Simplicity was one of the most pervasive of Shaker virtues. In their "travel" towards perfection, the conduct of the Believers, particularly in the processes of worship, was invested with a curious primitivism and child-like innocence. Often their ways were naive and unworldly...
Simplicity was one of the most pervasive of Shaker virtues. In their "travel" towards perfection, the conduct of the Believers, particularly in the processes of worship, was invested with a curious primitivism and child-like innocence. Often their ways were naive and unworldly...