Show Society ci t B Basic sic Belief eliel Second Comma Coming I Shakers Is I. tb the tb cam of the rell tell lous society known as the United Society of Believers In t Second See See- cinch ond rt Coming Its Ita original belief In- In j tI acceptance of or tHe prophecy bar Christ would return t to earth tarth In ln the he new birth In tb the thi person of ot Ann 1 iee ee In the coming millennium and In In spiritualism The origins were e based i ion on the manifestations I of ot th the tbt French Fr pr prophets In Inh h tho Seventeenth century a movement which spread d to the Quakers In England In 1770 1110 Ann L Lee Lee- Joined h the group and although l i soon sown became prominent She Shelila l ila nd in durance had a vision directing emigration to America Amerita She had a few followers who bo came cameto to this country settled In New drew York state and founded oth other r colonies of ot converts on the communist t plan They have settlements In nine states The name Shakers ShUr was early given to them on account of the menu bers being affected with twitching In public meetings I |