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Chapter 25: The Independent Church of God
By Allan Wilson Cook
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A combined religious manifesto and organizational record, the work presents a church's charter, constitution, and incorporation materials alongside sermons, essays, and a biographical sketch of the founder. It discusses doctrinal practice such as repentance and baptism while articulating aims of moral uplift, charity, racial unity, and social improvement for congregants. Essays address questions of identity, migration, leadership, and cultural expression within the community, and practical governance topics such as trusteeship, meeting places, and institutional purpose are specified. The text blends administrative documents with pastoral argument to establish both belief and structure for a faith-based movement.

The Independent Church of God

This organization is entrusted to me by the trustees.

I am an ordained licensed minister, sent out from the Independent Church of God and Saints of Christ headquarters, at 82 Livingston Street, Newark, N. J.

In 1910 I was sent to Montclair, N. J., to take charge of a tabernacle. For two years, I was in charge there, and did good work for God. The people received me, both white and black. In 1913 I was called in with my members, and my little tabernacle was broken up. In 1914, I was sent to Yonkers, N. Y., to do a work for God. I built a tabernacle there, and prospered. The Lord blessed me and gave me friends.

When America joined the World War, my little church was called in again; I sent the members who were with me down to headquarters, the Mother Church, but I refused to go.

For some unknown reason, I had become very unpopular at headquarters, so I stepped out on the word of God, and submitted myself to His spirit in all things.

Men and women’s hearts are full of jealousy, and my leader cut me loose from her. For the space of three years, I sat alone in the world, without a member who could help me, spiritually or carnally.

The white people did not turn me down, they stuck by me. My finances came directly from them. They really befriended me, and I cannot thank the God of Heaven enough for them. When my people laughed at me and rebuked me, the good white people were with me, and helped me to preach righteousness to my people. Allow me, my friend, to speak a word for the Mother Church, whose leader is Evangelist M. D. Morris, the title she holds is, the Queen of Israel. She is the chief evangelist, set up over all of the daughters who are in the Church of God and Saints of Christ. She and her ministers are the founders of this church. She is helping people who cannot help themselves. She is their spiritual mother, and she loves them. She wants me there until after the great destruction on the earth, but I have a work to do. I shall go and warn the people of the coming destruction among all nations.

When we as a people of God learn to know and control ourselves, and be guided by the words of God and His righteous spirit, then true love will come in and a true smile will cover your face, and sunshine will come out of your heart. The meanest man will feel good when he sees you and will respect you, and encourage you to keep it up.