New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-11
uApnIAGr.puSp ASSOCIATION.

1t is as follows:
MARRIAGFPUND ASSOCIATION
The growing tendency OF our young men toward ceno
pesence is destroying the health OF women ana gllhs
TO those children that are allowed 70 I'VE WeS1 ana
debilitated organizations, through when inc so IN
imperfecty develop ITSELF thereby sappng the very ne
of The natons aroIsg all tk tb n sbe yeae s
widespread and raPldy-groWing eyli l. oo,r,,o, To
it belong minds that have given the best part OF their
lives 10 the consideration OF THIS ana Kindred shJeets
They themselves have subscribed the sum OF $4,000, and
intend TO devote their time talent and money TO promote
these reforms, and solicit subscriptions from al VINO
are interested in this work 20 check the growth OF crime
misery and paupersm, and increase the population and
wealth Of our country
erly educate and support their children The widows
and orphans OF the members shall be kindly cared for
Association. There shall be Committee to look after
any members who are nvalds or who, from any cause
ph0terer, need care, sympathy or announcement ana
meetings shall be held TO promote social intercourse ana
where all shall be heard and shall feel at liberty TO ask
advice upon household family. and business matters,
and all shall in all cases under all circumstances, be
treated with respect and courtesy, with justice and equal
Any one can become a Life Member by paying either
at once by nstsllments the sum OF one Hundred Dol
Five Hundred Dollars at the end OF one year from me
date Of paymen IL married WITH interest iron IRON he inc d dse
OF marriage II married Afterwards but none shall receive
the $500 until married us the purpose Is 10 bng about
do at any time; and, upon relinqushng all claim 70
the Association, receive back whatever they have pad
II both husband and wife arc Life Members, they shall
receive at the end Of the first year sCO for each ehd
birth OF the child, and 800 on the birth OF each suDse
There shall also be deposited invested by the Assocl
atOn at the birth Of each child the sum OF sOO In its own
name TO accumulate until II is OF legal age, and the
nsTents shall receive for the support and education Of
each child born after the date OF membership 800 anhu-
aiIy until IL u ten years old.
The Association win also double the savings OF those
married or intending marriage widows children %G n
put into the care OF the Association for one year OF
vested satisfactorily TO the Trustees TO remain 60
for one year. and interest will be guaranteed on al sums
put into the care Of the Assocuton Invested by the
Trustees at the rate OF $40 per cent per annu, or
1900 daily for all periods less than six months ana TOT
months more at the rate OF compounded
For further information apply to the UNDERSIGNED at
the Office of John Grant Co.. No. 10 Lindalst, Boston,
WM BREWSTER, Treasurer
Comments by the Tribune.
/. We apprehend that it would not be found
practicable to realize the expectations above
excited. In other words: we hold that-as few
would pay the 800 but those who expected
very soon to call for the $5OO-the treasury of
the concern would soon be run dry; so that only
the few first married would secure the $780,
or even get back their own 800. OF course,
there would he no 500 each left to furnish
forth the posset-cups for the prospective chill
dren.
II. On behalf of the married, we protest
against any implication OF insinuation that Mar
rage is a bitter or nauseous pill, which requires
to be sugar-coated before it can be swallowed
We regard this implication as at once false in
fact and pestilent in tendency.
III. We doubt the ACCESSIBILITY of hiring or
bribing lewd, lecherous, selashly sensual persons
to marry and have children. On the contrary
we deem it the lesser of two great evils that
they should wallow in bestiality till overtaken
by impotence, rather than that they should be
tempted by sinister inducements to propagate
and multiply their kind
w. Though it may not be exactly pertinent,
we protest against the current assumption that
virtuous and worthy young women refuse to
marry unless they can get husbands able Ito
use a base term to support them. That
there are females of this stamp is probable,
just as there are women who deliberately choose