Shaker Pedia Difference between revisions of "Savoy,MA"
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| − | (From [ | + | (From [https://books.google.com/books?id=oQhY03JJvTAC&pg=PA183&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Description in Paterwic Dictionary on Google docs], p 183 [[Paterwic Dictionary]]): (Sorry, you need the actual book to see the rest, we tried to get permission to reprint but where unable) |
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SAVOY, MASSACHUSETTS (1817-1821). In 1810, a notorious | SAVOY, MASSACHUSETTS (1817-1821). In 1810, a notorious | ||
preacher named Joseph Smith started a church in the remote, mountainous | preacher named Joseph Smith started a church in the remote, mountainous | ||
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just married. He left the congregation in haste and it was left to flounder | just married. He left the congregation in haste and it was left to flounder | ||
without a leader until Shaker missionaries Morrell Baker and | without a leader until Shaker missionaries Morrell Baker and | ||
| − | Calvin Green came to the area in 1817. There are two accounts of | + | Calvin Green came to the area in 1817. |
| − | how the Shakers came to send missionaries to this wild region. One | + | |
| + | There are two accounts of how the Shakers came to send missionaries to this wild region. | ||
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is that a spirit dressed as an old woman called at the Office of the | is that a spirit dressed as an old woman called at the Office of the | ||
Second Family at New Lebanon. While the sisters fed her, she | Second Family at New Lebanon. While the sisters fed her, she | ||
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families, to name a few, greatly enriched New Lebanon by their presence | families, to name a few, greatly enriched New Lebanon by their presence | ||
for most of the 19th century. | for most of the 19th century. | ||
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From A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "NEW STATE REVIVALS" AND | From A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "NEW STATE REVIVALS" AND | ||
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[[:File:SavoyShaker-Chronology.pdf]] | [[:File:SavoyShaker-Chronology.pdf]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 30 July 2019
(From Description in Paterwic Dictionary on Google docs, p 183 Paterwic Dictionary): (Sorry, you need the actual book to see the rest, we tried to get permission to reprint but where unable)
From A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "NEW STATE REVIVALS" AND
THE SHAKER SOCIETY AT SAVOY, MASSACHUSETTS
By David D. Newell