The Republican journal., 1870-01-06
Boston, Dec. 81, 1869.

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Boston, Dec. 81, 1869.
The course of lectures held under the aus
pices of the Parker Fraternity in this city,
closed on Tuesday evening last with a most
novel and original entertainment, given by
Frederick w Evans, assisted by delcga-
ton of Shakers. The evening was rainy and
rough, but Notwithstanding this fact the vast
hall was filled at an early hour by an audi
ence eager to hear what was in store for
them The Shakers were some sixty in num-
Der, ana equally divided as to males and
females. They came upon the platform some
time before the appointed hour for the lee
ture, and sat very demureiy with folded
hands listening to the grand organ concert
The women were arrayed in brown and drab
dresses Of some soft wooden f'lbric, worn
plain and straight without any crinolne,
white mantles. and plain white caps. Equal
" prim looked the men in their dark pants,
blue vests and coats and hair combed straight
and smooth Both were objects of interest
to the assembled spectators, and many Were
the opera glasses levolled at them-which
ntiicticn the quiet little band bore patiently
ana without finching. Their meditations
were evidently not Of this world and it,
vAnities.
The exercises were commenced with the
reading of u hymn by a good looking brother,
after which the choir gave specimen of
Shaker singing 1t was quaint and queer,
and sounded strangely to ears accustomed
to the music usually heard in Music Hall, but
vet was given with such spirit and earnest
ness as to elicit the Warmest of applause from
the audience. The singing finished, Elder
Frederick w. Evans, who had been previous
ly introduced, arose and delivered a some
what extended address. His remarks, which
were an exposition of the peculiar doctrines
of the Shakers, and their ideas Of God mar
riage and the resurrection, were clear, con
else, frequently witty, and were listened to
with attention and interest by the audience,
which occasionally laughed and applauded.
The speaker after Introducing his little com
pany as Il band Of rustics, u simple country
people, who We're accustomed to the indus
tries of home and not to the learning Of the
schools,-and stating that their short-com-
mgs should therefore be excused-proceeded
to enteltain his hearers with their belief.
They believed with Theodore Parker that
God is dual--father and mother-that the
Heavenly Father is God of wisdom and
their Heavenly Mother 4 God Of love. They
believed that Jesus Christ was u son of God
in the same way that every man on earth
ought to become q son of God, and every
woman a daughter OF God He hit hard up
on some of the theories of the Old Testament,
saying that he didn't believe in Gods being
such anIintimate friend Of Abraham, or hold
ing such confidential conversations with
Moses There was no Scripture to support
such wide distinction between jesus and
his other brethren, and if there were, he
would not believe it. Truth existed before
the SCRIPTURES.
In referring to their marriage, he re-
marked that IL was said the Shakers would
run the world out If they did not marry, but
what would he done with the world if they
continued to marry? Al this point heard
a young lady suggest the South Boston flats
and dredging machine, At the conclusion
of the address another hymn was sung, and
then Mr. Evans introduced mother Antoinette
Doolittlc, of Mt. Lebanon, N 7. She was
followed hv Harriet Bullard of Albany.
Both ladies spoke briefly, and the exercises
closed with sin9ing-the ohakeresses wait
ING bcncdictions, and the male members dis
tracts to the dispensing audience.
The last regular lecture in the Bay Stat
course was delivered IN the same hall OIL
Thursday evening by Anna Dickinson, sub |
ject, down Brakes Miss Dickinson com
menced by saying that there had been some |
slight misrepresentation in regard to the sub /
lect matter Of her lecture which although |
as upon the Chinese, only touched |
upon them incidentally but wa upon that /
aminently new, specially fresh, entirely I'M |
discussed, and always pleasing subject -wo- |
man She discussed the question with her
usual force clearness and eloquenc4. She |
is merciless in her satire, and uses up her |
opponent, in 4 very summary manner
There have been some important clerical |
changes in Boston during the past few weeks |
occa stoned by death and designations. Rev
Dr. Gannett Of the Arlington st. church, |
(Unitarian) one Of the oldest ministers lib
Boston, has resigned his pastorate, led to the
step by his age and increasing iniirmitics. |
He has been settled over this society some
sixty years And this week took place the !
death and funeral Of Rev. Baron Stowe, II. |
d. The funeral services We're held nj the !
Clarendon Street Church on Wednesday,
the church being beautifully and appropriate
ly decorated for the occasion. The pail
bearers were selected from among Ills minis
terial brethren, and remarks were made by
Rev Rollin H. Neal, D. D., and other proml-
nent minister's associates and tried friends
of the deceased.
The sons of Bowdoin resident i'll Boston
and vicinity held their second annual reunion
at the Revere House on Tuesday evening
last The company were some sixty in
number, who, after some preliminary bust
IN tboi