Heaven and Earth United
This beautiful, truly patriotic and soul-stirring Sermon delivered by our Beloved Savior and Champion of True Democracy and Americanism in Action, is indeed well worth considering and imbibing! It was the highlight of a very enjoyable day, as we celebrated with the rest of the nation the Day set apart in commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! However, as FATHER points out in HIS Sermon, millions the world over through imbibing the precepts of this Glorious Work and Mission, are, hence, putting into deeds and actions the Principles of True Americanism, Democracy, Brotherhood, True Judaism and Real Christianity as synonymous, and thus becoming expressers of a REAL CITIZENRY of DEMOCRACY, second to none!
Read our LORD'S wonderful Words of Spirit and Life and gain enlightenment on this and other important topics which FATHER discussed! You too, as well as the vast multitude of Followers, visitors; strangers and well-wishers which were there and heard HIM Speak Personally, will enjoy these profound Words of Truth, and will gain in understanding as to what constitutes REAL TRUE INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE even as our Country declared it as a nation!
THANK YOU, ALMIGHTY SAVIOR!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, after which FATHER speaks as follows:)
Peace, Everyone: At this instance I have arisen to say, it is good to be here, first of all, in the Recognition and Realization of the Actual Presence of GOD! A good many of you are not conscious of GOD'S Presence when I AM not Present Personally, but it is marvelous to realize if you will but be conscious of MY Presence when I AM Personally absent as when I AM Personally Present, and live exactly the same as required in MY Personal Presence, you will, be Happy, Successful, Prosperous, Lively, Loving and Healthy! The Salutation will no longer be in vain!
When I call for "Good Health, Good Will, a Good Appetite, Good Manners, Good Behavior, All Success and All Prosperity," I will impregnate you with these Attributes and with these Qualities of GOOD; yea, the Attributes and the Characteristics of your GOD; and then you will let this Mind be in you which was also in CHRIST JESUS, Who, being in, the Form of GOD, thought it not robbery to be equal with GOD, but made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the Form of a Servant and was made in the likeness of men. He became obedient unto death — even to the death of the Cross. But because of such an obedience and such a willingness to sacrifice His Life, GOD has exalted Him and has given Him a Name ABOVE every other Name, — that at the Name of JESUS CHRIST every knee must bow and every tongue must confess!
And whilst looking over this vast audience and beholding the Recognition of MY Presence and the consciousness of your minds of MY Presence, I beheld as though it was the real expression of a True Independence that shall envelope the world! As this Day has been set apart by millions of American citizens and her subjects throughout the universe to worship, in other words, to celebrate as the Day of the Declaration of Independence — but what more fitting purpose, and more patriotic, could we be,than to gather you all together from all the hidden corners of the earth and bring you into this Recognition and into the Realization of GOD HIMSELF and make you INDIVIDUALLY INDEPENDENT even as our Country declared her Independence as a nation? Aren't you glad! ("Oh, so glad, FATHER Dear!" came the enthusiastic response.)
How marvelous it is to look over this vast audience and millions of other places throughout the Universe, and untold millions of individuals declaring their independence today individually, even as our Country declared her Independence as a Nation, as a memorial to the Declaration of Independence! Aren't you glad! ("So glad!" came the instant reply.) — to this Day that was set apart as Independence Day!
What a privilege to live in such a Recognition and make Real American Citizens INDIVIDUALLY Independent — individually independent so that they might express their INDEPENDENCE INDIVIDUALLY and be the OUTWABD EXPRESSION of the REAL DECLARATION! By expressing it individually, collectively and universally you are expressing a Citizenry of a TRUE DEMOCRACY in the PERSONNEL of MY Followers! And when you as individuals are truly independent the universe over, you will be Living Epistles of a TRUE DEMOCRACY, seen and read by men, carrying the banner of TRUE AMERICANISM, DEMOCRACY, CHRISTIANITY, BROTHERHOOD and JUDAISM as SYNONYMOUS, and carrying in your hearts and in your lives the true expression of what the symbol of the Flag of the Free really means! Aren't you glad! ("So glad, LORD!" declared the happy Congregation.) Then Old Glory will be seen in you, in your deeds and in your actions, expressing the Golden Rule in all of your dealings and in every transaction, but controlled and motivated by the Golden Rule and by CHRIST as the Sermon on the Mount depicts it! Aren't you glad ! ("Oh, so glad, GOD ALMIGHTY!" declared the joyous Congregation.)
By this we shall have a Righteous Government and all nations of the earth eventually shall flow into it, for truly, this is the kind of world in which you would like to live! — a world free from strife! — a world free from doubts! — a world free from fear! free from all of the prejudices and bigotry that heretofore have existed in this world in which we live, and a World free from racism, inequality, segregation and division! For this is the kind of world, as well as the kind of people of which GOD MADE! Aren't you glad! ("So glad !" came the reply,) For it is written,
"Out of ONE BLOOD GOD Created ALL NATIONS of men for to dwell upon the face of the whole earth!"
