To those who adhered to the just course, it was an unnerving and menacing sight. The preacher addressed his congregation, stating that scorn is what a person faces when they live an “honest, clean, pure, godly life.” “People who live that way are despised by society,” he commented. “They desire you to mirror their unclean and godless behavior,” he expressed in a seldom audio recording, acquired by The Oregonian/OregonLive, during a 21969 sermon. The speaker was Walter White, who headed an Oregon City branch of the Followers of Christ, an Idaho faction that rejects medical care as a testament to their faith. White, who hailed from Picabo, Idaho, and worked as a grocer, was regarded by his followers as a prophetic figure. At times, he would wander off topic in his sermon, but constantly came back to straightforward and strict messages emphasizing the importance of choosing righteousness over the temptations of the world. A slim individual with wire-rimmed glasses and neatly combed hair, his voice resonated with the powerful echo of a vintage newsreel narrator. In the rough-sounding recording, individuals cough and infants cry as he delivers a sermon. The congregant who recorded it mentioned that White was uncomfortable being recorded. White was concerned about the possibility of his message being intercepted by those he deemed unsuitable.
