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June 20, 1936

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The Earthly Wages of Becoming an “Angel” in Father Divine’s Ministry

St. Clair McKelway

Part 2 of St. Clair McKelway and A.J. Liebling’s Profile of Father Divine. Converts to the Harlem preacher’s Peace Movement were promised a better life—with a few stipulations.

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DOWN THE MAIN LINE.

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