THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936.
Excursion Trip To A Negro Heaven
Father Divine Leads His Flock In "Arks" To The Promised Land
SIMPLE JOYS OF
HARLEM'S
CREED
This is the story of one of the most amazing pilgrim- ages of recent years. It is told just as it happened.
By C.V.R. THOMPSON
New York, Sept. 12.‹ NOT a hundred miles from New York's Harlem is
thousand-acre farm, at first glance just like any other
farm.
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But thousands of America's negrocs-cooks, servants, butlers, bottle-washers, porters, lift-operators-think the brownish-greenish pastures of that farm are the Kingdom of Heaven.
was
Father Divine, old-jobman from down south, who, "born"! all over again, announced he was God, and then decided he "Dean of the Universe," is the proprietor of Heaven, purchased by thousands of dollars contri- buted to his peace missions,
There, in Kingston, New York, he la bullding "innsions"-in negro eyes, anyway-to receive those ne- groen who are good enough to en- Joy henven upon earth,
been
Father Divine, who has holding out the promised land to his flock for a long time, decided hold his first pilgrimage.
to
At 3 a.m., Harlem was told in every night-club, every store, every house, to begin to foregnther.
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Bo. In a frenzy of honest but hysterical faith, we form Into procession. Every one has a ban- Jo. ukulele, or gultar, and they're playing spirituals and hymns on these instruments of jazz.
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They begin stamping in akreets, waving banners, and shout- ing. "Peace, pence. Father Divine is God," until dawn.
By that time we are on the wa-i terfront. Four negro tiekel-sellers hop about the pler crying:-
"Peace, peace," and "Buy your tickets, ride by the Father's side to the promised land. One dollar) a ticket."
Two "arks are moored to the dock. Thes are really wo old patiile aleamers, but Father Divine prefers to call them arks,
Lorry loads of water melons, cases | of soda pop, huge baskets of chicken are stowed aboard.
ABOUT THE "ARKS"
At six o'clock there is uhush among the crowd. Father Divine is .coming.
"Here comer the body," chants | the crowd. "Peace, brother, peace, peace. Peace is wonderful,! Here comes the body."
Father Divine, swarthy, well- fed, bald and braming, gets out of his taxi-cab, and walks towards hu "arks" with his bodyguard, including his "white angel," whom they call Sister Fair Angel.
We pile on board the "arks." We have a chance to sudy this strange gospeller. Father Divine, as he stands in a light grey suit, with honey-coloured tlo and
five-
dollar gold piece fashioned into a tie pln.
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He seems to like at the worship that cora on around him. He smiles satisfiedly as a netro falls on his knees in front of him. Father Divine and his "angels"
PLUMED HORSEMEN lead the flock ashore. A troop of negro horsemen lend Lis toward "Heaven."
Behind marches "Heaven's band." Every known musical in- strument is included,
Behind the band march the female! "angels,"
Suddenly there is a great cry of Joy, The promised land its be- fore us with its slately trees, its while farmhouse, its neat barns, its rolling, almost green, pastures. We pass through the pearly gates, which are really white, and Father Divine slops us for a moment to cry, "Pence, peace is wonderful"
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JUST LIKE A REAL WAR
Among the many Spanish women who have become nurses during the civil war, in the wife of the Socialist statesman, Senor Quirogn who form- We all fall on our knees and prayed a ministry last May. The picture shows Mra. Quiroga rending to a wounded soldier In Mudrid.
BACK TO EARTH
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Then we have plled plates chicken and potatoes and n bottle of soda-pop. But We must not smoke. Tobacco and drinking are forbidden.
"All day long sức gambal about the "promised land," swim in its lale toith Father Divine demons- trating strokes, all in the fielda.
Nights falls
the on
Promised Land as we bid it goodbye to return to
find our "Arks" and
awaiting us,
A husky American
trouble!
legionnaire
hind complained to the police about our flag bearing the words "Father Divine is God."
The police want it, and search the "Ark" for IL.
Unfrocked Cleric Repents His Lapse
CLERGYMAN, AGED FOUND WAS
45,
GUILTY LAPSE.
He was
Weary, but Jubilant, we arrive back in New York to disband after II An prayer meeling and Ket ready to return to our Jobs in kit-years ago. chens, warehouses, and factories,
And so we come back to earth.
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OF A MORAL
unfrocked
three
To-day he is living in a Church Army hostel, repentant, anxious fo serve the Church again.
His sole income is 28s. 6d. per week; his room is shared with two other men.
Now he has found an ally in the Rev. Herbert Williams, vlear of Teddington, Middlesex, "I met him through an adverte- ment," Mr. Williams said.
JOB AS VERGER
"He had advertised for a job us a verger, I engaged him for three weeks while my own verger was on holiday.
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"His care appealed to me. I believe in him implicitly. I am uure he were given a chance he could make good. "He is a refined, well read with a University education."
Mr. Williama said he had belped a great many
clergymen who had lapsed. The most difficult to help were those who had taken to drink,
Ronald
To
ADVENTURE SHIP TO
FIGHT PLAGUE
Relief Of
Rat-Infested
Island Planned
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, loneliest outpost of the British
Empire which is reported to be harassed by a rat plague, is to be relieved by Mr. Adrian Seligman, who is beginning a world-voyage in his barquentine Cap Pilar this month.
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The island, 1,500 miles south-west of Capetown, is rarely visited by a ship more than once a year, and even then arrangements have to be made to send liners off their courses to take provisions or relieve the missionary.
On one occasion a ship deviated from her route with supplies but could not hand them owing to the heavy weather and the anxious people on shore find to watch her steaming away with them.
