Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-24

in readiness to go; as a supplement
to the repast, however, and by way
of beguiling the tedium of the
jaunt, he threw O knapsack upon
his back filled with oranges which
he ate on the way in to the number
Of dozen or fifteen. After that
experience, the officer says he
would hate to see the good doctor
turned loose in an orange orchard,
when the crop was held in any
value.
"Tbe Societas Fraternia" was al
length duly arraigned before Jus
tice Bailey, of Anaheim, charged
with misdemeanor in neglectine
and refusing to provide necessary
sustenance for tho infant child.
Captain Thom, on the part of the
prosecution, stated that he was not
ready to go into an investigation,
and the case was postponed until
next Saturday morning, the
accused being placed in the
meantime, under bonds of $500 for
their appearance. Mrs. Hinde was
taken to the house of DIR. Ellis to
remain over night. The Court or
dered that, on the following (this,
Friday,) morning an officer should
accompany the mother to to the So
ciety's place, take the child away
and leave it with the family of
Mr.. McFadden, where 1t could be
properly cared for. The mother
seemed to be perfectly willing to
give the child up on the order of
the Court. The case will come to
trial tomorrow morning, after
which we will endeavor to give
further developments. Proceed
ings are to be commenced in the
Probate Court, we believe, to have
a guardian appointed to take per-
manent charge of the baby and,
perhaps. of the other children.
We take the foregoing from the
Express of yesterday evening and
add particulars of the new sect from
an elaborate article which appeared
in a recent mum ber of the Ana.
helm Gazette:
George p. Hinde, one of the
members of the Society Is an Eng
lishman, who arrived in Anaheim,
accompanied by his family, in 1876,
having been guided there by spirit
influences. He brought quite am.
pie means with him and, immedi-
ately upon his arrival, purchased
the tract of land and set about
erecting the peculiar house in
question. Two years later Mr..
bchIessinger arrived, also guided
by spirit influences, and, although
he had never seen Mr.. and Mrs.
Hinde before, he was led direct to
their house and took up his habi-
tation with them. The trio con-.
cluded that they had been thrown
together in order to accomplish
some grand purpose, and it was af.
terward revealed to them that they
were destined to be the founders Of
a new religious society. Shorty
after DR.. Schlessinger's arrival the
Societas Fraternia was organized
not, as they explained, in a world
ly sense, but only in q spiritual
way. The Doctor occupies a posi-
tion analogous to that of President,
Mr.. George r. Hinde is Secretary,
and Ira Carpenter, Treasurer. The
Society is in many respects entire
ly different from any other of
which any account has been given.
Spiritual communion is the great
central truth-the anchorage, as 1t
were, Of the Society. The leaders
claim to receive direct instruction
from the snjrit world as to every
act. Nothing Is done of their own
volition. The mass of spiritualists
have only a blind belief in their
faith, but these people have actual
knowledge of the spiritual world,
and in this respect are far above
the ordinary believers in spiritual
ism. 1t is vouchsafed to them not
only to see the spirit forms, but also
to feel them and converse with
them just as if they were of verita.
BILE flesh and blood.
But the most remarkable feature
of this Society is the strange views
they hold as to what should be
eatsn-or, rather, what should not
constitute mans diet. They eat no
meat of any kind, no eggs, milk,
butter, cheese, bread; in fact, moth.
ing but fruits and vegetables, and
then only such as can be eaten un.
cooked. They believe that nature
furnishes everything for mans sub.
sistence. Nothing passes their lips
except that which grows from the
ground, and 1t must be eaten just
as it grows. They run to the very
extreme of vegetarianism. They
run to the extreme In everything.
They contend that "all substances
in nature contain q spiritual es-
sence which goes to build up the
body, and which is the clothing of
the soul after leaving mortal life.u
Anything which needed cooking,
nature never intended should be
sbAten. Cooking destroys that spir-
itual essence which pervades every
thing in nature. Not only does tile
consumption Of gross things tend to
mans debasement, but 1t is neces-
sary, in order to obtain the luxuries
craved by his perverted system, to
toll like q slave from morn till
night. But as nature provides
everything actually necessary to
mans existence, the necessity for
continual toll does not exist; and
man, If he SO wills it, has ample op-
portunities for rest, recreation and
mental improvement.
All the property of the Society is
held In trust by Mr.. Carpenter.
There is no separate property,
everything being held in com mon.
Neither does tile Society desire to
accumulate wealth; nature fur.
nishes them with food and they
have little need of money. All
who desire to join the Society are
welcome, whether they have
wealth or not, If they will agree to
live in accordance with the estab.
lished rules. Mr.. Carpenter is now
in New York, and 1t is understood
that he will soon return with a
large accession of members.
1t is perhaps needless to say that