Words of the second roll read by the holy and searching angel of light and truth : sent forth by holy and eternal wisdom in charity and love to the inhabitants of Zion. 1841.

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Words of the second roll read by the holy and searching angel of light and truth : sent forth by holy and eternal wisdom in charity and love to the inhabitants of Zion. 1841.

Concerns the keeping and treatment of animals in a Shaker community. Within a rambling text are commands such as that found on page 31: "Keep nothing but what is plain and servicable; keep nothing for fancy or oddity, for this would prove a snare to your souls, and impede your travail in the work of regeneration."

60 p. ; 17 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8208225

Winterthur Library

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