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Father Divine (Personal Name)

Number of records used in: 4

Preferred form: Father Divine

Used for/see from:

Baker, George, approximately 1875-1965
Devine, Major J.
Divine, Father
Divine, M. J., Major
Divine, Major J.
Divine, Morgan J.
Divine, Jealous, Reverend Major

Notes

God in a Rolls Royce, 1936.

Encyc. Amer. (Divine, Father (c. 1875-1965) b. George Baker; adopted the name Father Divine)

Encyc. Brit. (Divine, Father, b. George Baker; at one time called himself Maj. M. J. Divine (1877-1965))

Wikipedia, Jan. 6, 2015 (Father Divine; born c. 1876 in Hutchinson Island, Georgia or Rockville, Md.; died September 10, 1965 in Philadelphia; also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" early in his life. He founded the International Peace Mission movement, formulated its doctrine, and oversaw its growth from a small and predominantly black congregation into a multiracial and international church) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Divine