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Jacob L. Beilhart, American activist, founded the Spirit Fruit Society (died 1908)

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Jacob L. Beilhart

Founder of the Spirit Fruit Society

Jacob L. Beilhart was the founder and leader of a communitarian group known as the Spirit Fruit Society. Beilhart believed that jealousy, materialism, and the fear of losing another's love were at the root of much of the illness in the world. Under his direction, the Spirit…
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Spirit Fruit Society

Communitarian group in the United States

The Spirit Fruit Society was a communitarian group in the United States that was organized after a period of repeated business depressions during the 1890s. The society had its beginnings in Lisbon, Ohio, and over the years of its existence moved to Ingleside, Illinois, and…
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