Show THE CHOSEN the above is the name of another new religious sect which lias has sprung into being in eaton county michigan it is composed chiefly of rene gades from various other denominations and is a kind of secret combination they are said to be exclusive and have little or no dealings with outsiders the tile members profess to possess oni omo grave secrets vuth with reference to the near approach of the end of the tile world ij kiich they say were w ere given them by inspiration the tile form of admission to membership is said to ba very similar to that of see secret ret societies cie ties they discard the new version and have a dozen of their members at work on a proper bible bile for their i use which will bo be placed in it the hands of the chosen only their ministers preach without compensation and get their board clothes and necessaries of life from their converts they have as we said nothing to do with outsiders and arc are to some extent communists all members worth over putting their property together and dividing the profits pro rata they marry but once and divorce or separation are not permitted any difficulties arising in families or between members aie are submitted to the twelve elders from whose decision there is no appeal they the y arc are very simple in their dress and mode of life the tile nen men wear their hair cut short and faces smoothly shaven and tho tile women wear only their natural hair which w hangs loosely down their backs they T he y are industrious and frugal and eaid mid to be increasing in numbers and to bo be accumulating much property they observe strictly a number of holy days and also saturday aland and sunday of each week as days slays of rest |