The testimony of Christ's Second Appearing containing a general statement of all things pertaining to the faith and practice of the Church of God in this latter-day.
Contributors: Youngs, Benjamin Seth, b. 1773?; Wells, Seth Y.; Shaker Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: From the Press of John M'Clean, Office of the Western Star
Published: 1808
Place of publication: Lebanon, State of Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
Subjects: Shakers -- Doctrines.
Notes: MacLean, J.P.  Shaker lit., 101
McKinstry, E.R.  Andrews Shaker Coll., 462
Shaw & Shoemaker 16776
Often referred to as the Shaker Bible.
"Published in union, by order of the ministry."
Attribution varies.  Both MacLean and McKinstry suggest Youngs; MacLean, for later editions, names Youngs and Seth Y. Wells as editors.
Preface signed by David Darrow, John Meacham, and Benjamin S. Youngs, of whom the first two named "signed their names not as authors, but as counsellors, and as sanctioning the work"--Cf. p. xiv, 4th ed.
Errata: p. [604].