Daughter of Marquis de Lafayette "Fayette" Mace and Sarah Norton Flint. Age 75 years, 24 days. Eldress of the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake.
One of the outstanding Believers of the era. Aurelia came with her parents and siblings to join the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake from Strong, Maine, in 1836. She was the youngest of nine children. Her father was a Universalist minister, her mother an early proponent of women's rights.
For nearly a quarter of a century, beginning in 1856, she taught school for Shaker children. From 1860 to 1880, she served as Second Elder, and beginning in 1895, as a Trustee.
As a trustee of the Society, Sr. Aurelia turned her attention to developing the nascent fancy goods industry. She introduced new products such as Shaker Lemon Syrup and revived the traditional fir balsam pillow and horse-hair sieve and brush industries. Her work helped her community to survive financially by selling their products.
All the while, Sr. Aurelia found time to promote her religion through her literary gift. Among those with whom she corresponded was Leo Tolstoi. In 1899 a collection of her letters and essays entitled "The Aletheia: Spirit of Truth" was published in Farmington. It remains one of the clearest expositions on the Shaker faith. In 1904, another of her works, "The Mission and Testimony of the Shakers of the Twentieth Century to the World", was published.
One of the outstanding Believers of the era. Aurelia came with her parents and siblings to join the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake from Strong, Maine, in 1836. She was the youngest of nine children. Her father was a Universalist minister, her mother an early proponent of women's rights.
For nearly a quarter of a century, beginning in 1856, she taught school for Shaker children. From 1860 to 1880, she served as Second Elder, and beginning in 1895, as a Trustee.
As a trustee of the Society, Sr. Aurelia turned her attention to developing the nascent fancy goods industry. She introduced new products such as Shaker Lemon Syrup and revived the traditional fir balsam pillow and horse-hair sieve and brush industries. Her work helped her community to survive financially by selling their products.
All the while, Sr. Aurelia found time to promote her religion through her literary gift. Among those with whom she corresponded was Leo Tolstoi. In 1899 a collection of her letters and essays entitled "The Aletheia: Spirit of Truth" was published in Farmington. It remains one of the clearest expositions on the Shaker faith. In 1904, another of her works, "The Mission and Testimony of the Shakers of the Twentieth Century to the World", was published.
Daughter of Marquis de Lafayette "Fayette" Mace and Sarah Norton Flint. Age 75 years, 24 days. Eldress of the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake.
One of the outstanding Believers of the era. Aurelia came with her parents and siblings to join the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake from Strong, Maine, in 1836. She was the youngest of nine children. Her father was a Universalist minister, her mother an early proponent of women's rights.
For nearly a quarter of a century, beginning in 1856, she taught school for Shaker children. From 1860 to 1880, she served as Second Elder, and beginning in 1895, as a Trustee.
As a trustee of the Society, Sr. Aurelia turned her attention to developing the nascent fancy goods industry. She introduced new products such as Shaker Lemon Syrup and revived the traditional fir balsam pillow and horse-hair sieve and brush industries. Her work helped her community to survive financially by selling their products.
All the while, Sr. Aurelia found time to promote her religion through her literary gift. Among those with whom she corresponded was Leo Tolstoi. In 1899 a collection of her letters and essays entitled "The Aletheia: Spirit of Truth" was published in Farmington. It remains one of the clearest expositions on the Shaker faith. In 1904, another of her works, "The Mission and Testimony of the Shakers of the Twentieth Century to the World", was published.
One of the outstanding Believers of the era. Aurelia came with her parents and siblings to join the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake from Strong, Maine, in 1836. She was the youngest of nine children. Her father was a Universalist minister, her mother an early proponent of women's rights.
For nearly a quarter of a century, beginning in 1856, she taught school for Shaker children. From 1860 to 1880, she served as Second Elder, and beginning in 1895, as a Trustee.
As a trustee of the Society, Sr. Aurelia turned her attention to developing the nascent fancy goods industry. She introduced new products such as Shaker Lemon Syrup and revived the traditional fir balsam pillow and horse-hair sieve and brush industries. Her work helped her community to survive financially by selling their products.
All the while, Sr. Aurelia found time to promote her religion through her literary gift. Among those with whom she corresponded was Leo Tolstoi. In 1899 a collection of her letters and essays entitled "The Aletheia: Spirit of Truth" was published in Farmington. It remains one of the clearest expositions on the Shaker faith. In 1904, another of her works, "The Mission and Testimony of the Shakers of the Twentieth Century to the World", was published.
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