The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-06
THE SHAKERS or LEBANON.
A psaeriptivs Lstt.r flom MI. Yincsnt

Descriptive Letter fiOm MT. Vincent
The Rev. Henry Vincent, whose visit TO this
#country has given pleasure TO msny of our citi-
Ekens, sends to an English journal the London
3S'dr, the following account OF the shaker settle
ment at Lebanon, in New York;
ION the northwestern border of the State OF
SNew York, within mile Of the dlv ling line of
Massachusetts, aud about one hundred and 6tty
nIles from the CITY OF New York Is the summer
retreat OF Lebanon Springs. Hills, mounJatns,
hnd valleys, trees, gardens, idrm-houses, aud
Farms spread around ana above you IN ever
varying beauty reminding one OF the hlll5 aud
valsyt ot LlangOllen Ih Wales. Ou the side Of
Dne Of the mOuntains--Mount Lebanon com
p ,adine hte view OF the whole panorama,
,usler three distinct portions OF tnAt singular
Ebody OF people called by the vulgar The
MShakers,'
"This ',ociety OF believers is the product Of
Rthat mighty uphcayiug OF The mind and soul
fthat maDfestcd itself IN England and Europe
tdUrlDg the greater part of the last CCn'ury.
kWesley, Whiledeld, the French Prophets,
kEmanucl SWedeDOOrg, and others, all repre-
XentCd, with more or less truth ana power the
earning of living souls for light, lie, aud sal.
atiou, IN this great Awakening, as ia the time
Hbf the Commonwealth, many strange
sdoctrues aud new sects rose and tell. ana
famong these we must class the people called
RShakpTs. About the year lIjS Aun Lee, of
[hleucDestet, England, came, under strong reli-
5glous CONVICTIONS, and, joined by six or olght
IbIethreh and sisters, under the guidance OF
|fiElon, lett England Tor America, settling in this
8couLtfy,
"Afltr working separately for a living, and
3nfeung much persecution aud hardship Tor
~ o,,e tna mn n.r,t 40 harsd n tr,, =, vi,
y Gus. tocle,y IN the OUuS OF Wateryliet, near
Albany IN l7lG. In lIi) q great revival OF
o,tre orJ ,iiIooos ad - ~ IL 'l l oiI
o,a IN, r,sso5 % A., - & %
Friends that the time had come to gather thCm-
selves out OF the world, and IN the pO ger OF ihe
Lentcr thn gn;,,. I.oi N'I.nriI chnr,.I -, ,bo
hraCtic,o ~ nprect cbae,'t tI',Sr,,
brotbcrlv md siet"riy ,c.. a,,JoTi
fnrivata 1ronarty fnr Tho co,,,n,o,, ,r,,,J o,5
bav,ro he me- aarlv Cbrstiang .oIi7 tLjn1,i 80
kconnor IRON, fbeir orc.t tar'vor in rio,h
En-, n oir t,en1 hl,no and c1oi,,n,Cs ~ W..
SoL on 80 ~ ,sl,,,lIa, 80 !, IL -, -, a" ~
~ n,,an, S.lornd t oCCit '''O 'i'01 'i' ~
"IbeIr Uroores, was uere,sa,ilv sloyy as they
took up a cross too heavy 20 be borue BY ordi.
Ear{ men anu Women en- OF me. iae MVI'G Lle
kVitbi, iyh, ~ n.nL -, ~ ~ 80,
,n thrae of tbos a.. Nh Ir'I y,'Ui
[IhurcL family onJ SIrIn t.,IiIg Ths Frsf
- TO-, U Gu, 6-ti,, ~ @ '!''',J .L = & ~ ~
3dne bnndrod and t,ranf, In 'bo NJ + .oI,1non
kocia,y ther. orc ,,,c,I ~ ,bIso Fa,1i
IN oil i've b1n5r,I br.iIran ono sis
&c Tbe NaII oi,a,,',,, ,,,,1 g., ,Is 90,
Esond a orns of IoId I,l,. ,rC},,r';', Of ,rr,cb
f. Jeyntoo 10 tIol i sh ~, iIi
Income sIsn nose - HarI,, seoJs bo,bs oI5
@hnits which sTa ayerT,,na,e famed tor ,%nir
3onalifv. " ''(' '"0i
GCTl Touobo +bo TTri,y, tbora or, o;,I,too,
)Rourish,n,r SboLer eoc,1iias soNr.tIy I,y1nr
a libota lilo a,,G o,,ioIi " lct 90 - M -,
of worldly gonds no P0-'No my
! "It was with no small delirht IN Friday
Ava1 inc last 7 fonnd nnv.eIf in f9Gnt of a stoGa
ognn uiiS nv rian WIi,,n, Wo ~ p" so"sV
RPh1Iadelnbia. riding seven miles over mnI6v
fro.6s hatween Canaan ana iabonon II uS5s
4ayanipg a, n The srttInr nm h,thnd biiIs o,J
BvsIi,ys in a flood of lIgbt the rlyuIets were
kswolicn nv heavy rains and streamInts rnsbal
5an snarlyiad yn the rgyinas apiucr into tb
. Ia 10 hino waters beneath. Grasses ieaves and
SAowers were headed no rain dron. that Ulisteuad
j1ike diamonds in the rays Of t6e settInT snn,
We reached North Famiiv about 7 O'clock. and
twere welcomed with mOopst oraca NV an
elderly sister and we soon craspe / tba warm
hands of Elder Frederick Evans who some
montbs 800. coureousIy invited me TO share
Che ein,rIa hosnitoIi,ie.' oi The society
'A'N
DOMESTIC LIFE
owe vvoro soon introdnced IN other brat,rap
our hearty trends The brethren and sisters mt
| North Family occupy three neat aud substantial
houses. There is no restraiut other than the re.
straint of good breeding and true Christian Dro.
priety. Brethren aud sisters occupy the same
houses. the sleeping acCOmmO latIOn being at
opposite parts OF the dwellings. They rise at
half-past 4 o'clock in the morning, re4kta,t at
6, dinner at noon, supper at 6 in the evening,
and retire to rest about TO- AT meals the women
occupy one end OF the table, the men the other.
Before meals they all kueel down and offer
thanks and pray ers in solemn silence. NV
room alone. We we're waited upon most atten.
lively by one Of the sisters, who constantly left
the room, returning to inquire if anything was
wanted.
"a Shaker meal is wholesome feast. room
beautifully clean, plain clean table, good white
'aard brown bread, sweet fresh butter, rich milk
Gand cream, whole ONE well cooked meat plain
Svegeta oes preserved fruits; but all served in the