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Strange Ceremonies of a Strange
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A- CURIOUS INNER GLIMPSE of THE
HOMES AND SANCTUARIES OF THE
SHAKERS—THE ROUND DANCES AND
JIGS, HYMNS AED SPASMS OF ECSTACY.
The Hudson (N. Y.) R
ishe� tRo„�r ofth
Bence •'' Shako ab is cc
case that city on SettirdttyAnel. a en-
d _ ``t h : toil- ` of some of the
witnesses - furnish -interesting inner
n e .of ;Shaker. *lifer-=:.- to .
George A. Lockwood was called for
the Lr lators, His testimony related
chiefy to the manner and form of Shak-
er worshi 'testi�'
p4 �M� ederywis . ry: . » ti•...: ;
"Z reside at Morrisfinia,Westches-
• ter cbunty;`N g..,• I resided -at New
/Abandon with the , Shakers, : for about
' three years and half: ;,left thereon the
120'.of March,. 1:866 ; was . a member
`first'ottl e`Northi family, end. after that
I was sent by the ministers of the , So-
ciety to- be Church faiiii'iy”, was instruct-
ed in the rules and doctrines, of the
Society,; when' 1 ,was there they had
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.three laboring meetings during the week
1i td ' c n Sunday two ; five: dui ing
tile -seven days; .Bye laboring .meetings
I Mean labor to •worship ..God.. I at -
`tended most of tShe.,meetings while , I
was 'there,, i}nless prevented by sick
hiss. ' Frederick Evans presided 'over
the meetings at the North =family ;
Wben he was not` there, Timothy Ray-
son,' .` Calvin G. ;heed: presided. over
the -Church family, and etlonzo I-Iollis-
iet - '}Tie members, of th . North famil
are Members. of the Soci ty, but not f:,
the church ;the church composed of
two orders; called the first and second
ortlers; grey,. hath about j'1125 memr,ers
in the; first, 'and 'Q in the secoud in,
eluding children ;those in the first 'or-
der have the; greaterrivile -es • 3 they
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both -attend meeting together on the
Sabb &th in summer. . •
On Saturday evenings their meeting
g � g
are ' co sducted in _, this, . way. About
fifteen minutes before meeting the bell
would sound for retiring time t e e
the members of the family . eccu r. ing
roo s of the house would draw thi r
chairs ' iri the centre , of the loom and
forili two lines, facing -each other. Af-
ter sitting_- sorrie -fifteen minutes with-
dit any conversation whatever, they
would be summoned from .'their room
by another` brother,. who announced
the tune to go into.. the meeting • com-
ing out of their several rooms, being
led by the oldest mea, ber. of each room
they stood in the. elder. brethren: and
:sisters came out of their rooms and
then they . followed there • according to
their age end privilege into the meet-
ing toorn; -one after the other; ,here is
a distinction Between the second order
of the Churoh and the North family ;
the second order of the Church follow
according J to age : ertil the North fami-
ly according .tot privilege ; that is ac-
cord%
rg •te` the time they have been
there ; on entering'their meeting-roorn
the elders` took their placesin the
ranks,, followed by the rest of the mem-
bers, standing horizontally across the
room, the sisters` facing the brethren
a space of about 10 feet is left: between
the Sexes ; a hymn is then .pitched by
some -members of tilt; fatuity, which.
is joined in and sung by `all`. the family ;
the elder or le tder then steps into the
space and turnsl, round ; . sornetiNies he
will not s. y- many - woi`db, and at � other
times he will exhort thein and talk, to.
them •at sonde length,•xpressing what
ee
he thinks is for the good of the family
and ' the (Jodyat ie close of this he
will sty, " We will go forth in the
march'," sometimes be says,," We will
retire" when he says, " You may re
tire," they go to their_ rooms.; on going
forth in the march, the elders will stand
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on one side. of the :.room and 411 the P
brethren form in lire behind them .• two -
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places at opposi •end f!the rte
they sing a quiclsong likely to
then they dance a :kind; of hop -step
keeping time with the tune, at the
same time bowing and bending and
swinging their hands ; after the . tune,
some member of the family will bear
testimony aginst
hate' t,h d ant � 'Ake ;t� ut of it';
ih ; c mmence to slf � `[nd ltirnp
agate in tie eantime wild nmble.ston
li �r and roll ; others commence
o whirl around; the brothers whirl
round the'roorri ' frot wtili,e "side to- the.
ther, almost knocking others down ;
that person is held to keep him still ;he*
becomes perfectly frantic ; others com-
mence bowing, and bending as-gixiek asp
they can ; they move,upi and down till
the sweat rens off their faces in great
drop,. ` The meeting` at tbt_s_ point. his
seemingly' g eatly� confused end e-xcit-
•ed. • Then - the following testi pn .:or
words will be ` spoken I .hate n�}y
nature; J hate sensuality ;`•'I date . vol-
uptousness`; .1'' want. tO crawl, out of
myself;' 1" hate the world,, the flesh,
and `the {devil; 1 hate a,nasty,_ filthy,
fleshy, ` fallen, 'car al nature; 1 hate
that . which would make: - a , . father or
'mother ; I' hate a, carnalend ..fletshy con:
`vection;"°and other. words to, that jute
port:' In 'the taeentime a 'feet -shaking
and • stamping ; is 'kept' ,up, and if any
bile `in the room does. =not shake the'
elder will' bring him out and make him
shake, if he is not lame or unwell. In
this exercise the brethren. are •'in their
shirt -sleeves, and the exertion of the
exercise causes them to sweat freely:—
Their shirts are wet. At the close of
this exercise' the elder says :--_" if any
in the room,wwish' to express their feel-
ings and faith; they, are free." Then,
some will say they want to be simple
to show simplicity—and get. down .and
pick up crumbs of corn.
