Excerpt from Shakerism or the Romance of a Religion
When about eight years of age I first heard of the Shakers. In the village of Midway, Fulton County, Illinois, the Methodist Church was divided into north and south branches because of the prominence of the slavery question. This resulted in two church buildings. Preachers for the southern Methodist Church frequently came from the South. One of these, whose name is not recalled, tall and slender, wearing a full beard, came from Georgia to make an address at his church. He tarried one Sunday night in the home of the writer, a mile and a half distant. In a way now forgotten, the subject of the Shakers was introduced. I well remember the account he gave of this unique religious sect, and the description of its services, particularly the religious customs and the dance.
From that day until becoming acquainted with Mr. Granville Hixson, foreman of the linotype department of the United Brethren Publishing House, Dayton, Ohio, I never heard the name "Shakers" mentioned. Although a society existed within six miles of Dayton during my Seminary course, and the one at Union Village was conducting its affairs in its own peculiar way twenty-five miles distant from Dayton, no mention ever was made of either of these societies in my hearing.
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