New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-24
COOPERATION AS A MORAL FORCE.

A LECTURE BY MR.. HoLYoAKE-wHAT HAS BEEN
AND CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY COMBINING
THE ROCHDALE STORE.
George Jacob HOlyoake delivered lecture
last night in All Souls Church in Fortyeighhst upon
"The Moral Force Of Cooperation" Mr. HOiyoake was
introduced to the audience that filled the church by the
Rev. DR.. r. Heber Newton 10 few words Of praise The
lecturer then spoke In substance follows:
1.-TWO hundred ago. to transmit two cent postal
cards any part Of the world in few days would have
cost more money than there was in Europe. For
steamship would have had TO be built railroads laid and
all the modern Of communication supplied Pri-
capital could done IT, The result has been
achieved In day by the cooperation OF all the people
In the world, Of humanity, 1t were. Sow
II cooperation could achieve so much
where great labor and expense required to do
small thing how much more ought 1t TO achieve in the
and industry where greater results are to
be gained with the outlay Of labor and expense
generally define cooperation as anew force in Industry,
which obtains competency without mendlcancy, aud
gives equal rewards by equalzing fortunes. Coopera-
ton is often Hkened to two hounds who unite ia
catching hares and thus than they could
separately. There this difference between cooperation
and hare nuntng The hounds catcn the mares ior he
hunter W. catch the hsres with the intention Of eating
them ourselves laughter Cooperation means TINS !:
number oil persons join together Tor the purpose Oy
acts economy concert and good WILL OF obtaining GER
tain advantages, and Of dividing theresuts among them,
ssyes eaSh taking he snare ba IN hepinG
out the scheme There are three ways IN which coopera-
ton Is appied-by stores ny N3i SHOP, am ~ b n
Germany ia bank and In England IN the 81 re- WINE
IN America they excel OF the three. Laugbter
You rich about humble gain. and you are
well informed that it il impossible to add 10 your
stock OF social Information.
lin forming a cooperative store in England a
few persons assemDle aud explain TO those
able Tor them to baud together to secure
purity of the goods which they buy, fairness In weigh
ing AMI measuring avoidance Of anxiety about being
poisoned cheated, and tue creation OF new capital
Tuey each ributr small amount Of money 10 start
the store, II being desirable to start III snai way a
first with many subscribers ~ possible None o.
tie money il begged borrowed Or received a. gift
small cheap place - taken aud service Is Voluntary
in the new store q first. Gne subscribers lind that
the more they trade the store the greater are
purchasers and Subscribers There therefore need
pense for advertising The average profits are 10
per cent OF ts per cent 10 gwen 10 the lIchasers
according the amount each one Purchases part OF
TIC pro aside Tor rent GnDts er part for rainy
day. ana ~ per cent Tor az eduSa1'9nt1 Iihu aol ~
members OF the association. In Leeds the sssocla-
ton Das 5000 buyer, in Haltax l2'0oo' anu
III ROchdae still more, In kochaale Inc store
makes profit 10000 year. II would be cOnsid-
grand aud noble deed, II rich man should give
TO the wotkinguen OF cry S2oOVoO year. buI ~ l.
uOber grauder the WORmen 70 give To tuel
selves In Manchester me sIoee save us .noloels q
profit OF 32l.O % ana SET aside $500 Tor persons VINO
not members, $500 foT education, $500 Tor the
alton, 24OO for reserve fund ana
sums ranging from ~ 10 ouneas Tor Different CHAR
cooperation means that many persons contribute
separa ely and nd' duay to one end ana t1s eau Is
the creation or capital whcI cdcn person contflD-
each one "0iAs, ana eacL one carries away ms iu
OF the profits. Cooper ton ndkc5 ir1nt ny economy
IL takes away that strife which exists ia competitive III
dustry wucl prUutS more by the failure OF MS
nelgnbOr than by his own industry ana non
esJy and it makes honesty and economy profitable.
n cooperation became general Il would maze
dishont sly impossible. With cooperation everything -
open the balance sheets published Every one knows
everything she bought wha Is DOdSht,
aud what the profits are. Cooperation lives Dy publicity
and b. the cOucealment OF nothing whatever system
improves the Of trade, makes commerce honest,
gives abOrer mis- hire and the whole OF lt-that sys
eInoDes all classes, puries tie state aud advances
morality IA al grades Oi sOclety.'