Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-08-14
From the Newburyport Watchtowsr.
Shakerism.


Mr. Carter, renounciDg shaker, visited this
place few weeks since, and gave two or three
lectures shakerisn, and sang some twenty
songs, danced, exposed Millei's theory, and did
several other things for the amusement Of his
dience The shakers creed Is very curious
They believe in one God, and two persons IN the
Godhead-male and female, or Father and Moth
er-caed Power and Wisdom
They believe that Adam the Father Of the
Old Creation, and Eve was the N1other-both be-
ing created after the image of God and that
Christ is the Father of the New Creation, and
Ann Lee the mo,her-and that the Millennium
commenced with the appearance Of Ann Lee
earth.
They believe in the immortality of animals,
vel! as Of men. They that John horses
in tho world Of Spirits and recorded IN Revelation.
They believe that all the ugly and venomous ami
mails on earth are symbolica OF the evil spirits
that inhabt the lower regions of the invisible
world, and that all the beautiful creatures such
as birds with gorgeous Plumage, arc symboical
OF the good spirits in the mansions of bliss.
They believe that the souls of shakers in their
frances and visions, really visit the heavenly
world. The lance, has been applied to them, a nd
their flesh has been sacrificed, while in this state
without producing particle of blood. One per-
son who visited the land of spirits n trance saw
all the patrarchs and kings Of olden time; saw
King David travelling, and Solomon on a snow
whito horse; saw Chris, and all the Apostles.
DEATH 6y Iatemperdnce.--An elderly man,
whose name we have not heard. was found dead,
Yesterday, the lith inst. in field the farm of
Mr.. Joseph Sigler, of MeiGsvie township, in this
county. lie was seen last nhout week since,
Mt n neighboring farm, very much intoxica ed .
lie is tailor by trade, going from farm to farm
tor work. He is supposed to have been dead sew
cral days, and when found his body had much
decayed to render il almost impossible to np-
proach him. A bottle and apboard were found
by his side. Another to tho many thousand evil
donces of the ravages Of intemperance. Are
there mono TO profit bv this solemn warnins9
MeConnelsriNc Standard
Down EAST JUSTICE Scene. State of Mafne
A friend recently from the North. gives US the
following report # very interes sting trial in q
Justices court:
Esq. M.-Weil ma sm If you are witness in
this salt and batter case. hold up your hand. and
I'll minister the oath.-"Iou swear &c. Mrs.
MI ask you, ma'am, if YOU seen Mr.. Jones
kick Mr.. Cow out Of doors' Mrs. Tt can't
exactly say did. bu, can say saw Mr.. Jones
take his foot away three times, and the next | saw
OF MIR. Gov, no was speawling in the gutter on
his hands and knees; that's all | know about it,
Esq M,--Ibats enough ma am. The case IS plain
and shall fine alr. Jones the costs Of court, and
three days ,rord in my garden N. Y Mirror
Female Simplicity wonder wha, nv broth
er John sees IN the as.es that he likes them sac
weel; for my par, | wad nae gle the company of
one lad for that OF twenty lasses.
The 'poe,ry of consists in running about COL
ieeting newspaper billie
awe have pay for every thing,. The whe
m,ssuisr. aer voluntary .sr-nade ,e.tSi bin '7o A-