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■qulry and trial. Three of them deserve most 
notice as having already many believers or pro- 
moters. They are the Apostolic plan, 2d, the 
Mutual Plan, and 3rd the Social Plan. 
28, The Apostolic or Evangelical plan of 
improving Mankind, is perhaps the very best, 
since it is the very Religion we profess to be- 
lieve. Deemed of Divine Origin, venerable by 
Age and good deeds, pure and holy when first 
promulgated and undefiled by human passions, 
it however admits and tolerates in our times of 
all the sinful practices of Paganism; of Wars, 
Quarrels, Lawsuits, Pride, Cupidity, Vices, 
Crimes, &c. but fortunately it admits also and 
predicts a different Era to come, called a 2d 
Golden Age, or Millenium , when all these evils 
shall cease, and Justice prevail with Love and 
Charity, producing Happiness. 
29, The majority of the nominal Xristians 
do not follow this Evangelical Religion, but are 
immersed in Sinful practices. There are how- 
ever some Churches, Societies or Individuals, 
who aware of the Sins of the worldly throng, ab- 
stain from these evils, and dwell in peace, in or 
out of the Social crowd. Such are the Friends 
or Quakers, the Believers or Shakers, the Mo- 
ravians, Harmonites, Zoarites, Russian Qua- 
kers, and many others, who commonly live in 
communities as did the Apostles and follow the 
tenets of primitive Evangelical Religion. 
30, To all Wealthy men who are righteous 
and pious, these Societies offer the means of 
doing much good, either by joining them, or by 
bestowing them Endowments for good and cha- 
ritable purposes ; but each Society having been 
formed by ignorant (altho’ well meaning) men 
or women, partake of their imperfection, and 
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