The New York herald., 1874-12-20

| lowers called Mother Ann. In these vision
she discovered "whence and wherein all mankin,
| we're lost from God." the foundation OF hum an de
pravity. ana 1.-The very act of transgression com
mitted by the first man and woman in the Garder
OF Eden." ''By the immediate revelation OF Cnrls
she henceforth bore an open testimony against
the lustiui qualification OF the nesh the source
and foundation OF human corruption, and testined
In the most plain and pointed manner that no
soul could follow Christ in regeneration by living
IN the works OF natural generation or IN any OF tne
| gratincatiOns OF lustn Mr.. N0rdh0r quotes
singular Shaker poem. in which Adam IS made to
OF a dialogue OF Adam with MS cnlldren;-
ADAn-when I was placed on Eden's soil. lived by
To keep phe sarsa ali the While labor working
need not ioii beyond my yet never waste one
But il careless idle frame about on what was
And idle hands will gather shame and wandering eyes
Ioropped my noe pruning knife the beauties
An Idle beast highest rank creeping up just at
Ana showed 70 Eve curious prank affirming that il
Ye shall die, God has said; it sham; be not
All TINS pleasant to the eye and Eve affirmed the
So I gave up, CRAFTY the meanest passion in my
oh horrd guilt! was afraid; was condemned; yea.
Here ends the life OF the first father and his
ca, spotess bride "a. w., ., ..,n, ,,o 40. so,.,
This Was my sin this my fall; this condition.
II Is to be observed that Ann Lee herself was
married and had iour children; but she showed
the utmost repugnance to the married state"
and returned 10 her parents. Receiving revela-
ton that sue should come to America, she EN-
e vaoas n Nay M and
herself oy washing and ironing, her husband
running away with another woman" Shortly
healing the cancer, and so on. dying IN 1854. In
the lorty-nintn year Of her age. She appears to
sincerely pious and humble minded; thck.set,
but straight, regular In form and feature, OF
light compile xion, blue eyes, mild, but grave and
solemn IN demeanor. Her lessons were those OF
honesty, irugality, charity. industry and temper
ance. some OF her maxlms are worth repeating.
God - 100 all your work though you mad
thousand years TO hve, yet as you would II you
iul man SO iortn and put up his fences IN season,
ana plough his ground In season. and put his
crops into the ground in season; such a man may
with confidence look lor blessing" Among the
doctrines she propounded was the theory that
God was a dual person. botn male and female;
that Christ Is spirit, who appeared first as
Jesus, representing the males, and secondly
as Ann Lee, representing the females or
God. she .s taught that there were % ,oar
diluvian, ending with Noah; second, the Jews,
up 10 the appearance Of Jesus; thlrd, all who mad
heavens, the fourth ana last dlspensation, Is now
In process OF formation. The Shakers are the
cipies are those OF the PenIecostai Church, cen.
bacy, non-reslstence, separate government, power
over disease: ITO all these but the last they
have attained, and the last they confidently look
for. and even now urge that disease Is an offence
TO God, and that 1t Ism the power OF men to be
OF the Trinity, resurrection ana atonement. They
do not worship Jesus or Ann Lee 6qt
ony oss oS true servant VINO yes Stainless
and property as crimes Or disorders, but as the
nk,iar of tnw rAo nj fv
they apply their system so as to lnculcate cell
Dacy, honesty IN word and fact humanity dill
clear oi deot education OF children, community OF
goods, TO work for all and provision Tor all IN sick
ness, intrmity and Ola age. ;. ).
not wise to take cniidfen. They lost seriously
during the war. Cenoacy Is held to produce long
Tne joys OF the celibate lie are lar greater than
can make you know. They are indescrlbabe.r
They 90 not regard women as equal with
shake HANDS with each other. Their lives have
almost no privacy, even TO the elder, OF whom
Two always room together. The sexes even eat
apart, and they labor apart. They worship stand
ing ana marching apart. They visit eacn otner
scrloed order. They moruiy the body by early
rising 1n ans very plain living Is
an important part OF the lite.
THE PERFECTIONISrS.
ne bv on o. xId Novss Tn
1911, near BrattleoOro VT. The society was
founded N is45 at putney, based upon peculiar
PuLnsy, they established themselves at Oneida, IN
Madison county, N. T., In lS4S, and WailinRord
IN New YORK and 240 az Walingiord
They number 2S3 persons l3l males and l52
females, me members Of the !. ,aeI societies soa are
men, physicians, merchants and teachers" the
greater part being New England farmers and
community. Their property Is estimated at about
$500, 900. they cali themselves .PeriectIonlsts."
Iheir doctrine Is "a total and immediate cessation
from SIM" The Jews they regard as the royal ma
ton. They believe IN praying for cure from phys
teal Ills and community OIL goods, as commanded
by Jesus christ inns community they extend into
their marriage relation. They have no preaching.
no baptism or Lords supper, no Sunday and no
Iorms. Tney read the Bi,le and quote it much.
Tney practlse what they call complex marriage.
"Witnln the limits OF the community member
ship ~ Mr. ss, any maa ana
each others consent not by private con-
versation or courtship, but through the
persons" "They strongly discourage, as
an evidence OF sinful seilshness, wnat they
persons for each other, and aim TO break up, by
criticism and other means, everything oil THIS knd
IN me community" They teach the advisability
OF pairing persons OF different ages-the young OF
one sex with the aged OF the othe-and as the
matter Is under tne control OF the more aged
memcers 1t Is thus arranged" The propagation
OF cnllaren is under the control or the society,
which preteuds to conduct the matter ON sclen-
from the usual rate OF child bearing Tor several
reasons financial and Otherwise. Since that time
we nave made an attempt to reduce the usual
number OF offspring 10 what people In the middle
classes are able 10 AFFORD moderate and judicial
care, with the advantages OF spirit
ual education. In TINS attempt TWEEN
ty-lour men and twenty women have
been engaged, selected from among those VINO
have most thoroughly practlsed our social the
ory.n Mr.. Nordhon observes, however, that there
IS strong tendency toward falling In love, the
attachment Of two persons TO each 0ther and
their desire be true and that there has been
mucn suffering among the young people on TINS
account. "They rebuke TINS propensity, however,
selfish and sinful, and break IL down accord
ingly.u Children are lett In care OF their mothers
until they are weaned. They are then put into
the general nursery. Mr.. NOrdhon observed that
they looked plump and sound, bat "a little des.
olate and suDdued as though they missed the ex.
clusive love ana care OF father and motnern
"a man or woman he adds ''may not hnd this
agreeaDe-to be part OF = great machine.
suspect 1t Is hard Tor a little chlld.n The women
he regards as Inferior to the men.