse and undesirable conditions and master the situation with MY Spirit and with MY Presence and prove the Master of Omnipotency and the Controller of your destiny!
If you note on the Calendar, 1955 Calendar, its a little motto here, in other words, a demand which says:
"Let there a Secretary of Peace in the Cabinet!"
Let there be Secretary of Peace in the Cabinet! This was requested back in nineteen hundred and thirty-nine — some sixteen years ago, calling for a Secretary of Peace; for the whole Government should be just as we are and the Government should be under the control of men of Peace and of Equity and Justice for all! In the current issue of The New Day you will see that this has gone forth. It has materialized, although we had called or it many years ago, but we do have on record of a most recent date when the Secretary of Peace was called for — nineteen thirty-nine, sixteen year ago. We found that in our records. But many such proposals had not been recorded and some that had been recorded had been misplaced and mislaid. But since that time just recently, we find our Chief Executive has made a Cabinet for the Secretary of Peace, because I said it! ("So glad!" shouted the congregation as loud applause resounded.)
I have not done anything to what I will do! I shall let mankind know that GOD deals in the affairs of men and the Government is upon His Shoulders! You will find in the pages of The New Day, the current issue, I believe it is, where our Chief Executive spoke very explicitly before his election and declared if he can find any way to bring about this peace, why he would do it without an apology! Aren't you glad! ("So glad Lord! So glad!" came the tumultuous shout.) He quotes ME and said more specifically and definitely, he was borrowing this phrase from the Reverend FATHER M. J. DIVINE! He had not met ME personally and I had not met him personally. I had no connections with him or correspondence with him whatsoever from a personal point of view, but because his heart was right, he wanted ME!
He received ME psychologically, mentally and spiritually and he entered into the presidency, and you will find what I had to say concerning it. He was elected over and above all criticism by his political advisors.They had been calling for Divine Guidance! Our late President Roosevelt called for it and I gave him a lead, but because he did not accept of it and want it, even through his administration you will find that he did not get the guidance that he may have desired to get, especially for the last election of his administration; but Mr. Eisenhower got the guidance and he was elected! They telling him"If you are going back to the U. S. you better not go back there talking about 'Peace, It Is Wonderful!'" He said he was fed up with it! And we have the record recorded verbatim and I gave him the election! I thank you.
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