REL 0876 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Divine Lorraine Hotel, New Thought, Russell Conwell
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Born as george baker in ga in 1876 to former slaves. In 1920, becomes a follower of a travelling baptist preacher from pa named samuel. Morris, who was ejected from several congregations in baltimore for proclaiming himself god. 1914, establishes ministry and commune in brooklyn and moves it to sayville, ny, where his movement really begins to grow. First marriage to a women quite older then him, peninniah. Ipmm history and teachings: large gatherings at the sayville commune led to conflict with locals and police, leading to divine"s arrest. By 1930, thousands had joined and thousands more clamored to hear divine preach: around this time, he dubs the movement the international peace mission. 13/cover. shtml: what has become of this national historic landmark? http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ooqteojshig. Woodmont: 1953, a wealthy follower gives divine a gothic mansion in gladwyne, pa, on a 72 acre estate, where he lives for the rest of his life, dying there in 1965.
