The+Shakers+(Mother+Ann+Lee)+-+SP09




 > > ** Methods used to improve American life: **   ** Government support: **
 * Criticisms with American Society:**
 * Didn't follow their religion and beliefs
 * Quakers- similar, but allowed marriage and sexual relations
 * Goals:**
 * Technically called "The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing", then shortened to "Shaking Quakers"
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Preach that demonstrations of shaking purified the worshiper
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Preach that sinfulness can be avoided by keeping men and women separate to prevent any temptation
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teach followers that perfect holiness can be attained by:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Owning no personal property
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Celibacy
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Physical labor is a blessing
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Equality of the sexes, but separated
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mother Ann Lee is the Second Appearance of Christ
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Immigrated to America with a select group to preach
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Preached to followers- very enthusiastic and physical service
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Demonstrations of shaking and trembling to purge the sin from the body by the power of the Holy Spirit
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Radical for the time; very different from the Quakers although shared some of the same beliefs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Successes: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Era of Manifestations- strengthened the bonds of the Shakers
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Followers chose her as their "Spiritual Mother"
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Performed a number of miracles
 * Practicality of goals:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Many people thought they were crazy and impractical
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mother Ann was often jailed for disorderly conduct on the Sabbath
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">People also thought they were spies
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Once people joined the Shakers, their property was immediately given to the society. The government didn't agree with this, and made it difficult. It would be helpful for them to cooperate with their beliefs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monetary support- membership declined about 40 years after it began

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Works Cited:** http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwarren/Bogan/bogan278.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Lee http://www.shakervillageky.org/i/downloads/shaker_movement.pdf