Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-08
"A ID ID R Il q y
"A ID ID R Z q y
GEN. g. W. GORDON,
TO THE
MEMPHIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE
Life Association Of America.
At their Organization ON Tuesday
Evening, December 2, 1883.

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Trustees:
/ take this occasion to congratu ate
you on your connection with the Lie
Association of America, of which you
are now members, and constitute de-
partm mental organization. Also, to vol
unteer some remarks upon the subject OF
life assurance in general, and upon the
Life Association of America in particu-
lar.
As representative of the Association,
it is nay pleasure to welcome you to q
fraternity of interests, an equality OF
rights, and an identity of purpose in this
great and growing enterprise. And l
feel author q ID to soy that the General
Board of Directors, at st Louis, viii
greet your initiation into and member
ship with the Association, with no less
cordially, pride and pleasure than L,
And permit me further to say that we
are not only willing, but proud to copfde
the interests of those who insure with us,
in this Department. TO the hands aud
guardianship of such Board of Direc-
tors as those you have just elected, being
fully assured that those interests will be
carefully guarded, faithfully managed,
safely administered and ably subserved.
The people of the Department know
them and will trust them; and while L
congratulate you upon your connection
with the Association, | would no less
congratulate the Association that it has
been enabled to enlist the ability, In
iuence. integrity and competency oi
such body, to manage and control It's
business and interests in this important
Department, and in an enterprise so
,,atriotic, 80 benefcent aud so sacred.
It may well and truly be said, that
chat aver promotes the happiness OF man
Lind , fers independence to the helpless
in the loss OF q protector, and safety to
The onnlept IN the event Of adversely; or
,snds 70 the general elevation Of our so
o;aI and civil condition by preventing
nover,y in the land and providing against
mendicity. cannot be deemed otherwise
than a henelaction TO the race, friend
70 nrogress and light TO civilization.
These are some of the merits we Justly
claim for Life Assurance and TO
those of your observation. foresight ana
experieuce, it is not necessary for me to
elaborate these points. or TO enlarge upon
the utilities, benefactions snd advantages
Of Life Assurance. Besides, you have
freouent practical evidences of oil these
in your own immediate midst; and though
/ have not the statistical facts before me,
think am safe in saying that not less
than $500, 600 have been paid Tor are now
duel TO the widows and orphans of de.
ceased poliey-holders, in the city of
Memphis, within the last twelve months
And surely an enterprise whose great
and good results are thus so strongly
seen and felt in Ous locsliiy, cannot
command too serious consideration, or
Ss too highly valued. The principle is,
that tie riisfortuues Of the few are sus-
taiued by the many. II is a compeience
to The unfortunate in The loss Of their
support, protection to families In the
reyerses Of trade, aud in ,As lsss CT their
active member, whose life is often their
orly means of support, and hence 10 q
certain sense, their Only capital IL Is
not maierializipg 70 ssy. The. every iiie