▁with ▁the ▁group ' s ▁two ▁annual ▁fe asts : ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Pass over ▁on ▁David ▁Will son ' s ▁birth day ▁in ▁June , ▁and ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁F ruits ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Friday ▁evening ▁in ▁September . ▁The ▁fe ast ▁held ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁attract ed ▁over ▁a ▁thousand . ▁ ▁These ▁Ill um ination ▁cer emon ies ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁political ▁purposes . ▁For ▁example , ▁Will son ▁tim ed ▁election ▁r al lies ▁for ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Robert ▁Bald win ▁and ▁Louis ▁La Font aine ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁Ill um ination ▁and ▁Fe asts ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁ ▁Eb ene zer ▁Do an , ▁master ▁builder ▁ ▁The ▁" Master ▁Bu ilder " ▁or ▁architect - cont ractor ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁design ing ▁and ▁building ▁the ▁Sh aron ▁Temple ▁is ▁Eb ene zer ▁Do an ▁( 1 7 7 2 – 1 8 6 6 ). ▁Do an ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁accomplished ▁builder , ▁as ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁the ▁cre ative ▁techniques ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁structure . ▁The ▁simple ▁rock ▁foundation ▁does ▁not ▁even ▁go ▁below ▁the ▁fro st ▁line ; ▁yet ▁the ▁building ▁remains ▁struct ur ally ▁sound ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 7 5 ▁years . ▁Do an ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁Qu aker ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁Buck s ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁His ▁first ▁house ▁( 1