The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-03
F0urierism, Free Love and Free
Lovers.
The Oneida Community Of Cxristian
PerfectioniSts.
sa'A nan Tho Husband Of Every Woman and
Each Woman tho VIE Of Every Man.
va nen mate With Young Women
AouDx Men Mate With
Old Women.

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SPECIAL correspondence Of the New York Tribunsl
-Four, miles from Oneida, Madison county, N. ", a
ss calling themselves Christian Perfectioniss. twenty
yea ago organized q community The leader was j.
n Noyes Others have held similar views These arc
orignators From long visit to this community,
nd from OF publications have condensed full
account Some win be entertained startled Others
will DO appalled,. The number Is about two hundred and
eEy and persons are held in common. No one Of him.
sef owns ANYTHING. They commenced poor, now they
rich The location the most beautiful In the land
embraces six hundred in the choice Oneida Val.
hey The principal residence Is brick three stories high
erected by the State for benevolent purposes. The
grounds arc laid ont by scientific rural architect There
ing walks bowers summer houses and borders and gar
0ens OF nower7 The most refined taste ID gratied.
Last summer they had six thousand vistorz .t
Beside the central mansion are i've large buildings
ono for general dining hall, for dong baking and
Washing by machinery and for canning fruits and others
for various Industries Most Of their cooking dono by
gtsam. Large quantities OF seasoned wood at hand
In short whatever required by comfortable vers and
Ihey have vineyards by The acre raspberres strawer
RES and other small fruits by ten or twenty acres and
hrge pear and apple orchards Their barus are as ex
stabling for hundreds OF horses and cattle They have
various manufacturing establishments. One is
and planning mill Ono where travelling satchels are
made, employing thirty hands and yearly producing
$50 900 worth Of goods the foreman OF which LADY,
yss annns, nyoSacea 3 a SSs $4,000 The
years they made half million Of steel traps They have
invented machines Tor cutting or stamping the various
parts, which In moment do the hand work Of ten or
1fteen men. Hence the work is good and they are
able 70 monopolize the business Formerly traps were
State aaa oouny Besides ss
they have furnace whore they cast for them
selves and others and they have silk machinery Of their
ewn construction on which they largely manufacture
sewing silk These machines are costly, and they
making them for SALE They can all kinds Of fruit and
man is lady. All their productions good repute.
they have improved Ayrshire and other stock. mo-
tced complete hedge Of the barbey 1t Is as good as
she osage but wants time; far more hardy 1t
= beautiful in winter. G4G 49,.
A. Walingford, Conn, branch Of this community,
mot quite SO large, and whore education q chief fea-
sure: Another branch is in Broadway, in the Mofat
badlng, which is business house AT wallingord they
many tablsx They provide neither tea coffee and
Doldom meat Vegetables, fruits, milk, butter, cheese,
sskes pudding and pies are abundant Rarely have I
equa to my taste they excel those at the best hotels
they have nne library, and they take the leading
daily paper, which none but themselves Soc hand
uoms hail. furnished with chairs and small tables occu-
hai afamly gather around The hearth All rooms are
neated through regstea and pipes At each table
lamps; the women knit and sew, and saw men knit
tng. Meanwhile one will read daily paper or letters
from friends, short addresses. Then hey talk over
Aer aArs In shis way their evenings are spent I'll
mo- prey
eor they are perfect They never pray. Musical in
= sunday but They DO no. call the day sacred '' they
neither bsptize nor partake OF the sacnmenk Their
M s eU cas .s hcy sccsp. me whole
churches All are we'll informed Their material
esas Il completes Tho skfui and the ablest arc per-
good When labor and skill arc tremendously united
ths only result must DO riches adornmsnt and overy
sSs bond that SoaOs Surely and plain
osnce should seouH rosalt 80 desirable. ElnE the
sssa religious %Ss b ,. ss and ESs y .y ,k ,
zion. How 'snooth and beautiful Is the story OF
sasir Dsierai prosperity BY degrees the scene win
1dgs Of frghtui prcoipce the air will DO thick with
vapor Of an unknown perfume, and he will wonder
visther his senses remain Nottil his last days will
SAess things depart from bis memory.
me Oneida Communists ciam 70 DO the SUCCESSORS Of
sAs Apostles 70 whom promised the speedy second
s tho dssrucon q Jesusaisn, when there Vas
Judgement in the spiritual world and the final kingdom in
= N ou,srowsS OF faith IN and confession Of Christ as
IN iudweng savior from sin, which Il I'm inspired and
vital relation with CHRIST On EARTH and that they are In
sa best expressed In Romans, chapter K, verses to
loFor Christ ID the end Of the law for Righteousness
Ssprsssntaton Of the .Heaveay Church. and their els
nat Of communication ID perfectly holy inspiration
co1's KnsSom Is 70 reign In short they are n direct
sonmuncaton With Christ and the Resurrection Church
In the angelic world These things they say IN
neral, mot In . ngurAtve sense Flu. Their, they
~ the other fsnals-snd thai what has been
Ssots cod said, let as croa,s man IN our own image
IA Thoy believe In personal uncreatcd Devil, and
s. there are o snss S, c e
nsAed eighteen hundred years ago. has held tho world
Ssesther til now, and that Christ Is The inspiring spirit
= Ne sourceor Ill civilization The object Of Chfiss
6safh was that he might perfect himself IN oil human
Sowsr q Che Dew. w6o By nature Issds ali men cap
I've Association n means q securing the salvation
= 's s =: Z ' ss x s s:s s:s, . .sa
sssoi ssd The sniy srs one: fhs rs.sorssioa q tho
. Ssrinnss. .srs in open ssd fearless spiritual sI
ss ss.oI morality second Hoiiasss must 60 before
~ Lova A melon hes many Rods and much pup
3 me ne ouss z
esseops beauty and vieoc Perfect vitality and equi.
masn ariss frop contact and amity All that r e.
ssjsoscs Of ones body % inssilsens wiI This rss-
Issvsns instssons are such shss ssns.i disclosure
5, a. sSs ssi : r:
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g nan does - POI. one .sass csriss p.ssss IL;
Sssxs q properly u goods ana IN women. me new
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oessonsy than Ne sah6eh Both ase unpro1taSse ous
S0Uv g ths nssh falls marriage Love , not burned
Oas IN one honsynooa, or one lover. II y sanss4
90 nuai nos prsvsns further rslstiona Marriage win
Vuk wrath II uss the matched, sundeu The unr
- YEAR q scriy ME are lost Christ mua have
Snsfoa q his dspsnsst and IN restoring man % Para
- ana Immortality. HIS Kingdom nrt must - ~ up
~ nurssry and II The bedchambsr OF courss, No
arTSaes relation In this community Il wholly unknown
Nns1sad thsrs n . compiler marriage Each man q ~
nmRnr1 r. every vOman~-ench woman the wilo q
Svuv ma HUSBAND and vile havsno meaning ners
ovs - voddng csrsmoniss for therv sre no weddmga
- ~ young pers0ns msesa young ma must -
vSh 8 vouns o11sr and msre sxpsrsscsd snan ne;
. 49, vsnan win man older and more sxperences
- sha This inlsrceupe IL called he "asDnding ~
SoVIslRw nd 4 rnors sacred thaa uAFEagA ne qaee
- q psvpFSsty srss u = rqsusa y lss1ins nenes.
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