Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-06-05

Eenan80ah, and IS used TO this dry.
UunkeFs have little religious re-
gard for the Sabbath. They abstain
Esrm aH Unnecessary labor on that day,
lslis make Il q day Of general visiting
They afs seldom found at home on Sun
1av' except shey have visitors them
selves. Sunday Is day Of rest and
faefNaiion. more than for religious ob-
Aefxanee. Church Is held in the morn
lnR. and from worship they 60 visiting.
nas are violently opposed 10 dancing,
80 permit many ether more questions
" means "A enjoyment among their
n.z. such n kissInR plays and
EAippEnE the detil around TIE Afoup
in plays that are Just as exciting and
more Objectionable than real dancing.
They have q great horror OF fiirtations
among the young people.
II q young man visits one young lady
at time that is considered enough,
and he must not DIVIDE his attentions
when he is especially attentive TO any
one among his acquaintances. The
Dunkers marry early, and in their do
mestic relations live happily as a gem
eral rule. The family government is
strict. The fathers word is the law,
and the children are kept in subordina-
ton to their parents until they are OF
age. When they are q they are paid
regular wages for their labor. Each
son is given horse or the money TO
buy one, and when he marries he eth
er rents or buys farm at once and sets
up.for himself. When the daughters
are Of age they often 60 out to service
in other families, or are employed al
home at the pay oil a domestic. When
they marry they are entitled to a cow
and certain articles of household furni-
ture TO begin with. The Dunkers US
ually devise their real estate TO their
sons and personal property to the daugh-
ters.
The Dunkers believe in a literal in
depreciation of the Scriptures, and hold
that everything God made was for some
purpose. Their reason for not shaving
their boards is that il is ga sin TO take
of what God has put on" A profane
young man once asked q relative who
uau SOuurCtcu utHtcCn WAtu tuS Ouh-
kers why il was sin TO cut of the
beard of the chin and not sin to cut il
from the upper lip, which they all do.
The bunker not being able to give a
satisfactory answer. the young man then
said he supposed the devil made their
moustaches grow. Some of them have
a positive dislike to Methodist preach
ers, and ridicnle them wherever occa.
sion offers.
A well-known preacher Of that de-
nomination from Baltimore, who COM
menced his ministerial career in the
Shenandoah Valley, was somewhat
fashionable m his dress, and when RI
ding used straps under his boots 10 pre-
vent his pantaloons from "rising." He
rode fine horse, with martingale and
an appliance 10 prevent him from throw
ing his head down. An old Bunker
meeting the young preacher in the road
one day, said: "My friend, you are
on the road to destruction. Why dc
you wear suspenders tokeep your trows-
ers up and suspenders to keep your
lrowsers DOWN. And your horse, see,
is dressed in the fashion, too, for he
has got straps TO keep bis head up and
straps to keep it down." The young
preacher accepted the reproof and toned
down his style to the more quiet fash
ION of the simple people he was sent tO
minister to.