When I was called to the works of God, my first sermon was preached on the ball room floor at one of my cake walks, the last big one that I rendered to the public.

When I marched out with the cake walkers, instead of introducing them to the people, which were about four hundred in number, my heart was so full of joy that I forgot all about them and began to speak. These are my remarks: Ladies and gentlemen, we as God’s people have assembled here tonight to give God praise, for ourselves and the happy times he has given us. The great pleasures come from God, let us go to the churches and thank him.

In our sorrows and troubles he gives us happiness. Let us men do no smoking in the hall where the ladies are, let us show the light of godly respect for all people. I hope to meet all of you at the church on Sunday next.

Then someone touched me on my shoulder and asked about the cake walk. I started the cake walk and all had an enjoyable evening. My troubles began that night, because I fooled the devil, and have been ever since, and this book is putting another one over on him.

This is a true saying. You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.

Ecclesiastes 12; 13:14. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

For God will bring every work into judgment with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil. Prophet Jude 24; 25. Now unto him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.

To the only wise God, our saviour, be glory and majesty dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

I remain your humble servant, Bishop Allan Wilson Cook is Rabbi Haling Hank Lenht.