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Shaker Bible and the Sullivan County Pioneers
A writer recalls a 1823 Shaker Bible from Union Village Ohio and traces the Shaker movement to Sullivan County’s Scottsville. The article surveys the sect’s origins in Manchester England, their beliefs on celibacy and gender roles, and the fate of the Shaker settlement, ending with a correspondent Mary Settles defending the Shakers and detailing village life and decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Scottsville
Sullivan County
The
Christ
Church of God
Union_Village
Ohio
B. Fisher
A. Burnett
Bennington
Vermont
Kentucky
Lebanon
Miami
David Darrow
John Meacham
Benjamin S. Youngs
Snakers
Manchester
England
Ezek
Joel
Hag
Heb
Jesus of Nazareth
Ann Lee
Toad Lane
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Mrs. White
Alexander Dowie
Elijah
Little Shaker
Old Maria Creek
Shaker Prairie
Shakers
Mary Settles
Harrodsburg
Eliza Speake
Carlisle
Indiana
Wabash
West Union
Busseton
Sarah Jenkins
Shaker
Jenkins
Speake