mooney] SHAKER FORM OF CEREMONY 755 



medicine. I believe this religion. It helps poor people. Bail man can't see good — 

 bad man can't get to heaven — can't find his way. We were sent to jail for this 

 religion, but we will never give Tip. Wo all believe that John Slocum died and went 

 to heaven, and was sent back to preach to the people. We all talk about that and 

 believe it. 



"The Shakers use candles, bells, crucifixes, Catholic pictures, etc, in 

 their church and other ceremonies. As Mr Ellis says, they use para- 

 phernalia of the Catholic, Presbyterian, and even some of the Indian 

 religion. They cross themselves as the Catholics do; they say grace 

 before and after meals; they stand and pray and chant in unison; they 

 set candles around the dead as the Catholics do, and believe in the cure 

 of the sick by faith and prayer. In times of excitement many of them 

 twitch and shake, but in no instance do they conduct themselves iu so 

 nervous a manner as I have seen orthodox Christians do at old Sandy 

 Branch camp-meeting in Illinois. They believe that by praying with 

 a man or woman and rubbing the person they could induce them to 

 join their church, and could rub away their sins; but they have no rite, 

 no ceremony, no belief, no policy, no form of religion that is not in use 

 by some one or other of our orthodox people. 



"Their religion, in brief, is a belief in God as the father and ruler of 

 all, and in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of mankind. 

 They know there is a heaven, for John Slocum was there, and believe 

 in a hell of tire for the punishment of sinners, because the angels iu 

 heaven told John Slocum about it. They do not care for the Bible. It 

 is of no use to them, for they have a distinct revelation direct from 

 heaven. This is the only practical difference between them and the 

 orthodox believers, and this they do not care for." 



Two of their songs, as recorded by Mr Wickersham, are as follows: 



Stalib gwuch Kwe Shuck, <>r Song of Heaven 

 Alkwe klu sutlh akwf schelch huchum akwe shuck; 



AYhen we get warning from heaven ; 



(iwalch clah tlowch kwe lehass; 



Then the angels wi'l come ; 

 Gwalch clah gwii tli ad do kwc ka-ka tedted; 



Then the wonderful hells will ring: 

 Gwalch clah ass kwa-hnch kwc k;i-kii tsille; 



Then our souls will be ready ; 

 Gwalch clah owhuh tu shuck; 



Then they will go up to heaven; 

 Gwalch clah talib tobuch ah sho-sho-quille ; 



Then we will sing with JesuB; 

 Gwalch clah joil tobuch ah sho-sho-quille. 



Then we will he happy with Jesus. 



Qud-dd-tsits Stalib, or Preachers Song 



(.'belch la ta 13 bench ; 



Then we shall sing ; 

 Chelch lii ta la bench ; 



Then we shall sing ; 

 (belch lii t.i la beuch; 



Then we shall sing ; 

 Al kwe shuck allal. 



Up in heaven's house. 



