New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
SHOLENI7,E.S OF NEW-MEXI
rt,rv HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE BIBLE
WHICH CAME OUT OF AN INSPIRED
TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

c-,,oos ~ NJ, correspondence Of The Chicago
Record. .,
New-Mexico has many strange and inf fassntes
SIGNS Ior there Is none more interesting than
those seen In the Sholem colony. SIX miles ho''N u
'' Dr. Newbrough Network dentist was $, t the
founder colo and the head nna tSe idea Of
forming the colony about fifteen years nd ago Of mo
ardent spritualist an ana sniritualism
for many years and said 70 have reeev not sas
messages from the spirit world e wac communca
lions which he had received from me eod purify
bmssf by fasting and prayer he could get INTO
communication with higher oraer oc orders
.pe Sat 'ns tvpewrng machine. Every morning he
found himself drawn 10 the machihhe wyond write
yeeh Knowing What he wrote He was tod tod to
put away the writing e ach GeS Afer year of
this he was Instructed TO read the Lnhss rbis was
had written and to have them M usboemes as the
story is related by them
THE BIBLE OF THE sHoLEMrIh7'
The book is called 'Oahspe. and contains nj History
than nine hundred pages purporlng 10 creation 70
Of the tme no If this bible be believed
this world which we have been taushI million years
Sano teaches the belief OF one supreme
God called Jehoyh and drdn and ordgods and
s snrts called dfajos The inferior gods orGs
and lord gods all have md dO 6f the earth.
he mse of meat or the killing Of animals 1or any
purpose tbN World such as Christianity Juda
lem Wahometanism and Buddhism are iou aVnst
BY evil spris sb0 or false gGns tells Of alleged
Continent which il calls Pou said to may naSe which Pde
was submerged at the time Of the Deluge'
THE DOCTRINE OF REMUNERATION.
This modern bible Is illustrated with many
strange pictures Of alleged scenes IN me
and the shoiemtes hold that after death me sour
must be born again in higher or io|er Scon;ne
sScenty pured the to the
are re. several inferior soul
eventually will reach the highest heaven beautiful
The site the q Rio 6ns ra nme River it tract
of several hundred acres OF iei,e -, ia, nf c,ti
watered. with much Of 1t in hsh state u o"'''-
Dr. Tanner the noted faster at one time IN WAS
men as u ONE me of Dr. Newbroughs first followers
and chief in the york of d ies
in 1874 The present head Of the colony Is a pleas
ant man about sixty years U oe Hetty Green MI
Howand's costume consists OF white linen trousers err.
and jacket with vide D Users Sc' hat. but goes
abosi with his head barred alike TO t the s,mmer
sun In winter he sometimes wears shoes and
leggings. but in summer ne mas mas t fee " NC
luxury and goes about in MS pare lee''
ORPHAN CHILDREN CARED FOR.
Al the present time there are few adults in the
colony, excepting Mr. Rowland and his family ana
tHNv are deyotng themselves. in accordance with
dren' They make a business Of gathering up num-
bers of homeless children, whom lhey pIIns w ~
nstrct in the tenets of their religion In this
way the colonists expect TO raise race Vi oe''e
As the visitor approaches the colony from the IT
tie station Of Dona Ana he enters large %0oq 3Se
Buildings There are two of these for dwelling
one red brtk and I IS for a he use sa ii
that is used for playroom opening irGn ah inns
dining room and bedrooms Mr.. Rowland also has
his library and office IN this building Nortr
dress he is a very intelligent and well-read man.
CHILDREN ALL DRESSED ALIKE.
At the present time there are about fifteen chill
dren in the colony. None of them know their
parents having been S sd an f
Rowland. They are. taught, to read and write
and each is Obliged to ,d learn p some TRADE G and
a teacher has been employed Tor them me chill
and in the summer they wear only a single ! gar
ment reaching to their knees Like their guardian
The other building is of adobe, built in the Mexi-
can style around an oblong court. This building
onen 'gh into the Courtyard In this building Is the
parlor in which can be seen some of the most ex,
are strange and weird, and many OF them are hid
Mr. SSPsns mat b sese the m
fuence OF the spirits that guided him In the writing
Of "Oahspe" .,.,
draw the immediate attention of the visitor LIT IT
represents two men side by side one is most
hideous creature with coarse, brutal features and
a low, retreatng forehead. This, Mr. Rowland ex-
pains represents a prehistoric man. The other.
who Is of pleasing features. shows the same man
as he is during his existence in the present century
after being born again. Some or the pictures repre-
Still other pictures of prehistoric man and or
personages mentioned in "Oahspe.
IRRIGATION FROM WELLS.
The farm is irrigated from number Of wells.
olio ing
the uncertain supply of the Rio Grande. The water
is pumped by wndmills into a large reservoir and
"a FRIED to all parts OF the farm by troughs and
bitches The entire property Is Intended for the
children and will be theirs as soon as they become
OF age Mr. Rowland styles himself trustee for
the children OF Sholem.
one mile north Of Sholem is Sevtca. branch Of
Sholem established for persons with families who
may join the colony. II consists Of single street
of adobe houses Each family Is provided with
house and q small piece Of ground There are few
families there yet but 1t is a nucleus for quite
a colony