. The communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation, including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies; their religious creeds, social practices, number, industries, and present condition. THE HEKB-HOUSE, MOUNT LEBANON. A quarter of a mile farther on are the buildings of theChurch Family, and also the great boiler-roofed church of thesociety; and other communes or families are scattered along,each having all its interests separate, and forming a distinct 156 Communistic So
. The communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation, including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies; their religious creeds, social practices, number, industries, and present condition. THE HEKB-HOUSE, MOUNT LEBANON. A quarter of a mile farther on are the buildings of theChurch Family, and also the great boiler-roofed church of thesociety; and other communes or families are scattered along,each having all its interests separate, and forming a distinct 156 Communistic Societies of the United States. community, with industries of its own, and a complete organ-ization for MEETING-HOUSE AT JIOCNT LEBANON. The illustrations show sufficiently the character of the dif-ferent buildings and the style of architecture, and make moredetailed description needless. It need only be said that where-as on Mount Lebanon they build altogether of wood, in othersettlements they use also brick and stone. But the peculiarnature of their social arrangements leads them to build verylarge houses. Elder Frederick came to give me notice that I was permittedto witness the funeral ceremonies of the departed sister, whichwere set for ten oclock, in the assembly-room; and thither Iwas accordingly conducted at the proper time by one of thebrethren. The members came into the room rapidly,and rangedthemselves in ranks, the men and women on opposite sidesof the room, and facing each other. All stood up, there beingno seats. A brief address by Elder Frederick opened the serv- The Shakers. 157
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