New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY.
,rr LOVE. rI,rf LOVES, AsD rrnrEcTIoN,

orr,riz,d a community, Tho leader was ]. Il. Noycs
Other, havc held similar views These arc the orlgina
tors Prom q long visit to This community ana from
,ua.s Of publications, have condensed full account
Some VII be entertained some startled o'"o4' "' ~
appalled,
tn, numbcr is about 25O 25 are under II years OF age
Property and persons are held in common No ono oi
himself owns anything. They commenced poor no"
they are rich The location Is the most ln 'o
land II embraces eco acres the choice oneida Naey
The principal residence brick, three stories g' anu 90
extensve o neat and rs elegant are buildings eIe0o
v the state for benevolent purposes. The grouhS Oe
Lid out by a scientific rural architect There are ever
greens hedges cnmps OF eS s1Sn Id rSrdcns OF flow
ors The most refined taste gratfco La'V ouuior
tey yd na C central mansion five large buildings. ono
for general dining nall one iof uong pS @ th anu wsn f
ing by machinery, and for canning ilulS ana DINERS Iol
various industries Most Of their cooking is done by
steam Large quantities of seasoned wood are at hand
In short whatever is required by comfortable yeS ana
10 mect present and future wants, are in abundance
berries ard other small fruits by 10 or 20 acres ana aRe
pear and apple orchards Their barns are as GIte'Ee I'VE
and complete any In the land There Is staDhhg lor
hundreds of horses and cattle. ,,,,.-.. o.
is saw and planning mill One where travelling saches
are made employing 80 hands and yearly producing 90
S TElcn WtSSTt vi macincry cest so0G0 The value
nmay produced is about SSOO00 During ten years hey
made half million OF steel traps: IheN nave nNCh!eu
machines for cutting stamping the various parts which
q moment do the handwork OF ten OF fifteen men men
Hence the work Is good ana hey are aOle 70 honO0,zc
the business Formerly, traps were imported from Ger
m1%y. gSy Their Government tax Is '''0' '''' anu county
Besides they have furnace where they east for them
selves and others and they have silk machinery OF ther
own construction on which they largely manufacture
sewiug-sik These machines are costly; and they arc
prepare ees the value Of $4,000 year, the foreman
is aa' All asT hTdTS% HlPe % and o other stock
noticed complete hedge Of the harbe!ly ~ as g9ou
!; Il the ScSSiifa SSsfF G' IN wnscr Il Ts.' more '''
At Wangfol Conn Is branc6 0i tj,iS t 'fi'i'"f cI5ef
not quite so large, and where eu3SoH e9 H. H. N,gft
feature Another branch is in BroaaW[ IN Iae dGt d
print weekly newspaper ,, ,r,.,,
Al eat in one large hall at many tables IHy pi%G,ue %
tsi , mik' pr;; Tnyc eaten meals so well cooked so
aDuhoa1', n'a5i 1hc, c0ua tomy toste they excel
those at the best hotels.
