New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-18
ELDER DANIEL BOILER.
~ MEMORY OF THE HEAD OF THE SHAKER COM
MlNIwES

All NI1UES
TO tho Editor of The Tribune
SIT Ai'er short confinement. Elder Daniel Dolcr
VINO naS Dech nj inc herd Of the shaker Communities
lVr nOfe IMAM mali century. qUlc,lv passed away
at seven minutes past O'Clock I'm the morning Of
the 18th Instant lie has left the burden and c,res
% his imporfnnt and responsible position 10 his snc
ccsSor. Elder Joseph Holden
Elder napcl passed Il useful life But few-yor,.
fewof The dcnizens Of this earthly sphere have eyer
passed through It, from tie cradle 10 the grave leav
lag such rlorions record as he las LEFT He was NOT
OF the world. for when only ten vcnrs ~ oco no was
called ou' OF the world. Jesus was called o Of II
when Young To the public generally he was not creot
| ana snowy man. HIS name not bazoned forth
by the press, nor mentioned by oratorp Yet. he wns
the first elder Of the whole shaker Order consisting
OF seventeen societies Of the believers in Chrst's
second appearing In Che female order as It's first
| appearing was In the male order through Jesus
We NAV almost say Of Elder Daniel that his life
was hidden with Chrrt In God" 1t was indeed hidden
from the public garc, for lie was n qnlet unostnnto
tons. peacoablo, home brother He was hest loved
by those The most IKE him. these knew him Intimately
| and Cley knew personally thnt he was n man %
be wondered at man Who BY self control ana
seudcnnl. had conquered soil suLduod pride and am
| bition, and eNtrpatcd lust. He was pure in h,nrt
| and IN thought. He was OF ovcrconer. being "or
! rayed In fine linen. clean and whitc-the righteous.
ness ~ the saints He q plllns IN the Re,,rr
reotir Temple, to 90 no more ont forever whether in
or out Of ule earthly body. In Elder Daniels M.
and Character written The new name the nnIno
Of his God and Of the city OF lds God the new cr1l
salem. which Is coming down from co., ont Of
Heaven TO earth.' That oity Las been formed b,
human beings ceasing do evIl H. all things. tenn
polal and spiritual. willie vet on earth
For more ihnn sixty Elder Daniel has been
the lcader-and snch leader filed BIZ follower id,al
Of what the Naarene was; Of him who sail THE
works that DO shall do also and greater works
tinn these shnll We do"-for better conditions would
b. theirs tran Jesus had boon pntcd under To tic
twelve disciples. Jesus God incarnnte But
Elder Daniel has had more than 200 disciples. who
believe that the Christ spirit iucarnatcd In him
They the " Hij!c nockr whom he led In virtue.
ways If plcasantness and peace. The great Lu-v
world will not mis- him but Le viii be missed yer,
much by the " little dock ~ whom hc nas been IA
sun Of righteousness for they lad personal knowl
edge OF his real character and believed I'm their hearts
that he was q savior. who hnd come upon Mount ZION
to judge the Mount 81 Enu-thc naturul nan-begin
ming with Daniel Boiler.
one writer has said tlH. there was a great deal
Of heaven In being Ia Le With thos. You love ana
great deal Of he'll IN Lcac ia heaven with those you
do not love- Hence the Wisdom Of the com
mandmcnt that We love one another
shakerSm IL unique Institution. Progress Is T..
motto. But there can be no progress Without Change
and change "a Away Tying process. whether 10 MI
Individual or 10 a system. We anticipate seven
stages Of progress. through which the successive closes
Of which shakers WI Dc composed Will piss during
their travel toward thq lnal Stage when God will b.
all in MI. The people wiz zee eye 10 eye. and viii
know truth, rom the least 20 the Greatest not know.
ing medators 10 say. Know the Lord - Daring the
lifeline Of Elder Dariel marvellou; changes have
taken place. The Gospel has been PASSING tran 10"
:r5t into the second cycle Of the scvcn cycles. It
Das bcen continuous struggle between the old ard
he low. Fifty years ago ehnhcrs ms a people
like the world fNm which t.cy had been gathered -,.
nOged hygiene ana Phys logy diet and ventilation
drainage and bathing had but little attention. Tho
ich Of animals. from fish to swine. formed The la..
4 cn;ine Alcohol, IN some u Ito varied forms. irons
nice cordial" 70 clear whi,hey and brandy. IA
cmdng cider. was the bas, ol drinh Tobacco was
used BY nll from the ministry and edcrs. male ava
female. 70 proselytes and the stranger within The
gates having no cause common beiEs regarded
proyidential and to be cured by prayer vl,hrni
Hsing The S.ckor the patient tile richer ana more
Inuaiuril Lhc food. The Order Of DoctJrs aud
Mares stood next to the ministry nnd elder Ia Tire
government OF thd people ccknes vas Wei LIS
HI msiyc6Is world wide wonder oi s2huaii DO
lad 4, origin Ia The shaker Order er,o,, year b.
G,rinehont The oongcrie, Of SG~ltfios N GtI.,r'
II powerfully cn Client agent nn cl",4 ting o..
clG'Igcs called for. and indi, penshblc ie
pr gre in The oiaiIcr 6id,r WILTON, lie aid %;
thousands u spirits the changes that have since b.
come hrnl, established In the SHAKER tntIrh would
been utterly irIpo- Ole JiIc,, .Bilts fIu, ia
10 tn shakers the adycti Of Spliitualsl boz h.
idle world four years b irc the movement began az
Rochester, and IT. subsequent history up o. ,he |
present umc. They ais fmctold much iu the future |
4 our Government, .luTch aud state union. nov |
cOnsunmncd, m closing The World Fair to H." Who'll"
world one seventh Of tic tine contrary - ~. -
the RIGHTS Of humanity. - liberty Of conscience and 10
The scriptures. Witch they term the Word 81 Iod.
spilitn.l-u lns conloundrd The wis., ana brought |
10 nOthhg Is opppsef- and cNpD-rrs Time and |
again the rulers OF The old heavens The 'liiffN
lnd the statesmen IN the Oh 'nith-ihc dyi govern
mcm,-hav" put spiitvaii-m Gown rs arhiic |
fraud. Eui. n an editor Pa. rcmarkoi. II "dd not |
,iaY put down worth single cent 10 Jas brow |
batcn tie IahyiOiau priests Of nj! denfal1atl ms
mOclc Elijah 81 old moe h,S. IN" priest Ol iill !
Tie statesmen stutincd Members Of thclr OWN |
families become medium. ard their deed r.fus" 10
rcnain I'm the costly cnnias and s"puchrrs provided
for t!,EI. What toy do when euch n |
t,rccc, becomes cnamgrd IN the mrehc4 OF spiritual
ism hy his daughter
r. SlnLcrlIn -inra'sm hns Introduced veg'e |
'arinrlaI. prohibit HntitJbacc". peace npr-rrsiai
ancr. divine rtvrlaOn adapted q. the present needs
II humanity cclilacy. being the true rcsnrrec m
and community OF goods. Of educatiDn md II labor |
teaching rs Vat "Wlat,Oevcr would have men |
Il, do INTO vOu do even unto them. = We |
one another with pure heart. f,rvcntlv. and thus
f1lh the law - tho hrlst spirit. :. w. EVANS.
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