Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-12-17
SATURDAY =. DECEMBER II, 1904
One of the Greatest Negro Enterprises
of the Day.
DANvILLE, VA. November, /!

of the Day.
DANvILLE, VA. November, 1904.
The Grand United Order of Seven
Rising Sons of America, organized in
the city of Danville, in the year of our
Lord 1894, under the laws and rules of
the State of Va, to care for the sick,
bury the dead, to oare for the widows
and orphans, as long as the widows re-.
main respectable.
The fundamental principles of this
our order, are based upon love, trtuh and
charity, which are grand and elevating
as any ever promulgated by any secret
organization in the United S6ates. Yes,
it is grand, and the plans and works are
as good as any other, and the joining fees
in a club are so small that the poorest
of the laboring class of our race can
Join. Yes, it has been so fixed by the
help of God, that any man or women of
good moral character, honest and sound
in body and mind can join this grand
and noble order.
Dear friend, will you not start now 70
begin to burn the light of wisdom? Let
us have more love for each other, as
Christ has commanded of us, and let us
be more truthful TO our fellow men, yes.
let our words to all men be yea, yea, and
BILE to each other. These are the princi-
pies of the grand and noble order of the
Seven Rising Sons of America.
Then why not join us and be men
and women, and stand together as a
race and lay down plans for our chill tren
vet unborn? Knowing dear friends,
we are lust what we make ourselves.
We as a colored race should make our
selves as creditable as any race. consid-
ering our chances, and If you will join
this Grand United Order of the Seven
Rising Sons of America, and live up TO
the three principles named and be true
to your obligations, to stand firm, to help
us carry the banner and let 1t float In
the air until it reaches from the Attain
tic to the Pacific, then we will be men
and women who are working for the
progress of our race. to lead them to as
high staud- point as life will afford,
yes, not only will we be men and women,
but in the time of sickness, we Will be
with YOU and take care of you and pay
your dues promptly as long as you are
sick, let it be twelve months or more.
We will not cease TO pay or leave you
until your recovery or should you die,
will bury you and leave our sympathlz'
ing tears with the bereaved-
Is this all that we do? No. We also
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receive on becoming a member OF this
organization policy good for one hall
of its face value, and at the expiration
nf s,,x months the policy is god. t,,S 'sss
full face value.
Look and live, club fees are $l.O0 to
join this Grand United Order OF Seven
Rising Sons of America, where we can
dwell together and love each other as
God so loved the world. Remember
your monthly dues are from 20 to 90 cts.
per month and the taxes you pay will
not amount TO so cents per year. Re-
member each lodge has full control OF
its money after it has been set apart
Though we have hundreds and hundreds
of membe RS, yet there Is room for more;
though we have thousands of dollars in
GLIDING real estate, yet there is room fol
more.
This grand and noble order of Seven
Rising Sons of America stands firm and
cannot be denied that 1T pays TO the
sick and buries the dead and pays all en-
dowments promptly, according to law.
and you cannot bt come non-benehclal
when sick, for it never stops paying the
members when they are sick.
This order also has a department fol
children to joiu. They have hada char.
ter granted by the Supreme Grand
Lodge together with by laws, rules and
regulations for the government Of their
lodge.
You can advance to higher degrees af.
ter Joining this order at q small amount
of cost. You can be d master worker II
you will, be you man or woman Wait
no longer, but join now. and help hold
MP the banner of justice and right
Twenty members compose a club, but
IL H. Iac Nv. InC Xyrf1
the Supreme Board of Directors or q law
full Deputy. Our joining fees are with
the times and yet we pay larger sick
benefits and never stop paying and give
nicer burials and larger death claims
than any other order we know of in
America. Read our plans carefully
and then seek admission and all we
claim will be proven. Together we
stand, divided we fall" Founders OF
this grand and noble order of Seven
Rising Sons of America
w. p. PALMER, s. P. c.. Pres.
P O. DARLINGTON, S. p. G.. Mang.
w. j. HUBBARD, 5. p. q. Treas,
L. L. ELAN, S. p. G. f. S
Board of Directors:-W. p. Palmer,
L. II. Elan, w. J. Hubbard, Frank Eos
ter, P. @. Darlington, j. X. Gamble, L.
NJ. Mebane.
Board of Managers:-W. p. Palmer
Pc. Darlington, W. j. hubbard, L. z.
ELAN, Charlie Malone, William Hous.
ton, Ed. Chandler.
Lawful Deputies:-Rev. O. N. Brown,
1920 E. Washington St., Greensboro, N.
O., Rev. G.. w. Poteat, 5lS Oraghead
St.. Danville, Va, VIM. Houston, los
Gilmer St., Greensboro. N. O., James
Watkins. Danville, Va, Matthew
Woody. Danville, Va, John Wade. Dan
vile, Va, Aaron Green, Mt. Laurel,
Va, K. T. Bowman, Glover, Va, Nan.
ME Chandler, Glover, Va, John Sims,
Scottsburg, Va.