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Letters from a Young Shaker
William S. Byrd at Pleasant Hill
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Index
The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below
“Abridgement of My Advice to My Children on Some Important Subjects”
“Act to Regulate Civil Proceedings Against Certain Communities having Property in Common”
Adam (biblical)
Adams County, O.
Albany, N. Y.
Allen, Thomas
Anglicanism
apostasy: a cause of decline among Shakers
at Pleasant Hill in 1827
Archabald, Elder
Arians
Baldwin, Henry
Ballance, Willis
gBarnett, Robert
“bearing the cross.” See celibacy
Beauties of Priestcraft; or, A Short Account of Shakerism
Benezett, Anthony
Bible: CWB’s views on
distinguished from Word of God
doctrinal use of
interpretation of
WSB’s purchase of a
WSB’s reading of
blue pill
Bradshaw, Brice
Brown, John
Brown, William Henry
Brownson, Orestes
Bryant, Caroline
Bryant, Edmond
Bryant, John R. (Rufus)
Bryant, William
Burgess, Dyer
Burlington, Ind.
Burnett, Charity
Burnett, Micajah
Busro, Ind. See West Union, Ind.
Byrd, Charles Willing: political career
poor health
relationship with children (see also children by name); struggle with principle of celibacy
writings. See also Byrd family
—advice on: “castlebuilding”
care of teeth
diet and eating habits
health and remedies
manliness
manual labor
physical activity
Testimony
—contacts with Shakers at Pleasant Hill: friendship with Gasses
letter to Leonard Jones
letters to Francis Voris
messages from Shakers
plans for moving near village
plans for visits to village
reasons against moving to village
respect for Mother Lucy Smith
—financial affairs: authorizes loan of funds
fears about investments
inquires about West Union property
on investments
purchase of McMurtry farm
reluctance to surrender property
—life and death: affluence and influence
children
death of daughter
death of son Kidder
family background
funeral
inheritance
marriages
own death
will
youth
—relationship with WSB: approves WSB’s conduct
invites WSB for visit
letters to WSB
on purchase of property
pleased with WSB’s letters
religious influence
—religious development: acceptance of Shakerism
conversion to evangelicalism
early contacts with Shakers
an exceptional convert
family background
“Questions to Believers”
—views on: affliction
blood of Christ
education
faith and works
future state
healing
human dep...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Dedication
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Letters of William S. Byrd to Charles Willing Byrd
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Index