Part Two--The Ministry of New Lebanon 1787-1946

Father James Whittaker succeeded Mother Ann, and he continued the
efforts to make a permanent and united Shakerism. A great sign of this
was the building of the meeting-house at New Lebanon in October, 1785.
From this time onward, religious leadership was here rather than at
Watervliet, the first home of the Shakers in America. The religious
leaders at New Lebanon would have various names: "Lebanon M i n i s t r y , "
"Central Ministry," "Ministry of Mount Lebanon/ 1 "Lead Ministry," and
"Parent Ministry," Nonetheless, from 1785 until the 1 930's, when
Canterbury came to dominate, the ultimate religious authority in
Shakerism was the Ministry of New Lebanon.

1788- They lived in the meeting-house at New Lebanon
Joseph Meacham Lucy W r i g h t - from Watervliet
in December, 1 765
Childs Hamlin Sarah Harrison
Henry Clough Thankful Hamlin
Jethro Turner Desire Turner'
The Ministry of New Lebanon had charge of the First or Mother's Bishopric This included only
the societies at New Lebanon and Watervliet, New vork

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1790
Joseph Meacham Lucy Wright
Henry Clough Sarah Harrison
Jethro Turner Desire Turner
Thankul Hamlin
Childs Hamlin died hay A, 1790.

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1792
Joseph Meacham Lucy Wright
Henry Clough Thankful Hamlin
Sarah Harrison and Father Calvin went to gather the Hancock Bishopric in 1792 and Jethro
Turner and Desire Turner went to Watervliet, but stayed onlya few months before returning to
the Church Order at New Lebanon.'

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1793
Joseph Meacham Lucy Wright y
Henry Clough Rebecca Kendall
Thankful Hamlin died April 10, 1793