58. The foundations of the organization being thus
laid in religion, We next proceed to make clear the relations of the members
one to another, in order that they may live together in concord and go forward
prosperously and with good results. The offices and charges of the society should
be apportioned for the good of the society itself, and in such mode that
difference in degree or standing should not interfere with unanimity and
good-will. It is most important that office bearers be appointed with due
prudence and discretion, and each one's charge carefully mapped out, in order
that no members may suffer harm. The common funds must be administered with
strict honesty, in such a way that a member may receive assistance in
proportion to his necessities. The rights and duties of the employers, as
compared with the rights and duties of the employed, ought to be the subject of
careful consideration. Should it happen that either a master or a workman
believes himself injured, nothing would be more desirable than that a committee
should be appointed, composed of reliable and capable members of the
association, whose duty would be, conformably with the rules of the
association, to settle the dispute. Among the several purposes of a society,
one should be to try to arrange for a continuous supply of work at all times
and seasons; as well as to create a fund out of which the members may be
effectually helped in their needs, not only in the cases of accident, but also
in sickness, old age, and distress.
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