Proceedings [of The] Annual Business Meeting, Issue 51State Historical Society of Wisconsin., 1904 - Wisconsin |
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Page 87 - And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people.
Page 87 - And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart and of one soul ; neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own ; but they had all things in common.
Page 87 - And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Page 87 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, And laid them down at the apostles* feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Page 84 - Louis, and later became an itinerant lecturer on spiritualism. Financially, the phalanx was entirely successful. The property realized nearly $40,000, which gave the members about eight per cent premium on their stock. In view of this fact it has puzzled many to understand why the experiment failed. There appear to have been two reasons: one, a desire to make money by disposing of property which had become valuable; the other, a disinclination to continue social relations that were distasteful. One...
Page 71 - September 30, 1903. drew on account of dissatisfaction. Later he was placed on the Barstow democratic ticket, which move resulted in the formation of the republican party the succeeding year. The supreme court of the state was shortly after organized, and in 1855 Mr. Cole was elected by the...
Page 118 - They'll answer for pistols," says Brian O'Linn! Brian O'Linn had no breeches to wear, He got him a sheepskin to make him a pair, With the fleshy side out and the woolly side in — "They are pleasant and cool,
Page 20 - Hereafter, they will be for, the full year ending September 30. State Appropriations Our accounts based upon state appropriations are now regularly audited by the secretary of state, and claims thereon paid by the state treasurer, in the same manner as. other state departments. The state now directly appropriates to the society $20,000 annually— $15,000 under chapter 296, laws of 1899, for the miscellaneous expenses of the society; and $5,000 under chapter 155, laws of 1901, exclusively for books,...
Page 79 - Does the system of Fourier present a practicable plan for such a reorganization of society as will guard against our present social evils?
Page 82 - At the end of the fiscal year "each person drew: on his labor account, his proposition of the three-fourths of the increase and products allotted to labor, and on his stock shares^ his proportion of the one-fourth that was divided to stock. The amount so divided was ascertained by an annual appraisal of all the property, thus ascertaining the rise or increase in value, as well as the product of labor. The dividend to capital was, however, usually considered too large and disproportionate.