New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-26
The Honednlr Community.

The Hopedole Community.
A Circular has recently been ISSUED bv
the Hopedale Community. religious, Soeialis
Institution IN Worcester County, Mass, under ths
direction OF Rev. Adm Balboa, from hich We gather
some interesting facts regard 10 the history and
presen, condition OF thai establishment,
The Hopedale Community, originally called Fra
temal Community. No I. WAS formed at Nsndon,
Mass, Jan ., lsll, by about thirty individuals from
difisren, parts OF the State. In the course OF that
year they purchased aha, was called the Jones
Farm ALIAS The Dale" IN Milford, their present
location. This estate thcy named tlorsoALs-jon.
ing the word "Hcye" 10 rs ancient design stiou. az
significant OF the grea things they hoyss Cor non
very humble and ulpropaous beginning AAont
the LIST Of April ls42 part OF ihs mem-tfs io'S
possession Of their farm and commenced rYCf4Is.s,
under as many dIstdv an;ases - can ~! .s ma
gined. Their present domain. loc.udus sl sc
lands purchased at different times conltinS .i,gt
500 acres. Their VILLAGE CONSISTS of soOl 20 rev
dwelling houses. three mechanic shops. WIN er-
power, carpentellng ana oi1er nscn, nsrg. >naI
chapel, used also Tor the purposes ~ cdics 'r and
the old dOmlcil. Win tne barns aud Cut. ii ineS
much improved. Tnefe sTr noN dec /. i~5fI II
Hopedale some 81 families, besides single pefsans,
youth and children, making ia All a popoi it'l II
about Us souls
The advantages enjoyed az ;hts insuUton. cor
Ihat are its Aduansages
l. Ia affords a theoretical ana practical illustration
of the ray whereby al human beings Wiling -
adopt Il. may become individual and socially happy.
Ii clearly sets fOItn the PRINCIPLES 10 90 received,
the Tlgh eOusness 10 De esemphned, and ths sOciah
arrangements To be entered INTO IA order fo this
happiness. II IS IN U.ef capital school for self
correction and improvement NO"here else on
earth Is there moIe explicit, entertainments, prAc-
ncabe system OF Ways ana means Tor those who
really desire - ent mo usefulness peace md "a.
uonal enjoyment has will ose day h seen and
ACKNOWLEDGED BY mulu u'es Uh0 now KNOW nothing
OF u, or kuCNIng. oespsC ~ Or COncedng its excel
lence are unwilling 10 tos 10 us wholesome requisi-
tons. Yet tie etilns and the oDedieni snail cat
the good OF The land
2 II guarantees 90 all members and dsosndents
Employ ment a! least adequate 70 comfortable sub
sstcIce relief IN want slcsneS, or cIstess de
cent opportunities for religious. moral asd lnielec-
tual culture An oTCefy. ~el re sulsted Rcish5Or-
! hood fratenai counsel itl owshp and protection
und er all cTcumstar'es sn' suitable sphere OF
! inCN idua en'erprife ard responsibility, N ~hick
each ono may by due scli exerton elevate himseA
| 10 the highest point O' he caoabiIS.
/ g. 1t solves the Prob EN- whlch hs So long puz~
zled socialists, the harmobxaiOn % Juss individual
freedom with social cooperation Here exists
| system OF arrangements supple aud effective, under
| which all capital industry, trade talent skill and
peculiar lnIs may freely operate and cooperate,
with no restrictions OtheT than those which Chris
tan morality every where ngntfully impOse,-cons
stsniy 10 the advantage OF zach and all All NAY
| thrive together a. HdlvlduNls aud as community
| without degFdOlf ~ NnF'FtfNnnB any ihior
ceent system OF arfai gcmsn,s IN i,s present con-
pletsnoss Is ne result o. various and wisely I'M
| proved experiences
Ii AFFORDS peaceful ind ecsgeaial home fof all
pef 81 whatsoever rellg sects
ar s~reto'of-, who now em1r1ce
practical Christianity substantially as this COmmn-
NIFTY holds u, anf can no ouger fellowship We p0pn-
lar TellPl0Iists ara poi tciarr such need sU0na-
thy cooperation ara frsteInal association, sitbo1t
undue interference M relation 10 non egteGttl p1-
culiarliies. Here thoy Uay end What they need.
strength nj
liberal Christian union.
5. 1t affords most desirable opportunityfOr those
who mean TO be Practical Christians IN the use %
property, talent, skin ~ productive industry, to
invest them. Here those goods and gins may Abe
so employed as 10 benefit their possessofs 10 the
full extent OF justice while At the same tine hey
afford ald 10 the less favored, help build UP social
state free rom tie evus of irrellgion, ignorance,
poverty and vice, promote the regeneration OF the
race and thus resOye themselves into treasure laid
up thers NEITHER ninth rust, hss,ts reach
them Here property pre-. ninently safe useful
and benefcoRt It's Chnstlanized SO, m good
degree. are talent, skill. and productive Industry.
Who then would be able TO say conscisniionsly,
My property, my talent my sklu, my labor my en-
tire Influence, ~ now bestowed where u II-uTos no
human beng sufices for roy own real wanss, helps
my weaker brother. ard promotes universal holiness
and happiness Let such one examine And see u
We have lot shown where al this can De truly
said.
6 II affords small scope, place or encouragement
for the unpTIncipled, corrupt, supremacy sehsD,
proud, ambitious misery. sofdid, quaUelsOme, Dfu-
tai, violent, lawless, tickle. hgh-hylng, lOaeTuh.
idle vicious envious and mischief making IL ~ no
paradise for such. unless they voluntarily MAKE u
hrst moral penitenuny Such Will hasten 10 more
congenIa localities thus making room fof the up
right, useful anO pesceaDe
7. Ii affords a beginning. a specimen and pfesage
OF new and glorious ) cal Christendom-a Crane
confederation Of similar Communitits-a ~ori az,
timately regenefaied and Eienized. Al IBIS sh 'u
be IN the fOrthC coming uture