Rev. M.J. Divine letter to Mrs. Gail Morrow, 1938.

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Rev. M.J. Divine letter to Mrs. Gail Morrow, 1938.

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In his typed letter to Mrs. Gail Morrow, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Father Divine responds to her disillusionment with a biblical diatribe against a Mr. Davis who apparently criticized Divine in The Spoken word magazine; he refuses to accept financial contributions but adds a post script about investing in his cooperative system by purchasing personal and real property as a joint tenant and owner.

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Father Divine

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Father Divine, formerly known as George Baker Jr., is believed to have been born around 1879 in Rockville, Maryland. While the early life of his father, George Baker Sr., is unclear, his mother, Nancy, had previously been a slave. After leaving Rockville around 1899, he noticed that African American churches were often not socially active and decided that the influence of the church could be used to enact social change. After years as an itinerate preacher, he settled in New York during World Wa...

Morrow, Gail,

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