Dream of the New Mary
 
In 1853, a Universalist minister called John Murray Spear took his congregation to High Rock in Lynn, Massachussetts. For nine months they worked building a large device called the "New Motive Power". It was intended to be a mechanical Messiah that was to elevate the human race. Spear claimed to be in contact with the 'Band of Electricizers' a group of spirits that included Ben Franklin. Spear spent thousands of dollars making the "New Motive Power" out of copper, zinc and magnets on top of a dining room table. Finally, Spear and the "New Mary," a female follower, conducted a ritual that mimicked a birth in which the machine would come to life. Later, the machine was smashed to bits by outraged locals.

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MUSICIANS
Doug Stone – Vocals, Guitar
Robin Aigner – Backing vocals
David Wechsler – Piano, Backing vocals
Ross Bonadonna – Guitars
Gerald Menke – Pedal Steel Guitar
J.D. Foster – Bass
Bill Gerstel – Drums

Music and Lyrics by Doug Stone and David Wechsler