The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
A SHAKER VIEW OF REFORM.
white Dress Ceiibncy-Why ~ Should 30
Estasiished-Wh hat It WIN De.

white Cross Ceubncy-Why 10 Should be
Estahiished-What It VIII De-
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Adam
and Eve were notable persons while they re.
manned celibntos. But when. as the Book Of
Mormons hath 1t. man sinned that man
might be-" what have they since been re-
Rarded, by their unNlial posterity, but as 1.-The
chief OF sinners" Because OF his sexual
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been and still is
worshipped by millions Of Adam and Ewes
non-cslibate posterity, so deeply arc they i'm
pressed with the enormity OF the sin Of their
primitive parents. He Is not 80 worshipped
by tho celibate Shakers. Peter and his sue
csssors, the Popes. down to Leo Kill. with
all Cardinals. Jesuits, and orders. o., monks
dom dom fi Tor ages es's an. eYs WERE ss' pirooiessediy, ali cell
bates. Is there another man to-day who
Yields an equal amount Ct rower 9yer the
celibate. wields3 Were not Luther and Calvin
sworn RELIGIOUS celibatss, Ike TIC re6el.ious
has only to marry to lose his power over the
Cannot the Protestants find food Tor thought
Many ~ far.seeins peopis expect the Catholic
hierarchy to. steadily continue, TO- gain the
, aSs;Ssnda ans no OF P so'eg In d ,hsse o boss t ssss seer az
Of that power consist In the principle OF cell
bbacy. so much cherished By the Catholic
SuuTCH, anu WulCu lu0 IIOIcbtoulo ~ ully ou~
the celibatsS Although, Mary bore a son. By
so%R o%hd (, q ,h so %S, one 2 b ee Ss'tsya h the &c cs Sa sfIii
What are Shakers but An order Of religious:
sHaha' ali classes lass 8 tosether in ii Ii: formation and
support Of a celibate secular goyornment? AS
the Jews cherished and loved the Essences, 50
humanity. BY so doing they would checkmHte
shs o Profes'sst ef hisrareR Pgwn not 81 By sh sn Ss:a0ko
ing. but by endorsing and putting Into its
proper place the tremendous, power OF the
from innocent Adam and Eve, through the in
nocent Jesus and Ann, to the innocent Shakers
& bo nna' S Sp.l there G5asf tho Shaker order in ita
Il is not Of this world" Of generation; II is
i Ess' i feq has asy ssm ne! S Sfn e +: ana u, Sni asa sv dss'f #
to create q White Cross Class Of Intellectual
S &, i,! 3 male and sd is53sIiol from oP., yh hI dhe class
to rule and govern the whole misunderstanding
the married people at home to do business Of
to take Sood. cars Of their famliies-"their own
ers. should learn to observe, and be ruled BY.
ESs sa% Se in E . ans R tSsy isssa an and Rt eSssiSe IL
raising domestic animals. Then their pro.
Rss 9od Would io9 pe " +. Tor Or s4 SntsRe9s e e. hu insR
beings. Reduce things to order; now it is
Babel. What is law, theology. or even
:" SCIENCE. falsely SO Called, but confu:
sion 2 We are in perpetual danger of
war, from ono cause or another. by
t %skes are 1 sniIar S,sss 81 G sss ~ %s4g9 ssssn aps shs
children Of tho evil one: war is hell devils only
wage it. Napoleon, Wellington, Washington.
Grant. have all denounced war. And they all
knew that the more reckless and daredevilish
the men became. tho better soldiers they were.
Then they would do what they were ordered,
uninfluenced and unrestrained by ,tndiy!dual
conscience or morality. What else but White
Cross soldiers would DO intellectual csltbates?
When divided. into Senates and Houses
Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Thorn they would
fight sexual %senspality in and out Of the mar
be, put to the root Of the national and society
evils. which are preying upon the very vitals Of
these United States. and OF all other nations in
what Is called Christendom. And the work
OF Righteousness would be peace. and tho effect
Of peace would be Quietness and assurance
--"There Is no peace for the wicked. saith my
God" The wicked are as the troubled sea,
whose waters cannot rest" Could a. better
symbol of the adulterous Church and State
governments Of earth 30 found than the faith
ment's notice to be violently agitated to an un-
depth by storms that would roll its wa
ters up mountain high. Peace Is as really taken
from the earth rs rest from the salt seal There
NAV be q calm, but what next? Wars and
Of wars" are constant. never-ending.
White Cross celibate men and women will. like
tho celibate Jesus and Ann. bring from the
Christ heavens the white winged doXe q peace.
Let us have peace" F. W.. EVANS.