The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12
Plans To
Start New
Heavens
Now After Big j.
2,5OO-Acre
Estate on Hudson

NEW YORK - CAMP -
Father Divine, Harlem Cod,
disclosed the all important
fact that he has been draw
ing his almost fabulous sums
of money from a $15,0OO,000
trust fund which is to be
used for the purchase of
lands for his disciples, this
week.
In keeping with the terms
of the trust fund Father" is
about to close a deal to &C
quire the 2,50O4acre estate
of William Goelet in the
Hudson Highlands back of
Newburgh. 1t will be the
biggest single piece Of prop
erty ever acquired on behalf
of Father Divine.
Goelet, whose blue-blooded an
cestry traces back to the Dutch
of New Amsterdam, announced
several weeks ago that he would
be willing to dispose of the huge
estate. Negotiatinos are under way
to acquire other smaller tracts of
land up state and on Long island
Father Divine already has a num-
Der of such tracts along and near
the Hudson river beyond Newburgh.
BASED UN IAX LAWS
The expenditure of the 100000
trust fund Isl contingent on a mod
ification of tax laws 10 exempt
property improvements for the next
tive years. Exemption of the prop
CITY itself is not asked
According to announcements is
suing from Divine headquarters he
is planning to take his followers
on mass visits to many large cities
including Chicago. Philadelphia,
Boston. He has been asked to APP
pear in Chicago in September and
they have assured him a crowd of
50,003 people will greet him.
Philadelphia disciples have as
sured him that more than $4,000
would turn out to welcome him al
an open air mass meeting. Boston
followers have guaranteed to fill
the Boston Arena with 10000 and
may occur this week end. The Bos-
ton trip may be made by boat with
a possible stop off at Newport
where it is proposed to see Mrs.
angela kaufman, the wealthy So
cialite who promised Divine her
mansion. Mrs. kaufman was Wis
itor in New York this week and had
a close conference with Father Di-
vine and his secretary.
PHLLADELPHIA-(ANP)- Fa,-
Their Divine is on the up and UP
again it seems and those dog days
when Faithful Mary walked out on
him sLd ;tGlted talking ar: gone
Before he has even sealed his
intentions in swanky Newport,
word comes that he will descend
upon Philadelphia and its ultra
Main Lise with the double
idea of making angels of Philips
criminals and buy up a property
or two here and there.
September 8 is the date set from
his entry, and his place of acton
will be the old Phillies ball park
q kind of white elephant-which
the manager, Ray Fabiani, white,
has offered free" to Father Di-
vine.
Day and night for three nights,
| the real eState-minded religious
mystery will give word to his pecu-
liar utterances; for three days and
three nights he will show the old
QuakerS how to be moved by the
spirit, and for three days and three
nights he will demonstrate how to
hand out feed Yes, right now,
lots of people are taking mostly
OF his banquets which will be
Fart of his Sojourn.
While newspapermen keep their
fingers crossed, Fabiani's story is
something like this: A police Of
ficer in New York told him recent
" how Father Divine has reduced
crime in Harlem, how there are
fewer petty thieves, how people
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