Excerpt from The Life, Labors and Travels of Father J. J. Upchurch: Founder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
As i grow in years my heart seems to expand with gratitude to the Creator that I should be selected before all others to promulgate and put in practice the principles of our noble Order.
I am truly thankful for the thought that has been the means of organizing an Order that has carried relief to thousands of the widows and orphans of our deceased brothers. Poverty and degradation have been driven from their doors, and the standard of Hope and Protection erected in their stead.
Men are made better by assembling together in our Lodge rooms, where the true principles of fraternity are taught. We meet on a common platform of equality as all brothers should' and try to instill into each other's minds high and noble aspirations.
Now, let me, as the Father of the Order, - and it may be for the last time, - make an earnest request that all arouse from the lethargy we have fallen into.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Life, Labors and Travels of Father J. J. Upchurch (J. J. Upchurch)