Young Neville defends God from a Depression-era soapbox

In his twenties during the Depression he would walk from his hotel on 49th Street up to Columbus Circle to hear the soap-box speakers; one night, penniless, he took the platform from a man ranting that there is no God, spoke of knowing God exists, drew voices of agreement out of the silent crowd, and on stepping down found a ten dollar bill at his heel, which he kept by challenging anyone to give its serial number.
Date (happened)
between 1929 and 1935
unresolved
  1. between 1929 and 1935 stated · probable · preferred
    Source The Witness of the Spirit ¶51"when I was a young man in my twenties and the depression was on", told in The Witness of the Spirit (nid 1203)
  2. No date relative
    Source The Witness of the Spirit ¶51
    Reasoning The passage explicitly relates the event to the Depression and Neville twenties, but the packet supplies no calendar dates for either anchor.
Place
Columbus Circle, New York City
Persons
Neville Goddard
Told / reported
  1. 4 May 1965 stated
    Source The Witness of the SpiritThe Witness of the Spirit (nid 1203), telling 1203-8, told 1965-05-04
Sources

Source

  • The Witness of the Spirit ¶51 (When I got off the platform and stepped down and he took it again, I don’t know why I did it, I looked down and at my heel was a ten dollar bill.)