The Grange advance., 1874-02-18

some OF OUr subscribers. NoW IS Gouti
time to subscribe TOR the paper. it is per
nancriiy established and we propose to
enlarge Inc size Ivy fal! anil to~nake il one
Of the best an'l most co,np(e" ;:lmily an'!
agricultural newspapers OF tie State. ni:.,
stand with the Patrons all the time.
We publish the following communicable
not because we have the least sympathy
with many Of the sentiments therein ex-
pressed, but because we believe thar moth
ing except cant and hypocrisy are injured
by free discussion, and that the grca, ora-
tor Wendell Philips was right when he said
alt is good sometimes to read ami hear
principles different from those which We
hold. 1t stirs our principles about the
roots Every man who has pure, strong
thoughts to offer in favor Of >. Mental and
Moral Culture" i'll favor of independent
thought and IS Brain Culture,' has il right
to u hearing, though we may think his
theories wrong. We have been informed
that certain persons have attempted to use
d former article from this writer as an ar
gumcnt that the Grange movement was de-
signed to do away with the pulpit anu the
church. Probably those persons will be
made easy when they are informed that the
manual Of the Patrons Of Husbandry was
gotten up BY ministers of orthodox church
es, while it contains nothing that will con-
tlict with any mans religious OK political
belief, that it is full Of religious thought,
teaches faith in God and obedience to His
laws, using in some places Bible texts Tor
that purpose. Any man who has ever at
tended the public installation OF officers Of
a Grange knows that Oranges are always
opened with prayer and that all are ex-
pectcd to join in the responses; aud all
who have taken the trouble to read the
Manual of Patrons Of Husbandry know that
both the Old and New Testament Scriptures
are therein recognized and the whole Bible
taken as the word of God. 1t is folly,
worse than folly, it is the most miserable
cant and hypocrisy, or else most shameful
and culpable ignorance for any man to At
tempt to show that Oranges make war on
any mans religion. 1t is worse than all
this, when a man writes on an entirely
independent question, and does not pretend
in any manner TO represent or to expound
the principles Of the order of Patrons. to
try 70 use his words to prejudice mems
minds against the Order; it is the culmina-
tion Of ignorance, hypocrisy and lying.
We have already made our editorial
longer than the communication but we
wish to add and have it understood that
this paper is open to free discussion; be-
lieving thattruth eternal and God given, is
not to be advanced by choking down dis
scussion. Such ideas might have done for
the days when they roasted Protcstants, be-
headed papists, or hung witches. God has
condescended to say to man '' Come let us
reason together and the man who would
choke off free discussion places himself
ABOVE his i>l0kcE.} . liUtu ~ uSVcE 4uJurGU
by open attack or free debate; if she is in
jured a: all it is by the cringins cowardice
Of her weak or hypocritical supporters.
Thereupon, 0 ye. readers Of the ADVANCE,
if you find anything in the columns of this
paper which you think is wrong, reply to it
with all the fire and force Of reasoning that
you can command, you shall have Q hearing
every time. Let us have free, indepen-
dent press and then will the hydra headed
serpents Of cant, monopoly, injustice and
wrong find no place to hide their Shiny
heads. sS555s ..5.l.
VOICES OF WoRKINGnEN. Il.
PEN AND PRESS ARE Law AND GOSPEL.
Wlat Know Ase.t Newspapers.
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