Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-07-07
Why Does Odd Fellowship Prosper.

ed by request OF members of the or
der at this place,-Ed.
why does the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows increase so rapidly
and prosper so well, when 1t is not ar
insurance company"
A past Grand Master gives the fol
lowing good reasons which may tend
. to throw some light on the subject:
Let me say the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows IS an insurance com.
pany, one Of the greatest, II not the
greatest 10 existance today, and at
the same time the cheapest one that
| know Of.
1t Is fire insurance company. a
tornado insurance company, an acct
dent insurance company; it insures It's
members against loss on account OF
sickness, and against distress" OF
every character, all in the same policy
and that Is not all, 1t inSureS orphan
children home and education. 1t
inSures every member that Obeys Its
laws and precepts, good moral char
acter, sweet disposition and happy
life. 1t inSures each member the
sympathy and friendship of million
good and true men, scattered all over
the world. 1t insurcs every member
many opportunities of helping his fell
low man. 1t insures its Old and indi-
gent members against the chilly blast
of misfortune, the pangS OF hunger
and the sufferings Of want. 1t inSures
everv one of its policy holders de.
cent burial, and all for ten cents q
week. 1t also pays what IL agrees to
and II that is not enough itpays more
and you don't have ITO die to beat IL"
Its policies are all endowment policies
payable In the life If needed; II not 1t
Is payable to the widows and orphans.
Now does it seem strange that 1t
proSpers ? Do you know of any other
company that gives 50 much insurance
for the money?
Then again, 1t has the largest capt.
tai of any company In existence, and
its funds are more safely invested. Its
capital consists of one million human
frien 1shipS, the value Of which Is so
great that it cannot be computed Ia
dollars and CENTS; IL is beyond the
comprehension Of the human mind.
This capital is all invested In 1.-THE
Bonds" of love, and they are deposited
In the Bank of "Trufh", of which |
Faith" is the President, and sweet,
tender-h hearted "Charity" the Cashier |
A great many runs" have been made |
upon the Bank, but 1t has never been |
wrecked" indeed 1t has been dis
covered that the more Of its capital
that it pays out the more there Is left.
The interest on these BONDS" has
never been In default; our income is
assured by law Of God, that, BREAD
cast uqon the waters shall return a.
gain" Ask the membership that
lived in Chicago at the time Of the
great fire, If it is not an insurance
ask the policy holders in
East st. Louis and New Baden what
they think of Odd Fellowship as a
protection against cyclones and lorna.
los; ask the Odd Fellows and their
families that live In Johnston Pa,
Ind Galveston, Texas, what Odd Eel.
owShip was to them In the days of
heir trouble; ask the widows and Or
,hans of the yellow fever districts
What they think OF the Independent
order Of Odd Fellows as life inSur-
nee company; ask the 1855, 100 men,
,ers Of our Order that have been
elieved in times OF distress what a
Odd Fellowship has been
o them; then ask the 1855, 720 widows
{ deceased brothers that have been
SISTED In times Of need how they
egard our Order as an insurance com.
any; visit our Orphans Homes and
cunt the hundreds Of children we
re feeding, clothing and educating
nd then tell me what you think Of
bis insurance.
And then 90 to our Old Folks homes
nd see what VIC are doing for our
ged brothers and sisters and you will
i'll no longer wonder why we prosper.
Examine the statement Of The losses
aid by our company since 1880, 1884,
IS, $50 81, and then REMINDER the
Ict that we are paying out for the
relief Of distress" more than 81, OO0.-
10 every year, more than 10 90 every
mute OF the time and surely you will
gree with me that we are a great
insurance company" one that In
Tres against all the storms Of life.
ut cold-bloOded corporation, buta
arm hearted confederation. We
We In an age Of insurance, and lnsur.
ice companies are blessing to the
Orld; but in no company that know