paid in, by forfeiting all the advantage he as a 

 member is entitled to in cafe of accidents or illnefs, 

 will operate ftrongly in preventing him from de- 

 clining his fubfeription. 



I have talked with many poor men who are 

 members of fuch Societies, and they all tell me 

 they live as well as before, and find no difference 

 at the year's end from having paid three-pence a 

 week to their Club; — to ufe their own language, 

 u they don t feel it." — But in times of ficknefs, when 

 they could not labour, they have joyfully felt the 

 comforts which their little public fund yielded them. 



You will pardon me, Gentlemen, for dwelling fo 

 long on the fubjeel:; but as it ftrikes me forcibly, 

 I wifh to imprefs your minds with correfpondent 

 ideas of its utility. 



I am, yours, &c. 

 Wilts. J. B. 



[The |fociety fully agree in opinion with this benevolent correfpon- 

 dent, refpecling the utility of Friendly Societies amongft the poor, 

 and proper attention will be paid to his letter previous to the publica- 

 tion of their next lift of premiums.! 



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