The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-14
THE UNITED ORDER
OF THE
GOLDEN CROSS.
An Order Of Mutual Benefit,
Improvement and Relief.
Also a System of Life Insurance
Based Upon Morality and
TemDerance.


as the Knights of Honor, Independent
Order Working Men, o id Fellows, Ma
sons, etc.
This order has some advantages how
ever, that others have not.
It's members must be temperate, and
are obliged not to make, buy, sell, use,
furnish or caused to by furnished TO
others as beverage anything that will
intoXicate.
It admits both sexes to equal privil-
eyes.
1t insures to the amount of $1,000 at
less cost than in any other way.
It's admission fees are less than most,
if not any other society.
It has class for aged persons, embrac-
ing those of over SIS years and under 20
years.
PRINCIPLES OF THE ORDER.
These are based on the morality of the
Bible, without any touch of sectarianism.
1t requires it's members to be honorable,
sober and respectable; and each is req uir-
ed to take an obligation of total absti-
nence from the use of all intoxicating
liquors as a beverage.
BUSINESS ADVANTAGES.
This Order is designed through the
principle of cooperation to contribute
directly to the material benefit of each
of its members. This to be done let, by
making it medium of general intelli-
gence, giving information of the wants
and business of those connected there
with. End, by the saving of all waste
full expenditures which have by usage
become tax upon labor. 3rd, by as
sisting the members of the Order to the
most profitable employment, and advis
n fhnV7 RI tho hncf oh For
sales or purchases. 4th, by a general
oversight of the conduct of the members,
not only as to habits of temperance but
any species of immortality; and 9th, by
such regulations and restrictions as will
check overreaching in business, or in
justice in dealing, together with such
rules for settling disputes by arbitration
as will prevent all litigation.
Each member is, when sick, entitled
to benefit of at least three dollars pei
week, or more as may be agreed upon
by the subordinate Communicates.
The Constitution further provides fol-
the payment of a Death Benefit of two
| thousand dollars at the decease of it,
! members. To meet these payment:
| promptly, assessments are made in ad
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These assessments range from one tC
| two and quarter dollars each, accord
ing to age. The first class consist o.
| those from 16 to IS, and the second clas
of those from SIS to 20.
The assessments and payments ar,
managed entirely by the subordinat,
| Communicates free of expense to til,
Order. And here is the advantage owe
life insurance companies. BY the say
ing of the large salaries to officers, anC
extraordinary commissions to agents
becomes the cheapest and safest possibl
life insurance.
1t is optional with the members to car
ry full rate insurance for So, 900, or only
half-rates for 81, 900.
ABSOLUTE SAFETY OF THE INVESTMENT
There can be no risk of loss in such
system of insurance 1t IS worth wha
it costs while it stands, be it for singh
year or term of years. 1t pays if onl
in the satisfaction and peace of mind t
the insured. But each member of tn
Order may know to certainty as h
goes on paying assessments that his il
surance is good. Monthly reports ar
made, showing the names of decease
members, residence, good standing j
the Order, and cause of death Also II
ports showing the amount received
the Supreme Commandery on each SUI
cessive assessment, and the condition {
the treasury.
Officers having charge of the funds
are required to give good and sufficier
bond for the faithful discharge of the
trust.
NOT JUST TO MAKE THE TEMPERATE PA
THE RISK OF THE INTENPERATE.
Carefully prepared statistics show thu
persons of strictly temperate habits hav
an increased life expectation of 8S to 4
per cent. over those of Incorporate hal
its. The members of this order bein
pledged to temperance and bein
promptly expelled for violation of tn
pledge, the danger of frequent asses
nents is thereby greatly lessened. Tn
fewer the deaths, the cheaper the insu
ance.
Every member before initiation,
compelled to undergo strict medici
examination in answers to question
usually put by life insurance compal
les.
GOVERNMENT.
The government of the Order is pur
ly representative. The Order belongs
its members They, through their r.
officers, and dir ect its affairs. Each SUI
ordinate Com mandery is entitled to on
representatives; those having over Oh
hundred members, two; those havin
over two hundred, three representative
and so on.
HOW THE ORDER is CONSTRUCTED.
The Order has Supreme, Grand an
Subordinate Communicates. The 81
prenic Commandery has jurisdictio
| over the Order at large and has excl
siye control of the benefit fund. Gran
Communicates hold jurisdiction ov'
State, and Subordinate over individu
and local work.
EXPENSE OF INsTITUTING A NEW COZ
MANDERY
The regular imitation fee for the thre
degrees, after a Commandery is institl
ted, is ten dollars; but it is customar,
however, for those who go in as chartI
members to pay only sufficient amour
each to procure the charter, togetht
with the necessary paraphernalla. bool
and supplies. These are all furnishe
for the sum of one hundred dollars
There should be least twenty name
procured to the application, in whic
case it would cost $500 each.
CONCLUSION.
Since life insurance has become a bus
ness fixture of the age, (the best possibl
means of leaving family with an amour
of money sufficient to keep them in con
Portable circumstances after the death {
the head of the family 1t only remain
to secure the cheapest and safest insu
ance. These points are secure In tn
United Order of the Golden Cross. TIL
expenses are merely nominal, and there
fore the largest possible insurance is 81
cured for the smallest possible expens
to the party insured.
A new and valuable feature is the il
surance of wives, daughters, sisters an
lady friends-in fact of any lady VIII
can pass the test laid down for the ger
tlemen: that is to say, medical exam
ination, sobriety, and good moral cha
acter. Another new feature, is the SCI
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