The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-10-14
A DAY AT FATHER DIvINE's HOME
BY Mary E. Moore

Father, that we were lost for words.
The food had been very quietly put on
serving table and when "Father"
took his seat, he rang a bell and all his
immediate secretaries came in, took
their seats, and "Father" began pour
ing the coffee, passed it to the lady at
his right, who passed it on to the one
at her right. The waitress passed every
thing to Father, since every thing had
to go through his hands. The waitress
never moved except to hand a huge
platter of fried chicken or a large dish
Of vegetables to him which was in turn
passed to all, the full length of that
Spotlessly clean and beautifully fur
nlshed dining room, full of people
from all walks of life. Rich or appar-
emily rich men and women, folks of
the upper class, folk of the middle and
lower classes sat and stood and when
all were served they began giving testi
monies of healing they had received.
They testified to the fact that thew
had robbed their fellow man and that
Father had healed of them of that trait
Well dressed and well educated women.
the very poor men and women testi-
| fled that they had been healed of the
desire to drink, to gamble, to steal, and
all the vices that human beings are
capable of committing they confessed
they had done and that only "God",
Father Divine, had changed their lives
and their way of living. Father, I was
hungry, you fed me", said one. Path
er, | was naked, said another, "vou
clothed me, had no place to sleep. I
had no job, you made it possible for
me to have place to sleep, 1 have a
Job. | thank you, Father. love YOU.
Father Only God could do what YOU
! did for me-. 7 have heard testimonies
in the Christian Science Church. but
these were from the depths of the
hearts of the underprivileged, the low
ly, the uneducated, the semi-educated.
from the rich who were also robbed of
the opportunity to share what has been
lett to them with their poor brothers
and sisters of a white skin, as well as
to shut those Of a darker hue out all
together. Such testimonies from people
from all walks and stations in life
speak for the work of this unusual per
son we know as Father Divine. I talked
with a lady from Australia who said
she had been in New York three months
to contact Father and that she had an
extension of 800 followers of Fathers
in Australia. When I asked her if thew
shouted over there she said "no, they
Go not have the same kind of oppres-
sion over there. But, we rejoice and
give thanks to Father and we have ex-
tensions all over the world. Isn't it
wonderful? 2"
That term, wonderful" does not be-
gin to express the good work that is
being done. have been reading "The
New Day." published by the followers
OF Father Divine. When [ read of his
anti-lynch bill, and that his followers
were sending it to all the government
officials in Washington, and when
read that Father" had sent a protest
to Hitler against the persecution of
the Jews in Germany, I felt I wanted
to see and hear for myself. So I went
and I can't write half of what I expert
enced in this one article. Enough to
say Father Div IS Righteous Govern
ment Program worth your investi-
CATION and study. Indeed you will have
to study it to understand it. I feel it
was privilege to be there. Although
Father" did not speak that day, so
many of his followers spoke for him
that | was well laid for the trip to the
personal Home of one that his follow
ers call God. We were given food for
thought as well as for our bodies. What
a feast