The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
HAS NO FLOATING DEBT.

5000 head of cattle. 400 horses and
5000 hogs. The society has no debt,
and has q considerable fund at interest.
The people live to a hale old age. They
had recently among the members WO-
man aged ~ and a number 1f per2on5
over so. They are nonresistants, but
during the civil war paid fOr subSti-
tutes i'm the army. "But we did wrong
there" said one Of them; 'Tt is not
right to take part III war even in that
way"
The words of "inspiratiOn" are usual
ly delivered in the public meetings, and
at funerals and other solemn occasions.
They are always carefully written down
by persons specially appointed to tint
office. When the 'instfument" falls
into inspiration he is often severely
shaken before being taken. Asked what
punishment their rules provide for
drunkenness, one is told that This vice
is, not found among them. though they
habitually use both wine and beer.
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS OBSERVED
They keep New Years as n hCli lay.
and Christmas. Easter ana the holy
week are their great religious festi yaIa.
At least once in every year there - II
general ana minute ''untcTSuchuu-.
or inQuistinn Of the whole conmunIty.
including even the children--an eHal.I-
ination Of its spiritual condition. Tie
celebration Of the Lord supper? IS thrir
greatest religious event. 1t is held cUjy
when the inspired instrument" Directs
l.,
years. and it is thought So Important
and solemn an OCCASION thGt fuli ;lC-
count Of ii is printed in Il book. ASKED
whether they believed in a prayer or
faith cure. ii was found necessary 10
explain to the elder what was meant
by the phrase. NO" he replied. eve
do not use prayer in that way. to cure
disease. But il is possible. But If God
has determined death ten doctors can
not help man"
y noticeable 9oint in Amana is that
the CONGREGATIONS do not hesitate to
criticisc. and very sharply. the conduct
of their spiritual leaders. and IL dapuSc
them and even cEnel them for caIse.
NJ 1reo\er, they recount il their 5uuGs.
without DISGUISE, all their misunGar-
SltItiIHS.
Thus it Is accorded of Racl ara II yne-
mann. before mentioned. that in 1870
sh" was condemned In Germany 10 c%-
puls'on from the society, aud h.c car. =
est entrcaties only sgliced to- obtain
consent thai ,.he Shprlh serve a ma d
in the family of one Of tn" G ncrsCa-
tion. but even then it was fori ilden Enr
to the meetings. iier CXclus On secn.5
however, to have ll"tol but Il few
months. 1t is related that this troubi"
fell upon Earl ara because she had too
friendly an eye upon the young men,
and there are several notes CT her Ga.
sire to mary as, fer instance. under
date of August. 1S22. where il is re-
lated that the enemy" tenrteI her
again with desire to marry one Geo rgh
Landmann, but "thc Lord showed
through Brother III, and also to n +
own conscience, that this step Wra
against His holy viii and acco,dirgly
they did not marry but did repent
concerning it. and the Lords grace Was
once more given her" But. liiie Jacob.
she seems TO have "wrestled with the
Lord" for later she did merry GaorGe
Landriann. and though they were for
awhile under censure. she ecaine her
old standing as an INSPIRED instru-
ment," came over to the United States