FAITHISTS Olivia Groff Timothy Miller WRSP Citation: https://wrldrels.org/2019/03/28/faithists/ FAITHISTS TIMELINE 1828 (June 5): John Ballou Newbrough was born outside of Springfield, Ohio. 1882: The first edition of Oahspe was published. 1883 (November 24-26): A convention was held in New York City, which brought together notable spiritualists interested in Oahspe and the formation of colonies. 1884 (October 4): Land was purchased in Los Cruces, New Mexico for the Shalam colony by Andrew Howland. 1885 (December 28): “The First Charter of Tae” was filed by Faithists of the Shalam colony. 1885-1890: Shalam advertised for new Faithist converts through newspapers and almanacs. 1886 (March): Five colonists were expelled from Shalam for not abiding by colony guidelines. 1887 (September 28): John Ballou Newbrough and Frances Van De Water Sweet married. 1887-1900: Approximately fifty orphans were brought to live at Shalam. 1891 (April 22): Newbrough passed away. 1893 (June 25): Frances Van De Water Sweet, Newbrough’s widow, and Howland married. 1907 (November 30): Howland, Mrs. Newbrough-Howland, and the remaining four children moved to California and the Shalam colony doors were closed permanently. 1930s: Wing Anderson and the Essenes of Kosmon established a colony in North Salt Lake, Utah. Early 1940s: Essenes of Kosmon moved their colony to Montrose, Colorado. 1950s: Essences of Kosmon colony closed. 1953: The Universal Faithists of Kosmon was incorporated in California. 1973: The Oahspe Foundation was incorporated in Oregon. 1977: The Universal Faithists of Kosmon was incorporated in Utah.