, 1879-01-26

dlphthrria, for fifteen vears.
1 This record shows ~ 1aast that the children
| get pretty wc}l horn and have nretty GOOD care
from souiebody alter the, thev arc born.
II any church Of go married members can
[ shuw better record 14t IL hr heard from. The
Oneida folks hnvr a rioht tn he INDEED by facts,
and not prciudces.
| c,,,,, ar,x
E;f+,4 n.;,s 0 ....h,
% nuts enllure1 ID nine years, aiht 40 osa.ns'
aps ea',e Ivy u1at ueu ~ ulltn 'ioul nasht haa d
any noE oue Gust " ulssal.sass " va. an
s aiun' t u flee-Lose community nuntpts u
Sa,t sn a'.u nu'pen. ~ a. .l,
ment thai ~ ,h,re is * ner cent mere virtue
among tiem than in any church-society Of equal
number.
The Oneida Community Is first and character
istlcally church or religious institution.
These people are practical people,
and not theorists For Instance, they
insist that the rule of Christ, viz: "Hc
that would be greatest among You let him be
servant OF al, ~ meaps lust what is expressed,
nnd they live it, actually and literally, in sery-
ing each other, and In forgetting self.
They insist that the rule that prevails in So
called civilized and Christian communities is
exactly the opposite Of the Christian rule, and
might be expressed as follows, viz: tHe that
would be greatest among YOU let him, by fair
means OF tout compel as uany to serve him as
possible.'
The Oueidans make broad distinction be-
tween loving the brethren, OF endeayorlne to
love, and cndeayoving to be loved. The
one is the essence Of selfshness,
the other the EXPRESSION Of bencvolcuee.
To pray to be loved, would be weakness; the
desire Of IN unmau1y or an unwomau1y spirit.
But the PRAYER to be enabled to love and
do good to others is the lofty and noble aspira-
tion of true manhood and womauhooG. That
in this distinction lies the secret, in most cases,
of:1narital discorGs and miseries, and the multi
tude OF divorces, and forced maternity and
chld-m1rder in the wicked outside world.
In the principle that all must work for the
general good, when applied to life, lies about
70 BE 4 Goop COMMUNIST AND FKEE-,.oyrR
3s ~ ha q ,rooa rhr;s.i,, ,,,5 ~ no 1900
T'h.;.: - 49, +; ~ 1s"i 5re. a ~ 70 Eooo
aror Tha+ ~, -aasan wv -ha sn'aoiiaS 1hr;s
tian churches nre 50 wronr-hradcd in doctrinrs
Is because they are so wrong hearted in practical
things. .'He thu, docth Ny will SHALL know Of
to 'do The triN,'' and BY doing have learned OF
the true doctrine
Thoughtful men, philanthropfsts. statesmen,
aud philosophers, have come to question whcther
civilization can advance much further without
cooperation industrially. The rich are growing
richer and the pour poorer. Poverty is curse,
and riches no less, as now obtained and used.
Republican government does not and cannot
save from monopoly and competition, from
corruption, stealine, and general plundcring
under law. or by laW-hrcakir1r and law-making.
in the interest OF Individuals aud classes. The
same economic causes viii inevitably produce
arrived at In Europe, riz. F.: Paupers on one hand
The masscs-and Royal aristocrats and their
nimns m 1hc other.
Phiiosophcrs and phitanthtopists also see
that the suh;ert;on ,nd serfnom of woman, and
her f,enendence IN man for hread. viii continue
~ nrod,,cs RI. sama res,I1rs in the fnt1re
thot rho n,stnrv II ali the 7,ost d;scioses
Which erox out Of sexual disobedience and e.
ccss. That The true relation of men Aul women
in snciety ani1 AS narents has vet to be p7acti-
na1r sst3;nad ~th.s say,,o nrnh}em has vet tn he
sn1yad Ths nns;ia fnlss claim to hive so|vcd
hoth ouestions hv The study Of the New Testa-
ment Inv fatchinr the trne snirit of Christ. aud
ai,o.pinr 4 ~ mia r,,c;r ]fras
a4''"'"' ~ ~ .a,o anea,~ uea .'s,' ~ -o.
oShinA fHoFAs AL "o"A-
There are no drones IN the hlVe. no ,heao,
bands, and ieet'" as ;. IN rla1os Kepuptic ~ j. or
t, System cr1 9eo t. h. b. -
r1ed ov others, Wlcn one can ]usE as ~e!i carry
them nlmscl1: Eacu must produce "hat he
T'i,o ch'1drcn nre tanoht fndnstrv instead of
creeds and ca1erhisms. nnder 1hr +heorv fbat:
thev vii M know Of The true doctrines last
Papeits eI "et The e1amnle Of industrr' and sn
1ove ~ s IT, vorls a husr I}fe is easily rirtnous
lie lie rbic ri idencss leads to vice. Yet ali work
and no n}ny is not allowed to make Jack dull
J,oy All n5d and yn11nar. find time fDr nfar.
st,ydv sn:io1 enioymen1s. rpst. and n,edit,tinn
Tie Oneida s'Homc,' Or residence, is palace
test spots imaginable, aud is. arranged
and furnished With all modern improve
meuts for 1abor-sayins, convenience, and
comfort Great care and attention il piyen
to heolthful cookfng, ventilation. baths clcanli
ocss and sanitary rer,,Iations uenera11v
In eli these narticulars lie Home i \ model
ona: and much hcfter than thc averare ri 10
bomas NJ thr m;lliouaircs nf the outsiic wor,d
~ Inc 1,onsekceninr in all dennrtment. 10
h;n,, nra1sc can scarcely he awarded n ti,e
1,nrina wnnnen. No whiter table and he'd linen
no BRIGHTER silver and glass, no cleaner carpets
IND fnnrs, m more fastcf,Il hanrinas ami gen.
cra1 arranre1nents. can be found anywhere r
nm AFRAID however. . that II, is tTne a. |
with women outside, that the Oneida women
work harder and snure hours than the men. 1t
probably is inevitable, from the !mnossiollity to
leave behind OF drop at once al tue '1attts and
customs OF the old system. II may be well
doubted whether woman IN one1oa mas BEEN |
fully emancipateo.
THE FARA
contains about GOO acres, and is a model The
orchard is large, and produced, | believe, the
~ 'eAA@>'" - non 1...fF..J. .r