HOME. FAMILY.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
35,000 Members.
A GREAT FRATERNAL ORDER.
The Order of Chosen Friends.
ITS OBJECTS AND PLANS.
The Order of Chosen Friends is a Fraternal
Benevolent and Protective Society. Its business
is conducted privately, yet in such a manner that
those conscientiously opposed to secret societies
can endorse and affiliate with it.
It was established May 28, 1879, in the city of
, Indiana. It has now over 700
Councils and 35,000 members in the United States
and . It is an Order making provisions
for paying, in addition to sick and death benefits,
one to its aged members, and also providing for a
benefit to those who become totally disabled by
reason of either disease or accident. It has met
with the approval and endorsement of the think-
ing public. The success and growth of the
Chosen Friends in the past, confirms the wisdom
of its projectors, and the adaptability of the
Order to meet the wants of thousands who are
without any, or need more, protection.
The Order is representative in its management,
having a Democratic-Republican form of govern-
ment. It is in fact, a sovereignty within itself;
self-controlling and independent. Within its own
prescribed sphere its authority is supreme. Its
members acquiesce in the teachings of its faith,
and are required to yield obedience to its laws.
Friendship and fraternal co-operation is the cen-
tral principle by which it is governed, the power
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that gives potency to its resolves. The perpetu-
ation of the Order depends upon an adhesion to
the established principles of its ritual and its
fundamental laws, and upon the recognition by
Chosen Friends of the great principles of Fra-
ternity, Aid and Protection. The distinctive features
are briefly stated in the following
OBJECTS OF THE ORDER:
1. To unite fraternally acceptable white per-
sons of good character, steady habits, sound bodily
health and reputable calling, who believe in a
Supreme Being.
2. To improve their condition morally, socially
and materially, by timely counsel and instructive
lessons; encouragement in business, and assist-
ance to obtain employment when in need.
3. To establish a Relief Fund from which a
sum not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000)
shall be paid:
a. When a member becomes disabled by the
infirmities of old age: Provided, the age of
seventy-five years has been reached.
b. When by reason of disease or accident, a
member becomes permanently disabled from fol-
lowing any occupation.
c. When a member has died.
SECURITY OF THE ORDER.
The history of kindred fraternal societies
proves that the plighted faith of the members of
an organization who are bound in honor and self-
interest to maintain its integrity, can be relied
upon for protection and good faith quite as con-
fidently as business companies managed by men
whose interests are in natural conflict with those
of their patrons. The co-operation of men and
women for mutual protection, on an equitable
and economical basis, is a matter of prudence,
justified by our daily experience.
The Order has three divisions; these are:
1. Supreme Council.
2. Grand Councils and Districts.
3. Subordinate Councils.
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HOME. FAMILY.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
35,000 Members.
A GREAT FRATERNAL ORDER.
The Order of Chosen Friends.
ITS OBJECTS AND PLANS.
The Order of Chosen Friends is a Fraternal
Benevolent and Protective Society. Its business
is conducted privately, yet in such a manner that
those conscientiously opposed to secret societies
can endorse and affiliate with it.
It was established May 28, 1879, in the city of
, Indiana. It has now over 700
Councils and 35,000 members in the United States
and . It is an Order making provisions
for paying, in addition to sick and death benefits,
one to its aged members, and also providing for a
benefit to those who become totally disabled by
reason of either disease or accident. It has met
with the approval and endorsement of the thinking public. The success and growth of the
Chosen Friends in the past, confirms the wisdom
of its projectors, and the adaptability of the
Order to meet the wants of thousands who are
without any, or need more, protection.
The Order is representative in its management,
having a Democratic-Republican form of government. It is in fact, a sovereignty within itself;
self-controlling and independent. Within its own
prescribed sphere its authority is supreme. Its
members acquiesce in the teachings of its faith,
and are required to yield obedience to its laws.
Friendship and fraternal co-operation is the central principle by which it is governed, the power
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that gives potency to its resolves. The perpetuation of the Order depends upon an adhesion to
the established principles of its ritual and its
fundamental laws, and upon the recognition by
Chosen Friends of the great principles of Fraternity, Aid and Protection. The distinctive features
are briefly stated in the following
OBJECTS OF THE ORDER:
1. To unite fraternally acceptable white persons of good character, steady habits, sound bodily
health and reputable calling, who believe in a
Supreme Being.
2. To improve their condition morally, socially
and materially, by timely counsel and instructive
lessons; encouragement in business, and assistance to obtain employment when in need.
3. To establish a Relief Fund from which a
sum not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000)
shall be paid:
a. When a member becomes disabled by the
infirmities of old age: Provided, the age of
seventy-five years has been reached.
b. When by reason of disease or accident, a
member becomes permanently disabled from following any occupation.
c. When a member has died.
SECURITY OF THE ORDER.
The history of kindred fraternal societies
proves that the plighted faith of the members of
an organization who are bound in honor and selfinterest to maintain its integrity, can be relied
upon for protection and good faith quite as confidently as business companies managed by men
whose interests are in natural conflict with those
of their patrons. The co-operation of men and
women for mutual protection, on an equitable
and economical basis, is a matter of prudence,
justified by our daily experience.
The Order has three divisions; these are:
1. Supreme Council.
2. Grand Councils and Districts.
3. Subordinate Councils.
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