What Happened to the Shakers?

Celibacy is not just attracting followers to a sect, it's also keeping up the numbers once you're in the celaracy set. The most prestige is associated with not doing it, rigt, never taking off your purple robes. So their numbers dwindle. Whatever happened to the shakers is for the same reason they were. They were not shaken. And that's exactly what ha bosy they're r their justifications are continuing to hold up.