The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19
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DaatedlY rad OCtdsl m TO nOtico tne society eS-
nblisho1 at BroctOn. IN Chaut,uqli county,
under the direction OF Mr.. IuOMAs l.. IIARHfs.
rhis society Ia both religious and socihistic
butts membets have been exceedingly unwil-
ang to give any precise or complete information
respecting either its doctrines, its meth pds, or
Is proeress, saying that their orIaniz tlon ami
heir Iabors were merely preparatory, aud that
Me time had not vet arrived for any full declar
alton OF their principles Dr their objects. Now,
however that timo seems t. h tvo come, and In
two pamphlets bearing the imprint OF TIE
Brotherhood Of the New Life at Salom-on-E lie,
We have fun stitement-spmc OF our readers
may pernapa think II too fuil-of tncir faith and
helr purpose. The larger OF these pamphlets T.
untitled, me Lord. The IlDo tn-One: Declared.
hdniJesioi, did GlOrtfed; and the other Is Hymns
Due noo IN one. for ID tiai Wo,sisip ~ The KING
jom Of Ut NeO LIFE, Part L-leav,ng us to CON
pfude That other series Of similar hymns arc TO
be expected.
The nrst OF these pamphlets contains
va pages aud the second ~ PAGES and
while neither bears the name OF an author.
Il h sufficiently evident from their contents
Mat thcy arc both from the pen Of MIR. Harris
himself This gentleman IL afro ,dy known to
many OF our readers, but 1t may not be super
suous 60 remind thom that he IS a person of
live nervous orsanization. with pale complexion,
piercing bl.ok eyes, aud an ardent, imasina-
live, and inperious nature. He Ia OF English
birth, now atty odd years OF age. was brought
10 this country In his infancy, 0eoa ne writer
Tor tho press while still hoy, and next Uni
rersalst minister, renouucIng the Calvlnistic
doctrines which had been taught hun by
bis father. He was for time pistor OF
Universallst society In this city. then a punlir
lecturer, and then soci list; and nlaliy In 1851
~ we aro Informed, no began to no familiar
with spirits from tao 9th .r world, bad az well as
1000, being OrOufht into severe temptations
and spiritual conflicts with demons from that
side Of Jordan until, in bly, through superior
aid he triunphed over them.
A special result ~ this event as we are as
sured. was that he gained the powor Of interna
respiration. 50 that he breathes with equal ease
and freedom the atmosphere Of either OF the
three heavens, aud IA enabled to be present
without the suspension OF the natural degree Of
consciousness, with the angelic societies, wheth-
or Of the ultimate, the spiritual, or the celestial
degree" Subsequently TO this, he visited
Europe. and drew around himself "a few disci
pics and adheronts, some OF them persons of
inusu II Intelligence and culture, who became
Interested In his ideas, and submitted them
selves to the moral aud soiri ual disclpline
which he prescribed. In 1851, accompanied 10y
AnuInber Of these disciples, ne settled In Droc
Ion. becoming the owner Of one thousand acres
OF land, white his friends purchased adjoining
tracts, all since cultivated under a common
direction; aud within the last year another
seat has been ACQUIRED oy the Brotherhood at
Ranta Rosa IN California, amp Tenty with
view OF acting upon japan and other Asiatic
countries, which seem to ne REGARDED as pecu
There Mr.. Harris now Ia with part OF the
loclety and from there he writes, although
air writings are printed and published at Broc-
ION. They are not for sue. however, and per.
ions who desire to procure copies can obtaln
ihem without money and without price. For
his purpose gentlemen should wrlto 70 Mr.
Thomas l. ii lrris. 8 inta Rosa. Cal. and ladies
10 Aln. LILY &. Harris at the same add ress.
The socialism Of thi. societyis so exclusively
religious. and VA fact seems to be as yet so Ia
def lite in point Of methods and domestic ar
fancemen,s. that In endeav1riug to give an
tount u the novel and peculi r doctrines Of the
brotherhood we an ~ not attempt TO epirate II
from the religion. But this claims to be new rev
Station as well Us new religion and its proper
hrst to state the prstensions OF the re-
vealer. Briefly. then. we are Informed that he
has been personally selected by the Lord Jesus
n
aispensation; and having been subjected to
special preparation and endowed with extraordl
sary powers and faculties for the exercise OF
this Junction. he Is the special repres sntatiye and
agent OF the Lord IN the reliai lus and social
revolution which Ia now TO be resistlessly car
fled furward with his counterp art, two-in one,
he II the Prlmate Of the new Kin gdom OF God
III f Tth having dlrec, and continual com
nunicatiJns with the Christ; and, indeed, a
considerable plr,iOn Of this pamphlet - occu.
pied WITH what purports 20 b, the very language
81 the saviour. More ,ver. the p imphlet Itself
describe IA 1.-THE word 81 God, that Is the
Truth Of Hum nty," aud the proper name b,
which the Phnate il known In tho kingdom Is
not rhoma, l.. Harris. but Chrvsantheus, hi.
partner being likewise He'd Chrysanthep. Ill
o.. hprity being thus divine In its origin ana
,,ncttons. !, nnt TO be questioned among the
brotherhood lin a wori, authority must
be sovrrsgunood In this ultimate Erth; to,"
descended from Arch. sovercignhDod In its owl
Supreme Dom in" In accordance with this def
nltlon lac Is both the King and the Popr OF the
aew disuensation. So far as the society is con
eerned, his authority ex'ends to all practical
and domestic az .irs; md as for the indNlduh
..,en,her-. 20 regulates alike their inmost pur-
ooses aud thoughts, their most init ste ren-
lions with each otner, and their daly move
nents lie suuerylses the process Of their
'egenefatipr. prescribing for men -r'r't"a' eN's
~ "a physician ITescrnes for disc ,ses. In faci.
90 other pontir or monarch ever undertook 70
o. so much for his subjects or ex cteu
rom them such trem endous obedience.
lie personally takes direct part In their regen'
ration by assuming into his own nature
heir sins and errors and by suffering the
consequences OF the same In inward ago
,ies as well as by relieving the feeole
viii of its temptations, taking them upon
himself aud binding down, from further assault
lpon members Of the Bro hsrhoOd, the evil
ipirts by whom the temptations are promoted.
" course, their obedience must be purely vol
intlry, and must be based upon the conviction
G.eaah sut Jet that II Ia bench ,al aud deslr
lne; vet those familiar with the history Of
'cIlrious dclu-ions need not 90 far to hna
instances Of similar submission 70 authority
'e-ulting In mischief and dire disaster.
The Doctrines Of the new religi IN, SO lar s
Ne. are nIw eXpoundel, are as follows; God
,he Almighty. one In person Il OF a du al nature.
1,ul-- frmal-, husband wife, fAther-m other, two
u one. The Lord Jesus Christ, divine In gen
rltiun nut yeta creature ana lnlie, Is likewise
Iw9in one, u wing evolve from himself his wo-
man counterpart, Identical with himself, yet dis
o. "a Ia tr " p la b..