FATHER DIVINE, The LAMB of GOD
PEACE EVERYBODY!
Here we are all in One, representing the FATHER, the Holy Ghost and the Son ; in short, Christ, in whom dwelleth all of the fullness of the Godhead Bodily ; and Christ in you and Christ in ME will make the whole of humanity just what they ought to be. It is Wonderful ! And for this purpose I came to cause them to be just what they ought to be, and from misery and woe go free. It is Wonderful!
I arise at this juncture not to speak, so do not look to hear ME speak at this particular juncture, more than to make a few announcements, as I desire to continue to speak in MY deeds and in MY actions, and put MY Spirit in you, causing you to walk in MY Statutes. It is Wonderful! So long as I can continue, I will continue to do so, and I will be happy and you will be glad. It is Wonderful!
I so often think of the old familiar American Civil War song in reference to old John Brown's body, but I want to say, a greater than John Brown's spirit is here today! It is Wonderful! John Brown's spirit, Nat's spirit, Abraham Lincoln's spirit and all of the great souls' spirits, were limited to a certain degree, but we are privileged to convey to you and introduce unto mankind, the Spirit which is indeed limitless. This Spirit that actually impregnates the hearts and minds of men—changing their vile bodies, changing their minds, changing their wills and their desires, and causing them to walk just like GOD. Now aren't you glad! It is a great transforming Spirit. That is why you all are filled with so much enthusiasm and emotion. It is not by training, but it is by MY Spirit, says the Lord. It is Wonderful!
Men who go in the Army, they are trained. Great singers, they are trained. Physical culturists, they are trained to do physical exercises. It is Wonderful! But I have a Spirit and I have a Mind that is permeating and saturating and invigorates and vibrates the whole universe and you need no training to function herein. It is Wonderful!
"It is not by power nor by might but by my spirit, says the LORD."
Then I say, a greater than John Brown is here. With or without the Bodily Form, this work and this Truth shall go on and on and on and on, yea, I will move in the hearts and minds of men as never before, and all shall know GOD is in your midst. It is indeed Wonderful!
I said here some time ago I would put MY Spirit in you and cause you to walk in MY Statutes. It is Wonderful! I have been down to the underworld and have put MY Spirit in those whom I term to be the underworld, and I have stopped them from lying, gambling, murdering and stealing and robbing, but now I AM making a little ascension for a while. It is Wonderful! I AM going out into the Ecclesiastical world. It is Wonderful! I say, I AM going out into the Ecclesiastical world. I will stop the clergymen, the ministers from lying, from stealing, from murdering, from carrying all kinds of concealed weapons to kill their neighbors. (At this point the audience rose up in a great spiritual demonstration, while FATHER leaped in the power of the Holy Ghost.) It is Wonderful!
PEACE! I say, I will put MY Spirit in them and cause them to walk in MY Statutes, for when I rose, I wrote MY Name and I wrote it on the minds of mankind. It is Wonderful! And I AM impregnating the hearts and minds with the Spirit of the Consciousness of the Presence of GOD and they shall know,
"God is not a God afar off, but God is a God at hand."
It is Wonderful! Therefore, they must stop lying. I mean, the ministers must stop lying. They must stop murdering. They must stop robbing. They must stop stealing. They must stop begging and recognize the Ever Presence of GOD and give glory at the remembrance of HIS Holiness. It is Wonderful! John Brown's spirit went marching on, but I want to say, MY Spirit is marching on with or without the Bodily Form. I AM just as operative without it as I AM with it, for MY Spirit is marching on conquering and to conquer. Every mortal version, every human mind and all mankind shall realize "God is not a God afar off, but God is a God at hand." I think I had better stop. It is Wonderful!
PEACE EVERYBODY! I know you are glad, because this Spirit I have birthed out—I have given birth to this Spirit: it is permeating the universe. When men breathe in, they must breathe in joy, and peace, life, health and love. When they breathe out, they must exhale Jesus is Christ and Christ is GOD. They must realize GOD is at hand, walking and talking in man, ruling through and by them and there is no other one to come. It is Wonderful!
Take these thoughts to consideration. It is not that you must necessarily do anything, saving to relax your conscious mentality. After having consecrated your hearts, your souls and your minds to GOD, and made a complete sacrifice, self-denial and then relaxing your conscious mentality—being lost in the Will of GOD—GOD will come in. GOD will reign. GOD will rule in you, through you and in your affairs, and the Kingdom of Heaven, yea,_ the Kingdom of GOD, will be on earth among men, wheresoever I AM, and that is everywhere. It is Wonderful!
