. The Aletheia : spirit of truth, a series of letters in which the principles of the United Society known as Shakers are set forth and n eyesand stopped their own ears. They will not see, they willnot hear. THE SHAKERS AND THEIR HOMES.* [From the Manifestor^ Sabbathday Lake, Me., February, and Sisters of the Highest Life:— From victory to victory in the path of purity you havewalked from youthful days until the present time, andnow as said the beloved apostle so can you say, Weknow that we are of God, and the whole world lieth inwickedness. Elder Giles B. Avery once
. The Aletheia : spirit of truth, a series of letters in which the principles of the United Society known as Shakers are set forth and n eyesand stopped their own ears. They will not see, they willnot hear. THE SHAKERS AND THEIR HOMES.* [From the Manifestor^ Sabbathday Lake, Me., February, and Sisters of the Highest Life:— From victory to victory in the path of purity you havewalked from youthful days until the present time, andnow as said the beloved apostle so can you say, Weknow that we are of God, and the whole world lieth inwickedness. Elder Giles B. Avery once said, Zion is the workinghands of God in the world. It then becomes the dutyof believers to sow light till the world is aglow. If wefail to do this, others may arise to take our birthright,and it is now evident that light is greatly needed to shineabroad over the earth. Whenever we come in contact with those outside, wefind that we are very imperfectly known unto questions which meet us at every turn are likethese: What is your religious belief? What is thedifference between you and the Quakers? Have you By Charles Edson OUR CHILDREN. THE SHAKERS AND THEIR HOMESr 89 books that will inform us of your history and manner oflife? In answer to the last question, we tell them that wehave books, large and small, and we have let them havea great many written by those of long spiritual travel anddeep theological study and experience. Thousands willyet arise to call our good Father F. W. Evans blessed forthe labors from his brain and pen, others whohave toiled in the same field. But variety is the spice of life, and one outside ofour homes has written an interesting series of articles, ina very friendly spirit, giving the history of the Orderfrom its commencement; of the organization of the Soci-eties, and the foundation principles by which they aregoverned; also biographical reminiscences, together withillustrations of nearly all our villages and some of
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