Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-17
FOR THE HERALD.
THE KNIGHTS OF WISE MEN OF
THE WORLD.


In all ages of the world and in all countries,
by the various classes and conditions OF the
people end nations. sapient aud good men have
necessarily been compelled TO devise plans,
fortune and calamity to which mankind Is liza
BILE. Man is actuated 10 this step as an essen
tial measure OF :" LIES Duty" and as one o.
the manifold duties which he owes TO the social
state, because his tenure upon weli-doing "
weak, uncertain and liable TO perish, for "ipan
Is 81 few days. and full Of trouble; he cometh
forth as o Hover and ID cut down; he Iieeih al
no shadow Hence, he vino sits down
with plenty to-day. faring sumptu,nsly. may
and deprived Of all his possessions before the
setting of the sun-the rising Of Tomorrow .
lind him sadly gazing upon this uncharitabie
family is dependent upon him forthe comforts
OF life, may, at the very time when his path
seems to be strewn with blooming towers be
lain upon bed Of disease. Man being the VIC
tim Of shipwrecks, the combined skill OF the
most competent physicians can not free man
from the evils or ills to which he il invariably
exposed, among which we feel very keeniy
disease, vice, poverty and crime. These things
may visit man In his most glorious days.
when in the pride of his strength they may
come upon him in a variety of wayssOften leay-
ing the home circle destitute of its most in-
poitant factor. Even the prosperity of the
OF crops. unfavorahle Seasons. visiting pesti-
lence, speculative failures, regulation of COM
merce and wars. These things we have Attest
ed and have felt some of their effects keenly
and no single effort of man can stay the crisis.
1t would seem then that the exigence of man,
while paying marked attention to his social
and ieligious institutions is an accom- panying
angel to frequent the Preside and family, Lead
ing us by the hand in our daily walks OF life
unto that fount whence flows the golden
streams OF safety and safety. Where IL the
man. who, when Frustrated upon a bed OF sick
ness. his body aching with austere pains, has
not been made feel pleasure beyond express
sion from kind, helping hand. The poor man,
the moneyless man, has often been compelled
to ask: lis there no secret place on the face
virtue hath birth. where bosoms in mercy ana
Kindness Will heave, and the poor and the
wretched shall ask and receive? 10 there no
a kind angel to open The door - Yes. we s ans
swer; this il the design of the Knights of Wise
Men. This order IL a secret benevolent socie-
ty: the general objects of said society are to
combine all persons of health and good moral
qualities of every bushes vacations in Il fra
ternity. To give all the assistance possible to
The members, by holding instructive lectures.
and by encouraging each other in business,
and by aiding each other to obtain employ
nent. To protect by providing certain pro-
vision for the members families, SO that when
the messenger of death shall sever the ties
that link home and heart in one grand union
they shall be above want. Each member OF
this fraternity by paying for iniatiOn fee, de-
gfees, monthly dues and q small sum for death
assessment, secures to his family, or as he may
direct. a sum not to exceed 81 900 Zone thous-
and dollafB), but the death benefit is confined
TO an assessment per capita; hence. every
member il responsible for its payment. The
PcCullaT ltdtuTtB OI bnlb nODle OfOeF 20 Larbnef
than this the Subordinate Lodges make am
pie provision for the aidance of the sick and
disabled members; they also provide for the
arms of the K. of W. NJ. are as high and noble
rs the sun. Founded upon business principles
and having for its foundation stones the mag
unanimous principles of truth. honesty and
economy, 1t IL likely to spread its benign in
nuencc from the icy borders of Maine to the
farming shores ofFlorida. Already the golden
shores Of California have welcomed her. Cam
ada enjoys her influence and benefits. Ire
long the world shall know her name and en-
JOY her blessed worth. The benefits accruing
from the X. of w. NJ. are great, while the fees,
&c., are comparatively small. The fee for adj
mittance and degrees Of the K. of W. NJ. are S.
for males and 50 for females. Death assess
ment twenty-five cents. The ladies' depart
ment OF the K. of w. M. receive the same
amount Isl O0sl, and pays the same for deaiI
assessment. The above figures show the order
u, be within the means of the healthy, honest.
American Negro, be they ever 80 poor. The
people of this city and vicinity ought to rejoice
that they have IL within their ppwer to reap
the benefits OF SO grand an order. Weare proud
and happy to say that while other sections of
the country boast of having received benefits
from the potent order. Mr.. +. E. Corsey, father
and heir of q. w. Corsey, deceased member OF
Federal Lodge No. 1872 X. of w. NJ, of this city
can justly boast also of having received his per
capita assessment benefit due him in cOnse-
quence of his sons dealh. We feel free in in
wiling the attention of our people to the in
vestigation of the advantages offered by the
giant institutiOn--the X. Of w. M.
Yours. ]. w. CoRsEs.