Mr. Seligm is not bound to any heavy and it was essential to taice schedule and is determined no to some professional sailors, disappoint the inlanders. If the weather is too rough to land when his vessel arrives he will wait until conditions permit it.
"I have room for two extra men, but they must be able to put up £100. I should like a marine biologist 10 come. There will be excellent oppor- tunities for this work and I cannot imagine any young scientist being cheaply.
Apparently the Islanders have run out of rat polson and other equip-able to make a world-voyage more ment for dealing with this post which resulted from a shipwreck some years ngo.
CAN TAKE 50 TONS STORES
CREW "A FINE LOT"
"The rest of the crew are now in
St. Malo and they are all working
Com- D.S.O..
Cap Pilar will carry a big supply together very happily and enthusias and Mr. Seligman has informed thetically. They are a fine lot. Colonial Ofice that he will gladly mander carry any other cargo they may de-who commanded cide to send to deal with the plague.
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel has approached the Post Office on the question of a special mail for the Istand, and Mr. Seligman hna agreed to carry this.
Should occasion arise, Cap Pilar will be able to take 50.tons of stores to Triestan.
The British freighter Ilarmala, which called at the istand on her way to Durban, reported the rat plague,
and it has been stated that the island-
ers may find it necessary to setite clsewhere.
There is how an opportunity for
two more adventurous young men to Join Cap Filar.
Mr. Seligman said:
"Originally I advertised for young men to join the crew and pay £100 each towards expenses for the two years voyage. I had over 300 op- plications. All those I have selected are excellent fellows, but I found that some could not pay £100,
"Nevertheless they had such excel- lent qualißentions that I could not leave them behind
Stenhouse, Josed the Aurora which
relieved Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition, of the rr- search ship Discovery II. and of a "Q" ship during the war, has come over voluntarily to assist us and is enormously popular with everyone. We are very proud to have such a distinguished man with us."
Cap Pilar anils to London early next month to take in stores before beginning her 30,000 mile journey.
LINCOLN LOST
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Springfield, Ill, Sept. 20. Recently discovered court records here have disclosed that Abraham
Lincoln lost his lust case procusing lawyer.
as a
The records were uncovered in the clerk's room of the federal bull- ding during an inventory of federal records that was being taken recently.
They show that Lincoln's last low ease was filed on June 22, 1060. In that case LincolnTM and his ""partner," Herndon, defended William Ellsworth in an ejectment-proceeding.
"A large number of other splendid men with no money asked to come, but I had to keep within a reasonable The suit asking for the ejectment estimate of expenditure. If this were of Ellsworth from his premises wor » profit-making voyage the question won by the plaintiff, the court hold- would not arise. The cost is very ing that in addition to paying dam- ages of ont cent, Ellsworth also re- Inquish the land involved.
Colman Wed
A study of the records for the period between 1855 and 1880 slowed that Lincoln had a total of 89 law cases on me during that period.
The records are belleved to be the oldest existing pertaining to Illinois in the federal courts and in the United States,
They are copies of originals which were sent to Chicago and later
"WILL BE ANY DAY NOW" destroyed in the Chicage fire of 1871,
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
RONALD COLMAN, famous screen lover, supposedly Hollywood's No. 1 woman-hater, has astonished the film colony by announcing that he will wed "any day
now."
But who his bride will be he is keeping a close secrot. Rumour is now busy linking his name with several women. Ruth Chatterton has been one of Colman's nearest friends. And at the moment Ruth is not married. But a name most coupled with his is that of Elizabeth Allan but she is happily married to
a London lawyer.
But it is most likely, one of Col- man's intimate friends told me to- day, that the famous star will marry someone quite outside the sphere of the cinema.
For many years, after his first and unhappy murrlage crashed, Colman ilved alone--with only a valet-in a mountain shack outside Hollywood. Hia
women friends were few-and they were no more than friends.
But now the old constraint has gune. With that hoppy smile which is well known on the screen, he says:: "I want to marry and have children. It may happen any day now."
CLEVER?
according to court attaches,
The general court docket, which is part of the records uncovered,
showed that Lincoln was especially
popular, as a lawyer, with
and big companies. He also handled circumstances.
many cases for clients in reduced
Originally led in the circuit court, the cases were transferred to the district court in 1911, when it was established, and consequently federal properly.
Chaplin, Will Paulette's
are
Direct New Film
Hollywood, Sept. 15:
Charlie Chaplin is to direct a film culled "Regency" based on the English novel by D. L. Murray. His fiancee, Miss Paulette Goddard, will take the leading part.
but not act in it himself.
Mr. Chaplin says that he will direct and produce the film,
Production will begin when Paulette Goddard's arst solo pleture, known as "Production No. Six." is completed.
By buying a scenario in England Mr. Chaplin is settings precedent. fer himself, as his invariable custom has been to write his own scripis, or, in earlier days, just to make them up as he went along. Mr. Chaplin, in an interview, showed that he is maintaining his re-
Sir Samuel Brighouse, eighty- year-old coroner, to Dr. W. Valen-putation as a philosopher. ine, police surgeon, nt Newton-le-
"A few years ago everyono went jigging on the floors of night clubs, Willows (Lancashire) inquest, after with a vacuous look on their faces ho declared. studying the doctor's writing:
"That has been supplanted by an expression of serious endeavour. "If it is true that illegible hand-
"There is more sobriety, more naturalness, more simplicity and writing denotes a clever man you maturity. And the young people they are well alive to the situation.
must be one of the cleverest men in England.".
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This is a much more serious generation than the last one. Children know. they face a harder, future than their parents did."--Router.
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