The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-12

uprightness aud integrity. The lsdies
OF the Grange are the emblems Of ita
purity. You will observe that the
Grange makes provision for that which
is q great defeotin our society. that is,
healthtul amusement. It is ss i'm.
porsant as the food We eat, for it 10
Just as natural that youth should seek
amusement as that the lamb should
skip or, that the bird should sing.
As the end OF every month there is 4
festival; after the business OF the day
is over q repsst is spread, and tho
members OF the Grange. young and
old, enjoy themselves in . way suited
to their years aud inclinatious. It is
our duty to make our offspring happy.
There is some good poetry and some
very bad theology in that popular
verse,
This world is all fleeting show,
For mans illusion given;
The smiles OF Joy, the tears Of woe,
Dsoeitful shine, deoeitful dow,
There's nothing true but Heaven"
Heaven is. indeed. graudly, Rlori.
ously true, but there is truth oft.times
in the tears which spring from the
fond heart, almost broken, finding re-.
lief thus. when relief could not be oh.
tanned. go, let me weep this bliss
in tears" There is truth in the smile
OF Joy. This beautiful earth was not
made for mans illusion. Otherwise,
the green carpet of spring, it's hills of
flowers. the restless ocean, the star
light night. the pale moou, the glori.
GUS life giving SOU, are all libels upon
the Great Creator. All nature cries
out. her voice is the voice OF God to
his Intelligent creatures. "Be good,
be happyl" 1t is also educational to
our daughters, teuching them that they
are not merely to be butterflies Of
life, to be amused and amuse, but
that. In the conducting Of the farm,
they should 80 employ themselves as
to make all work to the best advantage
in the garden and iu tho homestead.
to strive In all the various ways to
make home the happiest place on earth.
And to mother and daughter. the
Grange says, make home beautiful
within; make home happy within with
good books and sweet music; and, bet
ter than all, with the accord OF the
heart OF the family, which are one in
their pursuits. generous, just aud true.
Make home beautiful without. plant
flowers around the homestead. gladden.
it with the smiles of spring, rob winter
OF his chill by the ever-lovsly ever
green. Make home attractive for yo1r
soas. At the restive period OF life,
when they are seeking change, and
disposed to wander to distant lands, aa
they look around them uponl their
beautiful home. are forced to exclaim.
Il cannot leave thee; these. flowers
these bowers their hands eutwiu cd,
my mother and sisters implanted.
Here Z was won, there I was won to
virtue by my mothers smile and de-
tered from vice by my fathers frovn;
over those fields I followed the bound.
ing game; in those clear waters nv
young limbs bathed. I cannot leave
thsei Godi do so to me and mine also.
II aught but death part thee and me. -
As to our sons. in the way of eduoa-
ton, the Grange hero plays an imper-
tant part--it brings about the com BIZ
nation OF study and labor. and long
experience OF teaching leads me to be.
lieve that the value of this combins.
ton canEot be over estimated. The
worlds most healthy and sound minds
have been produced by just. such "a
combination. I know no position
which l would rather see my sous &C.
cupy. than to stand Upon their own
landa-honest. educated farmers, fear
ing God, and doing their duty to their
fellow man. / cannot conceive OF q
social positi9Ii higher than this. The
Orange lie also moral. I don't know
who wrb bts. the msnnal of tie Grange
but have this to cay. whoever he was,
whether one miud or many minds, the
work that has been done is an nm ense
benefit to mapkfpd. Out of the sacred
Scriptures. i Nkuow/of no compend Of
human conduct equal to it. In the
teaching Of that ritual. no man, no
woman. NO youth of either sex. can
fail, if she or he faithfully applies that
ritual. to be useful members of so.
cisty. and be fitted for all it's ends.
The Grange directs its members to
take an interest in public affairs as
citizens. While We have nothing to
do with politics in party sense. We
have great deal to do with laws. II
there are hurtful lave that ought to be
repealed. and good laws that ought to
be passed, it is our duty to turn out
those representatives who will not
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