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Hutterites Take Care of Their OwnDespite Sooth Dakota's reragln* droughts ud grasshopper plsgues, the U attar Its rail* to oa farming oolonr Ui not once dorln* tbo depress Ion years asked for aid from the relief agencies. Shrewd, hard-w or kin* sod proud, this unique croup not only refuses relief but Insists on carlo* for Its own unfortunate#—tbo s*ed and III. No Hub Write ersr becomes a public charge, and tholr look history In South Dakota re reals that no member has been convicted of crime.The Hutterites resemble the Men non!tea In race and creed, bat their method of governing end organisation Is more eodaUstio. In their colonies everyone works for the benefit of the community. No one owns personal pro party. It ts considered the one workln* example of pore socialism In Its Utopian ootrcsptlon.After farming for never*) years In Alberta and Manitoba, a substantial I *roup of Hutterites recently returned to Booth Dakota, establishing a colony | about twenty miles south of Alexan drla, aear a companion ironp of their sect at Rock port. The colony has about fifteen families, and their plan of community llfa Is followed by other groups scattered about tbo ataie.Not nnllke tbs Pilgrims or the Aea-dtana. the Hutterites. too. came to America to escape persecution. Finally reaching South Dakota, they have settled and established for (hemselres tha life they were denied In Germany sod Russia.Their history dates back to ths sixteenth century, when, eoon after the Reformation, thla particular sect ori-Ktnatad. Their basic principles stress a simple life under the Ten Command-mania and the teachings of Christ.The Hstterltea were not known by tbelr preeent name until 1T7I. when Jacob Hatter, s religious leader, led a band of hla followers to Ruaals to escape persecution in Germany. There the Hutterites llvad. speaking their own dialect, for 100 years. At the end of a century In Russia, the Hutterites came to Ute United States to settle near Yankton. 8.D. Others aougfat different locations in the States, and a faw aettled In lows. Those who, during the World War. migrated to Canada, where the draft restrictions were leas severe than In this country, are now returning to Booth Dakota, whosa rich farm acres also hare drawn many Men-nonltaa.A Mannonlte may own prtrata property. earn hla own living and put money In the bank If his efforts are successful But not the Hutterites. The elders slsct by vote a business manager, a chief thresher and a bead farmer. Theso offices are for life. The leaders govern the colony and see that harmony Is maintained, which la not s dlfflcult matter. The business manager also serves as mayor and head minister. No police are needed because there Is no crime. Dtrorce la unknown, aa are quarrels, so there Is no need of a Judge.Each community has two ministers, chosen by the men alone. Prayer Is
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Beverley Times
Beverley, Western Australia, AU
Fri, Jun 25, 1937
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