Now let these thoughts go home with you and I AM sure you are willing for ME to walk and talk with you. (Enthusiastic sanction from the audience). It is Wonderful! I know you will do what I bid you do. I know you will let ME take you through, for greater is HE that is within you than all they that are in the world ... the Power of this Infinite Life that has full control over the whole great world. I thank you. (Loud applause and then FATHER signalled for silence:)
PEACE!—now pardon ME—PEACE! Why would you push ME out in deep water? (Laughter) It is Wonderful! PEACE! The time has well expired and Personally, humanly speaking, I do not desire to go out so far. I just wanted to make a few announcements.
Firstly, I want to say, tomorrow we will be here again and at the other daily assemblies. It is Wonderful! On the 11th and the 12th we will be in Richmond, Virginia, the 13th we will be in Washington. It has been given out from time to time, but I know you would like to hear it from MY mouth. It is Wonderful! It is Wonderful! On the 14th we will let you know all about where we will be. Of course we will be here partially. I want you to get it good and as I aforesaid, we have been invited to the Women's Federation of Clubs, but listen! but you get the "but"? I do not desire to misinform you and I do not desire to mislead you. Now at the Club — at this function, at the Rockland Palace at One hundred and fifty-fifth Street and Eighth Avenue, we are invited. I may go, but I do not think I will go on the inside.
PEACE! I tell you why—because if I would go and carry five or ten thousand and ram-jam the place, it would break up their pleasure. It is Wonderful! Therefore, unless you mean to take part in the affair, I do not see where it would be necessary for all of us to go in the inside and close those out who would like to enjoy themselves in their manner of expression. Of course, as I often say and still do say, let every person be governed by his own individual highest intuition, but I do not want you to go with the thought that I will be there, on the inside, if I AM not going to enter. So I AM just telling you, so you can tell your friends. Do not be misled and I do not wish to impress you with a thought that will absolutely mislead you and cause you to be disappointed.
Now do you all hear it back there? ("Yes FATHER!" came from the rear of the auditorium.) It is Wonderful! We have been invited and I said, it may be that we may go up. I had thought about going up to about One hundred and thirty-fifth Street and Seventh Avenue. (Laughter and applause) Those of us who desire to take a little ride up, if they would like to see us, we may go up up for a little ride, or walk up, or if you care to, go in cars, automobiles, or go on the bus or whatsoever is necessary and we can decide whether we will go in after we get up there. (Applause) It is Wonderful! I didn't want you to go thinking I AM on the inside and expect to see ME unless you wish to. I do not want to misinform you or mislead you. It will begin at nine o'clock—at nine o'clock— so it will be quite late anyway. It is Wonderful! The admission is fifty cents.
PEACE! PEACE! The admission is fifty cents, and I think you can get a box for different prices.
PEACE! Now this, I wanted to let you all know. I did not get the price of anything until today, and I feel that it is MY duty to let you know just what you are supposed to pay if you go in. Now I gave it out and I have been giving it out as I was invited. Of course, I did not tell you the fee, but the fee is fifty cents for admission. I do not bear record exactly what the prices of the seats will be, or the boxes whichever, but the admission is fifty cents. See, I do not want you to be misled and think I AM trying to get you up there with the understanding that you are going into a free place, like our meetings and then be embarrassed. It is Wonderful!
So you can tell your friends the same thing. All are welcome to attend who wish to, but I just want to make it known, I do not think I will go on the inside because I feel ... (the audience laughed as FATHER paused) ... I feel that there are hundreds of you, yea, even thousands of you would need that money to pay your bills. I do-I do, and especially when it is something you would not enjoy and you would go in and crowd someone out who would enjoy themselves.
Now just look—the way you stand here. The social functions do not like to see you crowd like this, they like to have a place to dance. It is Wonderful! It is Wonderful! Therefore, I want you to understand just what I AM saying. Of course, the next time that we are invited to a function of any type, they will give us all of the data in the beginning, ignorant as I may appear to be, and then I will give it out to MY ten million followers and they will know exactly what they are supposed to pay. They will understand and it will not leave them under the impression that I AM trying to mislead them. It is Wonderful! But, however, if you all will meet or desire to meet at One hundred and thirty fifth Street and Seventh Avenue, you all who have cars and want to ride up there, I may go up MYSELF. We can go just as a little parade, as a march, but we will decide—I will decide whether I will go in after I get there. I have not decided yet. It will be time enough for ME to decide after I get there. I thank you!
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