(The witness then described the same
proceedings • before by Mrs. Barbour,
such as picking up " crumbs of love"
from the floor pulling up " weeds of
sin." rolling up "balls .of .love "-and
throwing these " balls of love to each
other—all symbolized by appropr;ate
motions.)
That a ould be about all: that was'
done at the meetings, and . then they
would march out as they came in, the
elders , admonishing them to keep- the
gifts they had gained during that meet-
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he fle e ying-et
ing, and when they got to their rooms
to keep still and be quiet. • As . soon as
they reached their rooms they:knelt
clown in the same places they left be -
foie they went into the meeting, and
then went to bed without saving any
unnecessary words: A11 the • proceed-
ings at their meetingare done solemnly
and with'fecling.
I have known Frederick Evans and
Antoinette Doolittle in a room togeth-
er with the cloor shut; their doctrine
and creed ha. e turned my mind ; 1 was
sent to the�orthani ton -Insane Hos-
tilepital, whereat I staid six wgeks ; from
the hospital •I went home to my friends
and staid a few months, .,and in the
meantime I received -letters froin the
leaders of the Shakers, one enclosing
ten dollars to'pay my expenses to them
if I did not stay longer than for a visit,
they wrote me at the hospital, and aft-
er I came out the money was sent to.
me to come back with, and if I• didn't
come; back` 1 was,to keep it: - after con-
sidering awhile I concluded to go and
see them ;. then went and staid- one.
day and a night I then left, and .went
again and staid two months ; left them
March 12, .1866, and haven't lived. with
them since.
Cross-examind--I shall be 24 years
old in {about a month ; I was .a sincere
honest man when I; went there ; I. was
a member of a Baptist church when I
went there ; I went th rat fi r religious
urposes, and not for a home ; left a
good situation to `go there; I went to
he hospital because I- was insane ;on
he Shakers' doctrine ; I was taken
lere by the Shakers ; I w as told 1by
he doctor that I • wa.s it sax , ; Ben'ap
m ,
a&es tried) to take care ,f. me ; I ate
a conductor on a Iroise railroad at Mor-
isia na ; I aril a compositor by trade ; I
have been in the position of conductor
about a week I have become acqueint-
ed with .Mrs. Barbour since this trial
commenced.; I saw her first at the ho-
tel in this city; ;saw her first on the.
loth of this month ; she was alone ; I
did -not see her alone' ; her
mother and
others were with her.
Josh Billings`',Solslim Thoughts.
Sekrets are a mortgage on] friend
by _ two, according to age .or privilege
down to the boy ; followed there by
the eldresses and sisters in the same
order; the singers of the family stand
in the centre of the room forming an
oval 'circle; the song is theh sung
a by
them, and the family then march around
the . room; .one pr two of these songs
are sung during, he march, and then
theystep end face the, centre of the
room e this form is not always followed,
and varies at different titues : • then the
elder• says a.. few wof•ds, or sono mem-
bers of the family,'expressing testimony
against the " world, flesh, and;the dev-
il. '
evil." Then . they comuieneeshaking
and"stamping on the floor; `followed by
the family. Then the elder directs the
mend dance to be sung uI. the singers
at the same tune turning as they were
when. Alley . marched; facing to the
right ht ; as they`strike the first note of
the tune the eiders strike up
a double-.
quick step, followed by the rest: of the
family, keeping tithe to the tune until
the firstart is sun .twice on striking;
.P g � g
the second part of the tune, they tern
to the centre of the room and strike
into 'a double -shuffle, and so on to the
-end :of the. tens ; the Shakers oall it
"the : double -shuffle ;" ,.then after the'
=song is -en )ed -they have another shake,
after which the elder., .directe-a gtuc.k
mance, , when the sing` rs stand in line'
in the centre, and the sexes take their
ship.
Flatteryiz like kolone water to e
b.
smelt ov, but not swallowed.
Conversabon should be enlivened,
with wit, not recomposed ov it,
If the world despises a, hyparit, what.
must they think him .in Heaven..
hen you hain'tgot nothiri
.g to .do.
do it at .you
this is the ' best way to
learn to be biezy.
Some' =folks wander where all , the
iies.cum from, but I don't; one good
Hoe will' pf ion' a whole country.
If you rina.liz what most men kali
plezure, port will find it composed ov.
one part hfmbug and two - parts
vain.
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