The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-06-14

ROYAL Arcanum reserve fund 10 not .
reserve fund such as old line coMpa-
Mes accumulate by prohts on tneir
business; but it IS small consriDuo'o"
by each member in excess Oh cusrene
mortality for the perpetuatioh Oh Cne
society and to guarantee the payhehC
of every benefit in full. =
1t was the unanimous sentiment OF
the Supreme Council that the war FISK
would have to be met. 1t could only
he met by an increase in the amount
maid by members. 1t was also felt tnaG
the membership during the war shouin
nav the additional cost of carrying Une
risk. To this sentiment every paCrloe-
ic impulse of the membership respond
ed favorably. One assessment vas
provided for tbs extra FISK.
THIS makes tWenty-one assessments
according to the present scale.
1t was the unanimous sentiment OF
the Supreme Council that the pay
ments by members should De maoe
monthly, instead of at irregular
periods.
Hence, the old scale was nultlplleu
by 81 and the product divided by ~,
which gave the new rate for monthly
assessment.
Each member can now know what
the annual cost for protection In the
ROYAL Arcanum Will be for years TO
come. 1t is believed that the new
rate, together with the income from
the emergency fluid, is sufficient TO
meet the requirements OF the oraer lor
at least another decade. The plan or
the order is to furnish protectlon at
cost, and each member IS to contribute
his share of the cost, as near as III can
be determined.
Briefly, what the new plan does IS
this: 1t equaliZes and fixes the yearly
cost of insurance and limits the nuns
her of assessments. Makes your pro-
tectlon absolutely secure. lnsures the
prosperity of the order. Makes easy
the duty Of 'inducing acceptable per
sons to apply for membership" Makes
r new era of prosperity for the Royal
Arcanum.
The mortality table prepared and
recently published 10y the supreme
Council, proves that the Roya: Area
mum mortality rate, as compared with
the rates of the best tables furnished
by life insurance authorities, IS more
favorable than any of them. 1t further
proves that the Royal Arcanum will
always experience lower mortality
rate than any insurance company can
attain. The Fraternal Monitor cons
ments on this fact as follows:
"Tbe order itself has the evidence,
IN this table, of its ability to provld-
insurance for its membership at the
lcWest attainable cost, with decided
margin of advantage when compared
with many of the business insurance
companies. The attacks upon the or
der by the oyer-zealOus advocates OF
the insurance companies lose their
force when the facts are correctly pre-
sented. and the malice OF such attacks
becomes evident. There is no evidence
TO show that single business compa
nv in this country has experienced as
favorable a mortality rate as the Royal
Arcanum. The membership or the or
der has every reason to feel commence
in its future, supported, as they are, Dy
such a magnificent record OF tne past
"Thuse interested in promoting the
welfare of fraternal societies Will hnd
in CHS new mortality table valuable
information. as we'll as evidence thaC
safe and permanent life insurance can
be provided at cost greatly less thah
the rates exacted by the business com
panies of this country. The argument
has now passed from assumption to
absolute evidence, against when lole
or malicious statements OF opponents
cannot avail"
1t is also charged by our enemies
that the lapses or discontinuances IN
the Royal Arcanum are very large.
On the contrary, it is fact, proved by
undoubtabe statistics, that the dlscon-
tinuances in our order are much small>
err than in any other, and that this
fact contributes largely to the procure
ton of the exceptionally favorable
mortality rate of our order.
AS to the annual cost of Royal Area
mum insurance compared with the an
nual cost of insurance companies, the
following table will be sufficient evil
dence:
Comparative Cost of $3 600 Protection.
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