![]() ![]() ![]() “In this dream a still small voice told him to ‘G. To this gentleman of the cloth… the church is a legitimate business.” More to the point, he described his perception of the many southern migrants who aspired to found their own churches and religions, recounting how one “young swain” had announced to the leadership of a large traditional black congregation that he had had a dream. Neither their appearance nor their character warrants the respect of the Community.” Mortified, he described the founders of these informal assemblies: “He conducts his Services on such days as he feels disposed mentally and indisposed financially. ![]() In 1926, the well-known black scholar Ira De Augustine Reid complained that storefront churches were “a general nuisance. ![]()
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