FATHER DEVINE NOT SO PLEASED
Reeei'ved Monday, 9 p.m. XhW YOJ-iiv, August 12. Keturning to lfaiiem lleaven with liis uliite bride and 500 l'ollowers, I'ather Devine lectured newspaper rep resentat ives on what he termed tlie vul ganty and distortion with wliieh they teporled and photographed the recent v. eitding, states Ihe Associated Press. Ile wariied newspapers thev were interfering with liis mission. if distortions diil n « >t end he would withliold his prohibitiou powers and liis l'ollowers might eommit crimes us lliey used to. He did noi want to tuni liis l'ollowers loose ihoiigh it would not neeessarily be a rai e riot beeause his l'ollowers repre sented many races. Falher Hivine deelared that for 10 or 12 years lie had saved Xew York eity almust tliree million dollars annually by taking tlionsands ofl" Ihe eity reiief rolls, many of wliom he purged of -moking, profanity, vulgarity and ob- ■ iMnty to lieeonie liis trne l'ollowers. Tlie young iiride objected to some of ihe jiictures. -publishod of their wed ding, saying it' was not nece.ssary to sliow liim so black and her so white. Tlie difl'erenre was not that great.
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1946, Page 5
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