Before Mr. Austen's involvement, the 'Brotherhood of the Better Life' was a society of individuals who met at each other's houses in London. They had a long-standing plan to emigrate to a remote part of the world and establish a social colony, though they lacked the necessary funds to begin this venture until recently. <sup class='text_citation' source_id='1' start_phrase='Some years ago now, when I was little more than a lad, and before I came to believe that there is no remedy for the present state of affairs except force and terrorism, I joined a society of amiable idiots who meet at each other’s houses in different parts of London, and who call themselves the Brotherhood of the Better Life.' end_phrase=''></sup> <sup class='text_citation' source_id='1' start_phrase='For a long time they have had a scheme on foot to emigrate to some out-of-the-way part of the world, and start one of those social colonies which of course always come to grief in some way or another, as the Freeland one has just done; but, up to a few weeks ago, they never had a chance of making a start, for lack of money.' end_phrase=''></sup>

What was the initial purpose of the 'Brotherhood of the Better Life' before Mr. Austen's involvement?

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