The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-17
ATTEND THE oRANeK.

In an Order like this great farm
RS combination of ours, the regu-
arity with which the members at
end its stated meetings attest the
degree of their warmth in the
cause. There is no surer sign of
decay, than that the members are
found absent from their duties night
after night, leaving to Others the
task of performing what should be
considered a great pleasure as well
as an imperative duty, on their own
part. Besides the injury sustained
personally by the derelict member,
the Grange in its corporate ca
pacity, is wounded and crippled.
Such is the influence of the want of
personal interest upon the part of
member, and when this member Is
of Importance, by reason of his in
telligence, wealth or influence, the
injury is multiplied in like proper
ton. Now, in this brief paper we
intend to give few reasons why the
attendance should be regular and in
stead of being forced, why il should
be considered pleasing duty.
The Importance of the Order to
the agricultural classes is to-day
well understood, and if the pur-
poses and intent are fully carried
out, it must prove of inestimable
value when considered in the light
of mere dollars and cents. If we
have business going on at night
by which few dollars are added to
our store, how regular our attend
ance upon it becomes. Now, here at
our monthly Grange meetings, we
are carrying on a business which not
only adds to our own store of this
worlds goods, but which extends
its benefits abroad to our neighbors
and friends, as well as to society at
large, in all of its varied and multi
piled interests. What an incentive
is this to regularity in our attend
ance upon the Grange meetings.
Then, too, we must consider the
great advantage our monthly meet
ings are, when considered with ref
erence to the social and moral vir-
tues SO surely developed by them
No good, pure citizen or Christian
but places the value of the Grang,
influence above price in dollars an'
cents, and the value of regular at
: tendance upon the meetings of tn
t Order,is to him of vast importance
l while he would labor by all legit
, mate means for pecuniary SUI
G cess for himself and his neigl
i bors, he dare not disregard tn
n grand interests of morality, charit'
q purity and Christian love, whic
y are so well served, by regular a
e tendance upon the Grange.
T. In new country like Texas, e
'e pecially do these consideration
II commend themselves with irrisist
Is BILE force to the thoughtful patri'
}, and thinking Christian. Here it
b necessary for the religious and Il
o moral of our people to III
e, every legitimate means possib
sr for the spread of the benil
'e principles of morality, benevolen
o and Christianity. The Grange
'e all these respects, is simp
e, a grand engine for their furthe
Ie ance, and while its influence
h. surely builds up these interests,
,t deals with the other and mo
r. worldly matters, which claim
Ig large a portion Of the attention
earth workers.
Then with all these consideratio
before us, let us urge upon the +
4 irons of Husbandry the utmost vi
lance and regularity,not only in d
er mere attendance upon the Gran,
D. meetings, but upon all the gre
: - lessons taught by the Order