The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-18
Are We. a. a Grange. Living up
to the Principles OF our Order?"
Or, in other words. How do The
Org and Practice Correspond


THE essay l'rlow. read hcfor, high
Prairie Grange. on the occasion al Il
free discussion BY all the .nc,uLcrS ot
the Grange. was harn!cL H. for pub
lica;iOn.l
The principles upon wi. ch our or
der is founded are draw. from the
book of Inspiration hence. are iniaI-
libic, and profitable for doctrine. re-
proof. correction and instruction in
righteousness; if habitaaily practic-
ed. Il result in nothing less than
the development Of christian charac-
ter. Did We. aS q grange. in our cv-
cry day life, follow the teachings of
our order. there would be many
obliged - cry out in t..cir admiration.
as did Agrippa unto PAM: Almost
thou ~pcG.Iadcst me tn be. not only Il
Granger. but a Christian. For To be
Il true Granger. we must live in the
daily practice ot maIy Christian vir-
tues. In our search for principle. we
have endcayorcd to keep an eye on
Theory and Practice. see if they are
walkim" along peacefully. side by
side, and hand in han,l. At The very
threshold ofonr order. we are adInon-
i>hcd To add dignity tn labor But
h0w shall We IL. thiS-by observing
that triic old saying."anything worth
doing is worth well doing?" We all
practice this more or less. We think
the admonition contcmp!a;cs more
than I'll :. Labor belongs To the hand
dignity to the mind. Every matron
knows. either by experience or oh-er-
Na~iion.tlic Inconvenience arising from
want of help. There are seasons of
The year. when. with all her rronoL,v
" fiInnr. and oy"r-t:ycd physical DOW
cr>. >h" !inll> herself unable. alone. to
successfully cope with the work ac-
cumHla,ii.g around her. Many times
Il day she mentally cyclaim>. What
shall do" I know Eiy friend has
several dau"hicr>.-bri-hf ~;ntciii-
cen; Young lIdi"S OF christian rep L.
iaii"n. should shimk their >yinJ.i-
tle:ic naSurc would prompt them To
render their carc-worn father all the
pcruriary assistance possible. The
daughter. true to iilial duty and de-
voted friendship. rxiil;S in tli. bros
pcct cf bcin" useful. Of being indcpcn- +.
dent. of no lon",r b,in" Il burden To
AGED narcIi~. But s!w stops Ia count
the ro>t. What .':ail | receive?
Wages. What shall lose l.cpuia-
ton. The cost i too much: rnu>t
content myself TO he useless aud bur
dcn>"mr = willie longer. Does our
"rau"r theory say il shall ro>i her.
her character. we had almost >aid. out
We mean. her r~tbutai,yR. Characirr
i what >he *: reputation. Esha: the
worlt says she IL. Our theory -,.v>:
"Ali honest lal,ar i honorable" cod
made the Garth. lie set the example
of l;,j.r. ana s:snriiiicJ Il. and made
it Il necessity Of His creatures. Nv
the swrat of thy brow tiion shalt earn
thy bread Can that which God
has made Il necessity III man. degrade
him Yet. in he face of these broad
truths. we utter no condemnation but
must admire the ~icnarity with which
the young lady clings to her rcputa-
ton.
Practice too often looks upon hired
help IL incapable Of physical cxliau~-
tion. 1Ou are only hired help. work
N" y: wages: vau cannot he weary.
like refined people. who labor only, If
al all. for sell. Just is though our
own work was n more elevatin. TO
The mind than the work of another.
Practice. hen in the society of ariS-
;ocraiio friends. does not notice hired
help. even by the nod of friendly rec
"@nition. IS tits adein" dignity to
labor. Here. again. We find theory
and practice SHADING aloot. Ii NAV
he. that We do not all need nirrd bclp:
yet W. may entertain ihis false idea
this pcrn:cious princip.p. in our
mines. and thus help to spread the
already too prevalent idea that labor
is degrading. MatronS. ,Yc are, i'm
some degree, responsible for tiliSfal,c
education: " influence has been on
the wrGn@ side. From lcnrnfarth
let lis seek ia elevate Tie laborin"
whcilnr they labor mt their
homes or our ZONES, IN the field or
in the Kitchen.
II. in u sec.rh for principlc. we
stumble upon unpalatah.c
truth. We would suggest swallowing
quickly. just as you would anv other
unpleasant diet, and thus avoid the
TASTE. Let rs go hand in hand
theory and practice to the home
Of the farmer. Having arrived. pleas
ant inin"S gree. us. We taste the
: It is luscious. We sccuc the
fra.raI. rose; it IS pleasant, the
beautiful cycr1rpcps claim nrr ,,1,n;