The Universal Republic: A Shaker Pronunciamento
| Title | The Universal Republic: A Shaker Pronunciamento |
| Year for Search | 1890 |
| Authors | Evans, Elder F[rederick] W[illiam](1808-93) |
| Tertiary Authors | Evans, Elder F. W., and Evans, F. W. |
| Pagination | Single sheet |
| Date Published | [1890] |
| Publisher | np |
| Place Published | Mt. Lebanon, NY |
| Keywords | English author, Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Eutopia based on the teachings of the Shakers and Thomas Paine (1737-1809). Each child born is due education until its legal age, at which point it is given its portion of land, sufficient to support a family. Childbearing will be controlled by the women. Also suggests a higher order of celibacy and community of goods. See also 1888 Evans and 1890 Evans The Conditions of Peace. |
| Holding Institutions | DLC |
| Author Note | The author (1808-93), who was born in England and moved to the U.S. in 1820, was a leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers |
| Full Text | [1890] Evans, Elder F[rederick] W[illiam] (1808-93). The Universal Republic: A Shaker Pronunciamento. Mt. Lebanon, NY: np. Single sheet. DLC Eutopia based on the teachings of the Shakers and Thomas Paine (1737-1809). Each child born is due education until its legal age, at which point it is given its portion of land, sufficient to support a family. Childbearing will be controlled by the women. Also suggests a higher order of celibacy and community of goods. See also 1888 Evans and 1890 Evans The Conditions of Peace. The author, who was born in England and moved to the U.S. in 1820, was a leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. |
