The Newtown bee., 1892-11-11
TASHUA.
UNMARRIED GIRLS SCARCE.

Some of our brightest and best
young men are indentifying themselves
with the Order of United American Me-
chanics. So far as your CORES pondent
knows, the principles and purposes of
this order are patriotic and commend
able. The beneficial scheme connected
with it is attractive. 1t is desirable. 1t
is real comfort to have an assurance
that if you are sick you will still have a
source of income. But there is serious
element of weakness in most benefit
brotherhoods, viz: The fact, that in time
those who fall out by non-payment of
assessments etc., out-number the new
members and, of necessity, assessments
increase and benefits decrease and the
final issue is collapse. The amount to be
periodically paid seems trifling, but the
repeated continuance and frequency of
these payments render them increasing
ly inconvenient and vexatious, and final
ly become so burdensome, that after a
few years (more generally after few
months many prefer to lose all they
ing. We offer to our esteemed young
friends the inquiry. Would not the
same amount they pay for the benefit
orders, deposited monthly in a saving
bank, be safer, a more profitable, and
available investment. We are arguing
on the suppostion that the beneficial
scheme is the main reason for joining
the order. If it is not, if for promoting
the purposes of the order, then the ex-
pense, the profit or loss is an altogether
subordinate consideration. If there is
danger that the school fund will be per-
verted from its legitimate to sectarian
use, spend all the time, money and inf1u-
ence you can afford to prevent it. But
don't be too sanguine of support in sick
ness and trouble. While you fight the
fight, count the cost. Be sure you are
right and then go ahead. Perhaps, how
ever, it is neither patriotism or sick ben
eft which is drawing our young men in
to this secret brotherhood but rather a
social consideration. There is such de-
ficiency of young unmarried girls in
Tashua, that when one of our estimable
and genial young fellows want a part
ner for dance, or a companion for the
fair or theater, they are obliged to go
securing round the adjoining towns, cut
ting out the resident beaus, to secure
their object. Perhaps, on account of
this deplorable fact, our young men are
concluding that This 'sGander" sociabili-
ty will serve as substitute for the com
pany of the fairer sex. But this is a
palpable mistake. Look around, boys,
at our happy, prosperous young married
men, who imported their excellent wives
from the adjoining towns, and doubt not
that you can find like precious jewels in
the same field.
Monday, the 18th, Rev Ralph H. Bow
les attended the meeting of the Fairfield
clerical club at Stratford and read be-
fore it his essay on 1.-THE state of the
church under the Stuarts,'' which was
followed by discussion. This club of
Fairfield county rectors meets monthly
for devotional and literary exercises and
TOT MUTUAL COUNCIL ana IfaCer0aI inter-
course. Connected with it is book club, by
means of which the members, for mod
crate cost, are enabled to read dozen
or more of the latest and best theologi-
cal English and American) publications
during the year. AT the monthly meet
ings they exchange books, (not their
sermons) and have real enjoyable, So
cial and edifying time. Usually Is are
present and the discussions are animated
and embellished with scintillations of
wit and apt reparte, as well as instruc-
tive for their revelations of carefully
stored observation and experience, and
of profound sacred and secular learning.
One Of the clergymen who regularly att
tends these meeting, tells me that they
give stimulus to his thought, vacation
from care and worry and deepening
Of his religious life.
Last Sunday Rev Mr. BoWles, the rec
tor of Christ church, announced that by
appointment Of Bishop William, next
Sunday, the 23d, would be observed as
temperance Sunday with d sermon on
temperance. Will the sermon be as in