Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-29
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that sthe whole matter Of love and its fex-
preston should be subjected to enlightened
self-control, and should be imabaged for the
greatest good y Ilr the communities it is
under the special supervision of the fathers
and mothers, or, In other words. of the
wisest and best members, and is often under
Fdiseussioniin the evening meetings, and is
also subordinate to the Institution of criti-
Feism.} The fathers and mothers are guided
in iitheir management by certain general
principles, which have been worked out,
and are well understood in the communi-l
ties. One is termed Z" the principle of the
ascending fellowship" TITS regarded as
much better, for the young of both sexes
to associate in love with persons older than
themselves, rand, if possible with those
who are spiritual and have been some time
in the school of selt-oontr0l, and who are
thus able to make love safe and ,edifyipg.
This, is only another form of the popular
principle Of cont ntrasts. ft is we'll pndsr-
pstbod BY pfysioiogists that 1t Is undesirable
Tor persons of Similar characters aiid, tenn
peraments to mate togethe err. Communists
have discovered Chat it IS not desirable for
two inexperienced and unspiritual persons
TO rush into fellowship wifi each other.''ai
P Hence the young are mated, If the term
may be used, with the old and theold with
ph6i young IN the more intimate relations of
the free love family. Not Chat such matches
are permanently they are only not forbidden.
The Gem nlhnitys ofLpersons sis as mucTl a
part of bcommhnionism as community of
property .sast bna .iHomiafd GstsGs 'sEidof
sq One peculiar pofrt-of their religious teh-
cts is the belief thattbeir communities are
a nf q II
Heaven, with the gap of death only inter-
vening. THE salvation from sin, effected
Shy GAlistN makes themF now perfecb Eas
perfect sthey will be hereafter. They only
have worldly bodies,and are dwelling on
the earth, but they still form part of the
community Of Heaven = = "
RULES AS TO MEMBERSHIP,
The free lovers are very, stringent as to
Their rules of memb bership. Quite a num-
[ber have Joined Them who atterWards de-
serted them and gave scandal ~ HENCE
they have We adopted J. more l E. exclusive plan,
and now profess to take only those beIiey-
ers who have given satisfactory proof of
theif sincerity and determination to es-
1epetise tifeff principles for life. A candi-
aldate for admission is Subiected to lengthy
1probation. aHe isrecommended is to initiate
the practice of free love in his own family
and 5iIisIhis lown private circle. fEnlight-
Imentisa afforded him to the extent that COZ
iarespoHdence by letter will give. Then, by
q residence near the community he wishes
to ioino he must prove himself agreeable
to all the members thereof, and in retuEn
must be pleased with each member of the
body, s.als4ss aauo7 srf grd .as:no7 J1E syad
l., Byia decision. of the community no per-
lson, is, ,compelledy to remain who, afleT join
Ling becomes +, dissatisfied Or dundeTgoesI a
change, of opinion, Such persons they
strive TO avoid ever reoeiViDp.--r
ln ID THEIR VIEWS ABOUT MARRIAGE
% Their opinions about hemarriage re1a-
ltions are founded .on various texts of the
Bible which they freely quote. TheVEhold
tthat in the Kingdom OF Heaven the insti-
tuition which assigns the exclusive possess
sioqso one womanftOn one man does not
exist, because it. is said iusMathew 22.L"In
1.-The resurrection, they neither marry nor
ARE giyen in marriage.nis Special compan-
liQpship founded in SPECIAL saffinities, may
existiia the world to come But there is 20
more bindi1g than the ancient, LAWS ot. the
Jews The, abolishment of the marriage
system is involved in PauPs doctrine of the
end of ordinances., The sabbath is abolish
Fed in the Same way. Both marriage and
the Sabbath are now unnecessary. Both
snaay be defended on theground of sanction
| by the decalog1e:l 2 Marriage in pairs bears
i
Ghrist's ehurchl that one day in seven does
testhe leternaL Sabbath Life they compare
to agdaneeao There is quality ninit, bnt that
quality is 0ta0Pposeas to an Interchange OF
partners. Itaiss not an inevitable requisite
That the same map1 should keep the same
partner throughout, the festlyltY.s 'Ihe
dance goes on as well without such pror
hibition. u Hence the argument Of 1.-THE
original quality of mankind. of the quality
| of the sexes is inappl icable: Such. an ana
fogy would restrict conversation and every
mode ofipteFcopFSe TO pairs A man could
talk only to his wife and the wife only to
lief Husband G13 '9Ihoai''a' lsi21i. %
''''"' THE GEosETRY OF! FREE LOVE.
They, illustrate their views of marriage
| by the following proposition :nIr 3b-FZsu
| Suppose man. A is married to a woman
B, and man G to a woman d. In Christ
the union of the whole four is first in I'M
| portance, and the union of the pairs second
ary. 1T issnet enough that Ais married to
B, making the duah unit A 3. and @ to ID,
paSing the dual uuitCD. Yhe unit A b
ought TO be married to the unit g d, maxi
| ing the, ,auadruple, unit A B G D, in the
approach and marriage of the pair A B to
tile pafr, C d, it is the dictate of, the duality
and self evident demand of nature that the
man Of each pair should face the woman o.
the other. -...-.- .-,i 80
Physiologically they deem marriage pro-
Il ductive of great evils They sum up thelI
Icharges against it as follows: l, 1t pro-
vokes to secret adultery, actual or of the
heart. / 2: Etsties together unmatched ma
tuEesD l3.HItsdhders matched natures. :
B7fthe custom of the world, marriage In
the average of cases takes place about the
age: of fourteen Complex marriages as
they call their system out of obedience to
airegard1 for public opinion which has
lately influenced them, is the grand reme-
Edy.BdNet that marriage is useful they say
In the outside, selfish world, Iitois of the
gFeatestun neeessity.s sShakerism1iSIt the one
, extreme efnswrong, marriage q the other
The true mienis free love. siulq ods oaus6,
THEIR REPUTATION AMONG THEIR NEIGH
szg sff-yd .i2.ic' BoRs!nh ~ noi'is''p'- SIC
However terrible the doctrines and prac.
, tices of the free lovers. their reputation
with their neighbors is of the best kind
AS citizens they have, always been highly
esteemed by all who have been brought IN
c51tact with them by business or other
wise.q The articles Of theft manufacture
and the fruits of their culture are held ir
high estimation by purchasers. The Iarti-
cleso manufactured or produced by the
Shakef communities have always been in
demand, by the public. The free lovers bic
, fsir to rival them, it, indeed, they do moi
equal them at present.
I JAFlAlsnuH.Lover'sV VIII. s.A-a.
!, A writer in Chambers journal tells thi:
story: "Dame Margaret ThOmpson's las
will and testament was something unique
Ut set forth that, as it is usual to- put flow.