_Unitarian Brotherly Society_, registered in 1825, has about 500
members, and a capital of L8,500.
_United Brothers_.--There are nearly 100 lodges and 10,000 members of
societies under this name in Birmingham and neighbourhood, some of the
lodges being well provided for capital, No. 4 having L8,286 to 186
members.
_United Family_ Life Assurance and Sick Benefit Society claims to have
some 8,500 members, 750 of whom reside in Birmingham.
_United Legal_ Burial Society, registered in 1846, like the above, is a
branch only.
_Union Provident Sick Society_.--Founded 1802, enrolled in 1826 and
certified in 1871, had then 3,519 members and a reserve fund of L8,269.
At end of 1883 the reserve fund stood at L15,310 16s. 9d., there having
been paid during the year L4,768 17s. 2d. for sick pay and funerals,
besides 15s. dividend to each member.
There are 15,379 Friendly Societies or branches in the kingdom,
numbering 4,593,175 members, and their funds amounted to (by last
return) L12,148,602.
~Friends (The Society of).~--Quakerism was publicly professed here in
1654, George Fox visiting the town the following year and in 1657.
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