Then these are the kind of people GOD MADE, of every racial and national abstraction, expressing a REAL CITIZENRY of a TRUE DEMOCRACY, BROTHERHOOD and of CHRISTIANITY as SYNONYMOUS!
Therefore, as we stood here today and have been here practically all day, the majority of us, expressing this Citizenry; expressing Brotherhood; expressing Democracy; expressing Americanism; expressing Judaism and expressing Real Christianity as described and depicted in the Gospel and the Epistles, we are happy to say, today, we have something that we are happy to present to the WORLD! (Loud applause resounds.)
You have heard many testimonies, but one most specifically and most stressful to be remembered, one declared that I said many years ago that there shall be no lasting Peace until the Prince of Peace, yea, the King of Peace shall have been recognized! (Again. loud applause rang out.) They may try to bring about Peace, ignoring the BODY of GOD for which CHRIST died! Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, LORD !" came the response.) They may try to IGNORE IT and think they can obtain this PEACE — but I say unto ALL NATIONS of the EARTH, until they recognize the PRINCE of PEACE, yea, the KING of PEACE, there will be NO LASTING PEACE! ("So true!" sanctioned the enthusiastic Congregation with thunderous applause.)
For it is written of ME and MILLIONS have declared the same:
"At the Name of GOD every knee must bow and every tongue must confess!"
For this cause I AM happy to present to you a SAMPLE and an EXAMPLE of the PEACE that we are talking about, to let you see what will be all over this wide extended plane when all mankind universally shall be UNITED TOGETHER and be ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, and have LIBERTY for themselves, EQUITY and JUSTICE for ALL!
A further thought, as you all seem to enjoy this outing so much today —(Thunderous applause and cheers make it impossible for the moment to hear anything. When the noise finally somewhat subsides, FATHER says:) I knew you did, yea, I know you do! I thought to call your attention to the outing up the Hudson! It has been further read — the announcement as given in The NEW DAY of this present issue — but I thought to call your attention to it, for this is just a little of what we expect to enjoy on the SECOND and THIRD of SEPTEMBER! Aren't you glad! (Again the noise was deafening! When it again became quiet FATHER continued:) For this beautiful outing up the Hudson is beautiful, going up the Hudson! It is beautiful on the banks of the Hudson River! — for there we, the people, have the beautiful KRUM ELBOW ESTATE! Aren't you glad! ("Yes, so glad, LORD!" came the enthusiastic reply.) And there is where we anticipate going! A very historical estate. It has been declared by some, about three miles and a half of river front! I think that is what the former owner told ME, it was abut three miles and a half right on the river! But, whether or not, I believe it will be enough on the river and in the river for you all to enjoy! (Again loud applause resounds.) The water is quite deep right there at our wharf. If you cannot swim do not go over the front side, but you can play around in the shallow water!
So we expect to have a beautiful outing — but THAT WILL NOT BE ALL! As we have not had the Review of the Fifth Anniversary of MY Marriage to MY Spotless Virgin Bride, there, we anticipate having the FIFTH, ANNIVERSARY REVIEW there, as we did in Kingston the other day, to commemorate CHRIST being married to HIS CHURCH! Can you not see the mystery ? ( "Yes, GOD ALMIGHTY!" declared the Congregation.) For "this is a GREAT MYSTERY, but I speak concerning CHRIST and the CHURCH"! Aren't you glad! ("So glad!" exclaimed the joyous Congregation with more applause and cheers.)
Therefore, this Marriage and these Celebrations are not for MYSFLF alone, but it is for the benefit of ALL MANKIND enjoying DEMOCRACY, CHRISTIANITY, AMERICANISM, JUDAISM and BROTHERHOOD as SYNONYMOUS and then becoming to be PARTAKERS of the VIRTUE and the HOLINESS that THIS MARRIAGE REPRESENTS — to bring you into the UNITY of the SPIRIT and of MIND of HIM that LIVETH FOREVER, and be PARTAKERS of the NATURE and the CHARACTERISTICS of your SAVIOR and be FREE from all adverse and undesirable conditions; for such a Spirit and such a CONVICTION will ATTRACT and DRAW the BLESSINGS AUTOMATICALLY! I thank you!
While I AM on MY Feet I would like to say, as the time seems to be quite well expired and there are many here,, no doubt, desire to have their supper before they retire — no doubt you all have dined already!— no doubt several times today and a few times tonight! ("Yes, FATHER Dear!" answered the adoring multitude.) But if you desire to have your supper before you retire, as I say, those of us who have just dined will arise, take the back seats and back stand, or pass out and pass on, and allow others to come and do. even as we have done, after we have first done as we should have done! I thank you.