ATHLICANITY PREACHED.
1. For as much as the doctrine preached by Athlyi gained favor in the
hearts of the people, and that it was efficient for the salvation of
Ethiopia’s generations:
On the thirteenth day of the seventh month, in the nineteen hundred and
eighteenth year the followers of Athlyi assembled at the Israel Memorial
A. M. E. Church, West Kinney Street, Newark, New Jersey, U. S. A. They
declared themselves Athlyians by name and in faith:
2. And they consolidated themselves within the faith.
3. They sang songs of praises and offered thanksgiving to the Lord God
of Ethiopia.
4. And it came to pass that a committee was appointed from among them to
confirm the Shepherd, and the names of those appointed and consolidated
were Sister Rachel Hamilton, Rev. James Barber, Sister Gilby Rose, Bro.
C. E. Harris and Bro. James Reed.
5. The committee decorated the Shepherd in four colors and committed in
his right hand a staff so as to confirm the authority conferred upon him
by the heavenly officials.
6a. Now when the Shepherd was adorned and anointed by prayer, the
Athlyians shouted with great joy and cried Lead on, Shepherd of the
Athlyians.
7b. And it came to pass after the performance, the Shepherd stood up,
and he was in four colors which were blue, black, red and green, and he
explained the meaning of the colors and of the staff.
8. Saying Ethiopia’s generations shall respect the heaven while for a
foundation they sacrifice on earth; moreover a king sits on the throne
of his organized government, but a shepherd must seek his sheep and
prepare a pasture for them that they be fed.
9. Then the Shepherd commanded his followers to stand, and he taught
them saying great is his divine majesty, the Lord God of all mankind,
Father of Ethiopia; who is greater than the Lord God? Even from the
beginning of the world hath he prepared for his children unto the end.
10. The sun, the moon, the stars, the wind, the rain, the land and the
sea hath he given free to mankind; who is so philanthropic, so
magnificent, who can give such a gift? There is none so great as the
Lord our God.
11. Let all the generations of Ethiopia hear the voice of Athlyi, for in
his hands the law is given unto them.
12. Let not the devil persuade you that you turn your back against the
Lord God of Ethiopia.
13. Woe be unto you should the heavenly father because of your
ingratitudes turn against thee, revengely the hands of thy enemies shall
come upon thee with horror.
14. Let the Athlyians walk in the path of righteousness and all
impediments shall be their foot stool and the Spirit of the Lord shall
dwell with them for ever and ever.
15. Blessed are the industrious hearts for they are those who use the
blessing and the power of God for the good of mankind. Great shall be
their reward in the kingdom of heaven.
16. Blessed are those who seek the Lord and by actual work prove to the
nations that they have found him; for the power of God shall be as two
kings feeling in darkness for an electric switch and he that found it
immediately there was light throughout his palace and all the people
rejoiced because of its splendor, but in the palace of him that found it
not, there was no light, therefore his people wandered and became the
servants of others.
17. Blessed are a people who seek their own, beautify and maintain it,
for in their barns there shall be plenty; great shall they be among men.
The Lord shall glory in them and their daughters shall be the wives of
mighty men.
18. Woe be unto a people, a race who seek not their own foundation;
their wives shall be servants for the wives of other men, and their
daughters shall be wives of poor men and of vagabonds, and there shall
be tears because of privation, then in the end hell everlasting for
there shall be no reward in the kingdom of heaven for slothful nor the
unconcerned.
19. Woe be unto a race of people who forsake their own and adhere to the
doctrine of another. They shall be slaves to the people thereof.
20. Verily I say unto you O children of Ethiopia, boast not of the
progress of other races, believing that thou are a part of the project
for at any time thou shall be cast over the bridge of death both body
and soul.
21. Forget not the assembling of thyselves and unitedly working for the
upbuilding of Ethiopia and her generations.
22. Then shall the nations of the earth respect thee and thy commodities
shall be for their gold and their commodities for thy gold, but there
shall be none to fool thee neither shall ye be their slaves.
23. For thy emblem shall rank among their emblems; thy ships among their
ships and thy men of war among their men of war; great shall be thy name
among the nations.
24. The Lord God, Father of Ethiopia, shall glory in thee, with thee
shall all the angels rejoice, great is thy reward in the kingdom of
heaven.
25. Thy daughters shall work with clean hands and in soft clothing, thy
sons shall enjoy the fruit of their colleges.