Neville recalls meeting Father Divine

Neville recounts meeting Father Divine twice in New York, describing him as a small bald man whose presence in Harlem was worth a thousand policemen, defending him against the unpleasant obituaries after his death, and telling the FDR-flag exchange with the FBI at his Hyde Park mansion.
Date (happened)
between 1962 and 1963
probable
  1. between 1962 and 1963 conclusion · probable
    Why dc1-agreement-20261004, pm-actor-551 (PM 8702)
    Reasoning 1 claim, no conflict: 1962–1963 (passage:530791).
  2. between 1962 and 1963 stated · probable · preferred
    Source Christmas ¶51"a man that died this past year", told in Christmas (nid 1120)
Place
New York City
Persons
Father Divine
Neville Goddard
Told / reported
  1. 1968 stated · refuted
    Source ChristmasChristmas (nid 1120), telling 1120-7, told 1968
Sources

Source

  • Christmas ¶51 (I met him twice and I liked him, strapping fellow, small, about five feet.)
1 tellings, oldest first. A date in brackets shows how it is known; "circa", "after" and "possible" dates are rough.
Date Lecture or book Telling Passage
1965-12-17 [exact/certain/final] Christmas His first name was Saul and his transformation turned it from Saul to Paul. “Saul, Saul, Why persecutest thou me?” He’s called Saul…as Jacob was the one wrestling with the Lord through the night and then he was transformed into Israel…so his name became Israel. You find these strange changing of names in scripture. A change of name is a change of identity. We had in New York City a man that died this past year, he was known as Father Divine, and I think really the man was completely misunderstood. I met him twice. Little fella, wasn’t any bigger than that. Hair, not a hair on his head, just… 530791