lk for a dairy, for our own consumption only.

"The education of our youth and children has been a subject of
much conversation among many people. It has been reported, that
the children which we frequently take in and bring up with us, are
kept in ignorance, having no opportunity of improving their minds
by a literary education. But the weight of this censure is
gradually growing less, by the contrary proof to the hundreds of
visitors who flock into our school, and who are not at all sparing
of their high encomiums upon it. It is conducted partially on the
Lancasterian system, and is said to surpass any of the common
schools about us. Our school-room is furnished with books and
apparatus of a superior kind, which, we presume, is not equalled
by any school in the country, save the one among our people at
Canterbury, which, perhaps, is not in any respect inferior.

"In this society are two physicians. Each family has its
respective elders or ministers; among these and other individuals
of the society, are public speakers, whom you would denominate the
clergy.

"You see, from what we have here written, that we have taken up
many subjects, and several of them explicitly treated upon,
although short; from which, together with the pamphlet
accompanying this letter, we conclude you may be able to get
considerable of an understanding, and which you are at liberty to
call at your pleasure. But it is sincerely to be hoped, if you
publish any thing concerning us, you will be careful to preserve
the true ideas of our communications."

From the pamphlet above mentioned we make the following extracts:--

"Faith And Principles Of The Society.

"1. A life of _innocence_ and _purity_, according to the example
of Jesus Christ and his first true followers; implying entire
abstinence from all sensual and carnal gratifications.

"2. LOVE.--'By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if
ye have love one to another. Love is the fulfilling of the law.'
This is our bond of union.

"3. PEACE.--'Follow peace with all men,' is a divine precept; hence
our abstinence from war and bloodshed, from all acts of violence
towards our fellow-men, from all the party contentions and
politics of the world, and from all the pursuits of pride and
worldly ambition. 'My kingdom (said Christ) is