The commune was founded by Frederick T. Howland, a Quaker who had become convinced that the Second Coming of Christ and the subsequent Last Judgement would come shortly. On that basis, he started the commune, with initially roughly 30 members.[1][2]
New leadersedit
Some years later, Howland died in an accident, leaving a leadership vacuum in the community. A man named Cook arrived and said that God had sent him to take over the community. The members of the group accepted him initially. However, Cook later began to institute some unusual sexual practices into the group,[clarification needed] which led the members to depose him from the leadership and initiate criminal charges against him. Cook was replaced by a man named Richards, who led the group for several years, during which time it prospered and was able to purchase 840 acres (3.4 km2) near Petersham, Massachusetts.[1][2]
Disbandingedit
In time, the older members of the commune began to die off, and several of the younger members left. Eventually, a group of the younger members filed suit against Richards to gain partial control of the group's property, eventually winning the suit. However, the money from the sale of the commune's land was barely sufficient to cover the group's debts and legal fees, leading the group to disband in 1896.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abcLewis, James (2002). The encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions. Amherst, N.Y: Prometheus Books. p. 34. ISBN9781573928885. OCLC 681492748.
^ abcWiddicombe, Toby; Morris, James M; Kross, Andrea L (2017). Historical dictionary of utopianism. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 27. ISBN9781538102176. OCLC 1011125989.
Further readingedit
Webber, Everett (2011) [1959]. "Adonai-Shomo and Celesta". Escape to Utopia : the communal movement in America. New York, NY: Hastings House. ISBN9781258131548. OCLC 654781162.
"Where is New England? (The Adonai Shomo)". The Outlook. 48. 1893-08-26. hdl:2027/iau.31858033603949. OCLC 609718223. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
Wooster, Ernest S (1924). Communities of the past and present. Newllano, LA: Llano Colonist. p. 63. OCLC 614382500.
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