The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-19

the subject Of the present sketch was native or
oonnecticet and very pious lady Becoming imbued
WIN ner SON CONVICTIONS she espoused the system Of
free love with him and joined the community at Oneida
where she died about sines eighty seventh
entering college was Gerard Haooi X tie age Of az
teen ne was admitted ~ Dartmouth College After his
graduation IN 1880 he began the study OF the law pro-
iesson TOT whicn ne had originally Intended himself
until during revival home he vas suddenly awakened
70 religious consideration Of his state. HIS home at
starting point Of what Is nov known as the free love
system The year 1881 was sreviyal timen He DO
scnpss his conversions n follows
Of my aversion % becoming critical
much SuS ap .sS 70 a and Obtained spiritual &C.
and public fhe AND 70 religious private
S ss meetings and YORK
ment The mlenniu supposed to be Very near.
Why shod Be- espeoes wss se sns
anen With ali mg inward va strength j 5.
was ana ana I e , on esn ar
was admitted 70 the theological Seminary.
From Andover he went to the Theological School at
Yale In 1888 he received due license 10 preach and
took the pastorshp Of church In North Salem. New
student no had been deeply with anti slavery
views. He espoused the abolition cause with great
warmth aud exhibited practical sympathy in lending all
his efforts to the amelioration Of the colored man
In his own vicinity. Connecticut was then,
as now, democratic State with rooted preudices
against all abolitioniss This however, did not deter
the young minister from enstng zeaously in the organ
izaion Of one OF tho frat antislavery societies the
country In 1884 he proclaimed the doctrine OF salvation
from SIM which is the religious belief OF the socialists who
subsequently, joined him and with whom he recprocated
and joined doctrines His religious theory Of periec-
tionism creates worldly counterpart OF the heavenly
abode OF mankind In ordinary life, where men arc
continually pursuing individual, selfish Objects there
would be want OF harmony in the application Of this
theory OF salvation. Communism was therefore, en-
braced as the appropriate worldly vehicle Of perfection
ism. Hi socialism only the outgrowth Of his reli-
gous ide for he has always conended that the
lishment OF the true relations OF to God
tiai and preliminary to all efforts to organize society
argk. Another class Of pereconss started about
time, pfobabably excited by the preachings Of Mr.
Noyes but they eventually disappeared The socialists
caim that their failure lay In the attempt to practise
their belief Tho present state OF society His wife
became convert with him 10 the teachings Of perlec.
tlonsm a,terward TO those or communism and free
love- In 1Ss6 he the leader OF society Putney,
Vt. which subsequently removed to Oneida and with
tew bevers then living, formed the community OF that
name.
Personally Mr. Noycs has been described as follows
Height hvc feet and eleven inches very fair COM
plexon beard and hair originally red, the latter
wna whitened; head rather large measuring twenty
thres and ona half inches, with high projecting FORE
heat, resembling that OF Thomas Carlyle i'm
porhnt particulars according TO the testimony
OF IN intimate friend OF that gentleman the lower jaw
shgiy projecting and rather broad; the lips thin and
ney curved: OF medium aud slightly aquiline
theeyes hazel and sometimes almost black, with eye
broTs well developed and sustained by series or good
receptive organs head fully developed, especially In
regions OF the moral and reasoning faculties; bodily
average weight one hundred and eighty-fvs pounds
ORIGIN ASD PROGRESS or THE FREE LOVE SYSTEM.
Free love began with mankind, or II ought to have,
according 10 the theory of lis disc pies Practically,
oweyer its origin dates only as far back as 1884, when
heories as to the communism OF the II
| not, however, until 1s47 that it first
The 0 anything Moves ss was c s. ls
at the profundity of his discoveries that he hesaed
proclaim or practise bis ideas until many years Later
During The interval he refused TO any
on the popular notions Of morality His theory he de-
nominated pefcctionsm. He first obtained disciples
among his own trends and in his own family al Puney,
w. His wife among the first OF his converts Ine
movement had an organ called the Spiritual Eagdrne
and 1S47 embraced about forty members. In the
meantime the society had worked all the present
monsrous theories OF free love- theoretically and prac
licaliy and step by step advanced from community OF
religions ideas TO community OF property community Of
persons and community OF family. The Indignation OF
the people now interfercd with their plans and
PEELED them remove from Vermont. On the 26Gh of
November 1S47, the exiles emgrated to the Oneida
Valley, where meantime, movement had been on
foot Tor the organization OF similar society The
pathizing coreiigonsts fraernized, and the present
Oneida immunity was the result. In its infancy that
body Was likewise subjected TO grea. annoyance The
moral sense Of the Inhabitants OF central New York
outraged al Its immoral sentiments and practices and
threats OF egaproceedings IL not OF violence loudly
INDUCED ill., The community, however, lived down all
persecution. They had TO work in the
trusive manner to practise their peculiar faith They
laborcd zealQusly their farms and their orchards
and by their industry and quiet habits dlsarmed the
opposition which at first they aroused that at the
present time their goods and eagerly sought
by nsighbors and their habits OF industry con-
mended m0dei for the rest OF mankind They have
not been nterfered with In tho secluded region
which they have CHOSEN their home they have in.
creased and multiplied not perhaps much according
to the biblical way Of SO doing by accesslons from
the outside world Originally stcr;in. with few acres
they now own many hundreds aud their world
y possessions have increased in hike proportion
rs society they comparatively wealthy. Numeri
caiy the movement has met very altering success
It's practising members limited to than three
hundred; out IL hi, many hundreds IL thousands OF
synpathzers who arc 10th 10 give up their worldly goods
to enter the communities and practise their sfnegs
ton as to the foes and frirotes Of earth.
The 10th Of February tue anniver airy of the first
settlement OF the Oneida Community Is celebrated every
year holiday