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Show ":'''' - - .......... -. .... ... _ ... _ ••• Pt "Art1cle,s'''of' Agreement", bearing the'marg1n81 date jan. 1, 18'19 end the notetion "reVised Jan., 1881" 'is signed by- the tollowing Articles are four in nUmber'. persons. These d are substantially the seme as th.'e Articles ot Agreement precedin17 the a' "RUles:'. Another. copy. 1 H. of' -a Rchard8 1. W. N. Scarlett 10hn Bushman P. O. Petersen jame8 N. Welker 1. J8ckson Lahi H8fterd Isaec Q,u1Jm bovane Turley RosaJlIl8h N. Welker DIme Walker A. W. Walbeck Henry M. Tanner. wm. C. Allen F. M. Allen M. P. EvaDS sam'l G. Ledd "stewardship" Plan The considerable dissatistaction was 'experienced with the'communistio United setisfied with the personal results of' the Order. system· and it seems probable that too much initiative and responsibllity 'have taken may fran the lay member---as expressed in a meeting by one person: when he was sent ott wi th a particular work to perform, he could work with zeal; but at homem where it seemed he was dictated to by nearly everybody, he sometimes felt a little rebelliou8. same were not ben _ mke probably the Nov. '1,' 1882, first of the colonies to 8 change to the stew the follow ing resolutions were agreed upon by the assembled members or the St. Joseph United Order Company: resolve to make e "We, the members ot the United Order of st. sunset was ardship plan. loeph, , change in our business affairs; and are 1f1111ng to adopt the f'ollowing, sub";' ject to the sanction and smendments of the authorities ot the Church: "lat. Tha the Board ot Directors apportion to the head of each family a property 88 a stewardship according to the requirements of' their families. ' 1hat "2nd. we keep in reserve a fund to be drawn upon when neoessery, sub common coune i1 or the Order; ani surplus ject to the Board of Directors and the to be added to it. ' .' That each tamily render an annual account ot their st,ewardships. that have left the company, and That we balance the ecouun'ta of those them a statement ot the same." have not already been settled with, and send "3rd. "4th. Apostle Erastus Snow relative to the proposed change brought a in which the Apostle dated at st. David. Arizona, Dec. 30, 1882, reply him, and added "I believe to it is to me it is "It y&ur people"; said; satistactory that all people who a re able to carry their own burdens will develop taeter and accomplish more by eo doing, then by leaviDg othrs to carry it tor th"_. When letter was read' at 8 local meeting held January 5, 1883, some of the mEmbers IS' reply to their letter of 1.n of the Order apparently considered the the advice--as expressed :-y one member: ,had the qu1ry 8 metter ot acquiescence than ot ot Philadelphia, the reply would hav, inquiry been addressed to :r. Bateman & co. leen substantially the seme. It waajlvoted, however,. that the Board ot Directors March 1, lB83, this di vision of property was and "apportion our A letter to trOO1 (this i'i APosle' stewardships"; substantially completed. by _ 1884, it was "every men f'or himself". has made the statemen t that by that time wes considered to be about the close of the united Order as such. nor by the small minute This statement,howenr, 1s not borne out by account books book in which records or meet ings of the company were kept. The latest meeting 1887. At this meeting, ot Which record appears ih this book was held January 29, to a preperato17 accounts together" to "get the Camnittee ot tour was ait Scme one appointed lIl8king Weelea. the regular annual report tor 1886; ani the meet1 was adjourned for two , ! |
