“Their religion, in brief, is a belief in God as the father and ruler of all, and in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of mankind. They know there is a heaven, for John Slocum was there, and believe in a hell of fire for the punishment of sinners, because the angels in heaven told John Slocum about it. They do not care for the Bible. It is of no use to them, for they have a distinct revelation direct from heaven. This is the only practical difference between them and the orthodox believers, and this they do not care for.” Two of their songs, as recorded by Mr Wickersham, are as follows: _Stalib gwuch Kwē Shuck, or Song of Heaven_ Alkwē klū sutlh akwē schelch huchum akwē shuck; When we get warning from heaven; Gwalch clah tlōwch kwē lehass; Then the angels will come; Gwalch clah gwä tä äddō kwē kä-kä tēdtēd; Then the wonderful bells will ring; Gwalch clah ass kwā-buch kwē kä-kä tsille; Then our souls will be ready; Gwalch clah ōwhuh tu shuck; Then they will go up to heaven; Gwalch clah tālib tōbuch ah shō-shō-quille; Then we will sing with Jesus; Gwalch clah jōil tōbuch ah shō-shō-quille. Then we will be happy with Jesus. _Quā-dā-tsits Stālib, or Preacher’s Song_ Chelch lä tā lā, beuch; Then we shall sing; Chelch lä tā lā beuch; Then we shall sing; Chelch lä tā lā beuch; Then we shall sing; Al kwe shuck älläl. Up in heaven’s house. Chelch lā jōilla; Then we’ll be happy; Chelch lā jōilla; Then we’ll be happy; Chelch lā jōilla, Then we’ll be happy, Al kwe shuck älläl. Up in heaven’s house. Chelch lā jōilla; Then we’ll be happy; Chelch lā jōilla; Then we’ll be happy; Chelch lā jōilla, Then we’ll be happy, Yuchquē shō-shō-quille. Up with Jesus. Mr Wickersham then gives an account of the persecutions to which the rising sect was for a long time subjected, chiefly at the hands of agent Edwin Eells and his brother, Reverend Myron Eells, already quoted at length, who was at that time the missionary on the Skokomish reservation. As Mr Wickersham’s statements in this regard are mainly in the form of extended quotations from Ten Years’ Missionary Work at Skokomish, written by the Reverend Mr Eells himself, they may be regarded as conclusive. It is apparent that a part at least of this persecution, which took the shape of banishment, chains, and imprisonment, and even the forcible seizure of a dead body from the bereaved relatives, was due to the fact that the Shakers, who considered themselves a genuine branch of the Christian church, were disposed to lean toward Catholicity rather than toward the denominational form upheld by the agent and his brother.