They have a fine library, and they take the lending
daily and weekly newspapers. They publish minute
daily paper. which none but themselves see manu- %
pied by The members in the evening IN the same manner
neatcd ' fhrn@ 81 reseTs ard pipes At each table are
Iamps: the women KNIT and sew, and saw men knitting
friends or shCst addresses Then they talk over their
affairs. In this way their even:gs are spent TIL Dcd
They ernoy no physician for they need none no law
yer. for they are peaceapic; ana no rechei IoI my
are perfect They never pray. Musical instruments
sound through the halls They do not work on sunday
tic nor parakc of the sacrament Their lives are con
T%cy accept the whole Bio rhey came out Of orho
dox New England Churches All are are well ,I imG1nsd lori c
ables arc permitted without hndeancc TO strive for the
common good. When labor and skill are harnOnlOusll
and every comfort Hitherto religious pecuiares seemed
to be the bond that bound Surely reason ana pam con- IN
NOW MID sneak Of their religious views and of their
family relation How smooth and beautiful is the story
of their material prosperity. ly degrees, the scene VIII
be changed The reader will seem to hurry along me
edge of fightfu prcepice; the air will be Thick win
v9poT Of an unknown Pr22@ Me- 3nd m he me I M dV w
these things depart frem his memory a. ....-..o -,
The Oneida Communists claim to be the successors OF
the Apostles to Whom was promised M Lh9 speE See8nr @
fhe dos Of
the spiritual world, and the final Kingdom IN the
Heavens began. They believe that their community is
outgrowth of faith in, and confession Of Christ as
An indwelng sane from sin, which Is ninSpIed ana
direct communication with the Heavenly Church Their
idea IS best fNpfieG & cnd IN @ @ & c o ~ @ @ 10
every that beeyeth" &c They are the duplicate
of communication IS q perfectly holy inspiration win WIN
God and Heaven, which is the power by which Gods
ncaton with Christ and the Resurrection Church IN the
Further they say, God consists Of two persons
male and the other female-and that what has been
called third, in an emanation from these two They
that there are two Kinds Of menone forecraned to he
saved, and TO be danned; that the Church, esa9
now and that christ is the inspiring spirit Of all the
science and improvement of the well the source
OF all civilization The object Of Chriss death was, that
he might perfect himself in all human sylnpames ana
through death destroy the spiritual power OF the Devil
means Of securing the salvation the and body,
and by body, they meaD that, ultimately, death IN THIS
community the church the school, and the family arc
one restoration OF the true relation OF the Is
second importance to the TecOncng OF God 10 man.
Adam and Eve at the beginning were in open and fear
less spiritual fellowship with God and with each other
Religion first, sexual morality second Holiness must
so before Free Love \ melon has many seeds and much
pulp The pulp is To be eaten the seeds thrown away
Love in the separated from the curse OF propaga
ti0n. develops beauty ana Vlgor Perleet EitIy anu
equilibrium arise from contact and amty All that Is re-
gred for renewed life is an interchange OF magnetic M
nucEces flnai supremacy over halu1 leS III le ., @
subsection OF ones body to intelligent WILL This relation
Love is the reward Of labor; in community. every one
will draw love he is worthy Heavens institutions are
such a general disclosure in the Apostolic age was
not proper but they were NtfDay deciaeu ~ ta' II ana
others TO the Interior Church The vail was not To BE- re-
moved till proper time. Now has arrived. Paul says:
1--WE speak wisdom to those that are perfect When nc
caught up into Paradise he heard words not Lawful
10 utter
In Heaven, one does not possess woman. |
Christ prayed that all believers might be one as he ana
ms father were one. "A True aIlestIon 10 ot d ~
numbers Paul speaks OF property IN goods shd ~
woman. The new commandments, that when we love
each other in mass, not IN pairs Love between man
and woman and letween God aud man are the same.
Marriage Is no more necessary thah the SaDDa BOth
unprOtabe but they shadows OF good things to
come. The deahbow OF the ilesh 1als on marriage
Love not burned out in honeymoon or one lover
1t granted that may be loved more than an
this further relations. Mar
riage wrath. II ties the matched, sunders the
five to ten years OF early life are lost Christ must have
control OF this department. and III restoring man 10 Pla-
disc and immortality His kingdom first must be set up
tn the nursery and in the bcdcRamber.
OF the marriage relation in this community is
wholly unknown; Instead there IS complex marriage.
Each na u the husband OF every woman each woman
the wife OF every Husband and wife have no mean
ing There no wedding ceremonies for there are no
~eddngs Nor are young persons 1ates. young man man
must mate with woman older and more eXpepeneed
than he young woman WIN man oiGer anu , 1,oeA .I
perienced than She THIS intercourse is caed tho as
Cendng fellowship" and is more sacred than marriage
IL question OF proEuety arise u IS referred 10 leading
lady first asking preferred the lady may
fuse either understood that within limits, she holds
the veto power / forgot 70 ask IL she may make adj
In relating these things, they seemed pleased