The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-18

hama you commercial reports Of tho last two weeks.
winch w give every timing OF iaterest trade and
full fes Of pspsrs coDtDusd from ny last &c.
Arrived yesterday from eisal Spanish orig Yucateco
with 19l Indian passenses, forced aud costra
graats sold for abcr-Saata Annaslast move TO avoid
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The EDenszsr Community iu sasio County. :
STATEMENT OF THEIR AfFAIas AND RELIGIOUS
OPINIUNs--1HK su0IErY NUM8ERs ONE THOUSAND
SOULS, AsD Is WORTH 81 100 600.
"a not our intent on 20 take soca Of the false
atments, which II late appeared Ia papers
against community, bsisg well that refuta
ton OF TIE same will mot be efficient extirpats the
Of jtsus which such attacks their Or GIN and
did those slsndsrs but ourselves, woud still
time and e1.~ Of our Ioa
but they do also concern the glory Of God and the
ho1tst minds OF the publ G. who NAV have been prsju-
diced thereby and therefore consider il duty
place publicly the truth against fss~noo for the
did perusal Of ali who desi to know the facts.
We form . Christian CON unity. which mas existed
for great many years Germany, consisting OF
sers sho have aoted themselves for the sole purpose
serve God according to the dictse of their
sciences Our religious pria are the doctrines Of
the holy Scriptures the OLD New Tests meats aud
compare themselves nearest to those Of tho Quakes
We do not deem ourselves to be saints" We are ell
sinners and come short Of the glory Of Gad but do not
same ourselves and strive to attain the purfcs
son iIon am through the power OF the redemption
for the eslvaton Of our souls
And teis purpose the sole bond binding together
10 me o. our til, 10 the
Of our Dsighbor, and even of enemy OF which love
know that 1t Is slope efficient improve and Is no
CONSTANT of any kind known to
We ara not subject to tho VIII Of man, but subject
only ty viii to the obedience Of faith in the
truth. which Christ has established in his Church.
There is neither prophet seer amongst us, ia
the che info els understand It, But theve
sp,ltoa gifts from the Lord IN the community,
mediate and mediate word of exbortstton, admontoa
and cbasusement for the building up of arseves
good work Of true Christianity Cor, chap. IL, 49,
nd QsvfT Ak c asu c.,nvft 40
wbea gifted with Christ the sole head aud Lord of
his church, We pronounce to be an Accountable bias
The marriage state is observed amongst us in confor
nifty with the apostolic doctrine, / Cor chap. T.
The administration Of the religion. affairs Of the com
munJ IL conded to the elders 0rdaned for that pur
losc their number is at present forty two
The temporal affairs are managed bv a board Of thlr
age of twenty years 1t is their duty submit
the whole co immunity annual statement Of the real
In the cosstituson, adopted freely by all Of u.s. II Is
laid down ss standing rule that none Of the elders,
from the Arst to the last, alone for himself in
matters OF the community but only in con surren and
with the consent Of two three of the other
eli and decision Of al the elders and also to the MON
We number at present just about u 900 souls Our
laAds comprise now 1900 acres, Of which only $500
under cutivation-the rest is pasture and tim
TIE common fund, out OF which the land has besn
paid fer and the improvements made thereon amounts
successive years each member has contributed accord
ing to his ability all claims for interest
any other prsrosatvS Tor the money paid which is
credited however, 10 the members the books Of the
twenty joint tenants and trustees elected BY tho com
act Of the Legislature passed IN upon the ground
Of the declaration Of trust contained in constitution
which had been submitted to the Legislature.
At tho same time act TO incorporate the village Of
was also granted for the easier
''The Ebenezer Society" has no corpor.ts existence
thus name has been adopted by simply in place OF an
Individual mercantile firm 70 transact more convenient
stana IN the ssne position - other citizen single
family beyond rs.
The religious denomination Of the sccisty is sThe Com
munity OF True Inspiration"
religious fund is also owned BY this community for
building and mAintaing school and meeting hoasss, .
printing aud Library aad for the relief Of tho poor
amounting in all to thirty thousand dollars, mostly Ia
vested in bends sd mortgages, and which comprise All
Under an organization ours Ia, Of q community Of
goods Christian principles with the exclusion OF all
tef Interested views 1t Is not at all important What
allowances instead Of wages paid out to the
nemoers OF such association, as they are all the
come and stand on equal foo.ins in ali things Without
any invi1ious distinction. Any that becomes dts.
sat SEED has the right to leave and is eo led to receive
hack what he has put into the s.ocs. He has
in such legal claim to than his deposit
but an equitable oue according to constitution,
which has never been disregarded
The community has not been founded for the sake Of
backsters but only for the sake Of those that perse
we're IN the grace OF tEer Gazing unto tne emo.
The rich as we'll q, the poor the elders as wei as the
trustees agents and oremen all ~orx in their proper
avocstons, moderately, but steady, by their free
viii and industrious haoits from early life.
Our lands are assessed BY the assessors of West sene
ca and Lancaster in which to Ens they situasd
actly in the any other LIANT il assessed
under the laws Of the State and pay full share
OF taxes real as well persan al estate,
the proof Gao be easily obtained from the pro-
per authorities At home without the necessity Of going
to Albany therefor.
The vslue Of our land and improvements has BEEN
yskt n and
in some newspapers We have never had sny oropossl
for the purchase Of land and yet prepared
70 ash any price for the same. Taking the present
lue Of land in this section Of the county basis We
consider land to be worth $leo pc.
As long remain ourselves in the possession
Of the land II Is obvious thtt the increased value Of the
by the natural rise OF lands not aogd any
but imposes the necessity On US 10 pay every year
higher taxes on the same.
Our manufacturing branches consist OF one voolleu
factory with ~ sets of cardng machiues one ditto
with one set not jet 10 coUpte running order
ste ne, and three sawmills with one sa Y Ia each
From the here stated Of these the
only which had, aud which are carried
natural water power, any business easily calci
less the wants for home OF 1000 souls have
first 10 be supplied bat for the IA that
raise provisions, agriculture being our
principal ource, the manufacturing branches could
Adntted nov that, after hard beginning OF our Get.
Element this country and after large of
money for land, stock provisions, building Materials
30, made In hope Of return IN its time, ~
industry perseverance, under Gods blessing after
twelve years. succeeded TO attain to compstence for
ourselves and also to spare for tbs relief of posr calling
daily en- us, who would envy us FOR that, perhapss
bsctslider pfsel and hater Of religion or one
who does not lovs his mel yhbor.
With such we have communion, suffer and forgive
then their offence and era thsnkfa for the confidence