I Hated To Do It: Stories Of A Life - Plot & Excerpts
Father Divine heard that Justice Lewis J. Smith, who had sent him to jail for a year, died from a sudden heart attack a few days after sentencing him, Father Divine said, “I hated to do it.” Father Divine, who was born in 1876, was an African American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death in 1965. 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. Father Divine was arrested in Suffolk County on November 15, 1931, for disturbing the peace with an unruly mob. In May of 1932 he was tried before Justice Lewis J. Smith at a trial moved to Nassau County, and on June 5, 1932, he was found guilty. Justice Smith sentenced him to the maximum of one year in jail and a fine of $500. On June 25, 1932, Father Divine was released on appeal, and later that month Justice Smith, who had said many nasty things about Father Divine, died of a heart attack.
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