Religion: To Sezar

A precept which black, benign Major J. ("Father") Divine, Harlem cultist, enjoins upon his followers is that all stolen goods should be returned to their rightful owners, all old debts be paid to creditors. Since Father Divine attained a following many a U. S. merchant, especially in the South, has testified that many a black man's long-forgotten debt has indeed been liquidated. In Harlem last week one Famaca Real, a Divine follower, took pen & paper, laboriously composed a letter. She had once purchased goods on credit in Pittsfield, Mass., could no...

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