Shakers: Compendium of the Origin, History, Principles, Rules and Regulations, Government, and Doctrines of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing : With Biographies of Ann

Shakers: Compendium Of The Origin, History, Principles, Rules And Regulations, Government, And Doctrines Of The United Society Of Believers In Christ’s Second Appearing : With Biographies Of Ann Lee, William Lee, Jas. Whittaker, J. Hocknell, J. Meacham, And Lucy Wright by Frederick William Evans is a mid-19th-century survey and compilation of Shaker beliefs, organization, and history. The work details the origin and rise of the Shaker communities, their distinctive doctrines, communal living, celibacy, non-resistance, and spiritual practices, and includes biographical sketches of Ann Lee and other founder figures. Structured as an introduction, historical account, rules for membership, doctrinal exposition, modes of worship, eschatology, and biographies, it also presents the Shaker critique of other Christian movements and the concept of the Second Appearing. The book aims to inform general readers about Shakerism, its religious principles, organizational forms, and the individuals who shaped its development in America. It reproduces the authoritative perspectives of the Shaker movement as recorded by its proponents.