The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-07-25


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refine DIS rugged natofe. N cheer lnd
strengthen hlm 10 oil biz laudabIe
efforts @he was made biz counter
paft--hs second self--bo o. hi4
bone, flesh Of bis hssl, and sOul Of his
soul. And as the husbandman awoks
from bis deep sleep IN the shadow Of
the spreading trees, and saw standing
| efore him 10 oil her radiant trans.
cendant beauty, with an iniuitiyoper
ception Of the relation which God
designed should suhsist between them,
he named her WOMAN.
And there amid the delightful
scenes Of the paradisaic garden, with
the golden fruits glowing and glisiea.
ing among the bright green foliage OF
a thousand stately trees, with myriads
Of gorgeous flowers frcigllting the air
with the exquisite fragrance of their
mingled perfumes, while hundreds of
gorgeous hued birds iDined their
notes in harmony with The
Of the brooks and the whis.
pers OF the breeze,-there, we say,
was organized, with the approving
smile of the Grand Master of the Uni.
verse, the first Grange Of the Patrons
of Husbandry. We assert without
fear of successful contradiction that
it may be properly termed a Grange
the parties were Agriculturists, and
the union was for mutual aid, and
moral, and social culture.
The same reasons which rendered
the presence OF woman in the garden.
necessary to the happiness and we'll.
being of the first Husbandman, render
I'd necessaryher presence in the Grange
almost six thousand years later in the |
history o. the world.
When Saunders and Kelley set on |
oot the grand scheme for the regen- !
,ration of Agriculture-for its olsen.
.hralment from the intricate net
work of chains that has bound it for
Years, they, too. saw that it was not
good for man to be alone in the noble
work. They knew that the magnet
SIN of her presence would draw
within the gates thousands whose
luty and interests required them to
% there, but who with mans pro /
'erbial tardiness would have tarried
They knew that her intuitive
Intellect would suggest measures adap-
ed to advancement of the Order
md the accomplishment of its designs,
which man, unassisted, would be slow
o devise. They knew that her SUBJ
ime faith, which is a part of her
,eing-the very essence OF her soul +
would he sure anchor to the vessel
hey were about to launch when
'trong men tread the decks in silent
gloomy doubt as the clouds lowered,
he waves rose, and the mutteripg of
he storm in the distance was heard.
They knew that her presence was
necessary to make the
Grange, what they designed it TO be, !
/ grand instrument of moral and
ocial advancement--a refner-a
;ivilizer. - ... ....--r. /
The result has proven that they
we're not wrong. The unexampled
Increase of the Order. the great good
which it has accomplished and the
'et greater good whose accomplish
nent is now a mere matter Of tina,
he unparalleled harmony in the work
If the Oranges scattered throughout |
he land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and from the Gulf to the
lakes, are owing, we verify believe,
n a great measure 10 the benign in
iuence of woman in the Grange.
The FRIENDSHIP OF MEN, know