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Mud Bay Indian Shaker Church
Mud Bay Indian Shaker Church is the first church built by the Indian Shaker Church. The first Shaker Indian church, also called the "mother church", was built 1885 near Olympia, Washington, Olympia, then the capital of Washington Territory. The structure was built on a shoulder of the Black Hills (Washington), Black Hills above Mud Bay, Thurston County, Washington, Mud Bay, at the southern end of Eld Inlet, an arm of Puget Sound. It was near the homes of Louis "Mud Bay Louie" Yowaluch (aka Mud Bay Louis) and his brother Sam "Mud Bay Sam" Yowaluch, co-founders of the church, first and second "headman"s respectively. Mud Bay Sam was the first Bishop (church leader) after incorporation of Shaker Indian Church in 1910. The original church was oriented in an east-west direction, in a manner that would set the pattern for subsequent church architecture. The earliest several churches were about plain wooden buildings with shingle roofs, stout wooden doors and floors. The Mud Bay churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Shaker Church
The Indian Shaker Church is a Christian denomination founded in 1881 by Squaxin shaman John Slocum and his wife Mary Slocum in Washington state. The Indian Shaker Church is a unique blend of Indigenous, Catholic, and Protestant beliefs and practices. The Indian Shakers are unrelated to the Shakers (United Society of Believers) and are not to be confused with the Native American Church. History and practices As tradition tells, Slocum (Squ-sacht-um) had died from sickness in 1881 when he revived during his wake reporting a visit to heaven, where he was told by an angel that, "you've been a pretty bad Indian", and where he received instructions to start a new religion. When Slocum became ill again several months later, his wife, Mary, began to shake and tremble uncontrollably in prayer. Soon afterward, Slocum recovered, and his healing was attributed to Mary's convulsions. The religion is thus named for the shaking of members during religious congregations. The shaking is reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
