Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-17
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grange, do it under deep sense of
my inability to discharge the duty with
that degree of wisdom and sagacity
that the peculiar condition and cir
cumstances of the grange require for
its prosperity and harmony. Neither
do / feel able to discharge it with the
same skill and decorum, as did my
worthy predecessor. 1t is presumed,
and justly too, that the Master should
tighten the pathway of his less inform
ed brethren, wisely conduct the bust
ness and course of the order; that his
ultimate ends may be attained, meet
its intricacies and entanglements with
the world, and with wisdom as un-
erring as the mariners compass,
guide it with honor to the good of Its
founders. For these duties | feel a
deep and abiding incompetency; for
you must be aware that We have ar
rived at point in the history of this
glorious order, that requires more
wisdom, deeper and more serious
thought and intellectual comprehen-
sion of all the surroundings than was
required in the foundation of the un-
paralleled growth that has character
lied it for the past two years.
The merit of its foundation is due to
a single intellect, but now the gigantic
proportions at which it has arrived
not only demand the utmost skill and
ability of its founder, but hundreds OF
the best engineers of our country to
WELD judiciously the mighty fabric,
The renowned o. Kelly, after contem-
plating the founding of this deep, stud
led, wise scheme for promoting the
happiness of the agricultural classes,
has had happy respite from his in
ventive labors for some eight years,
contemplating with pride and satisfac-
ton the unprecedented success OF his
scheme and its perfect adaptation to
the wants of the farming classes. How
ever, its extraordinary growth is in a
measure due to its novelty, as well as
to the intrinsic merit of the order.
Having attained its present colossal
proportions, whether from an idle Gu
riosity, love of novelty, peculiar to
the American people, or from the in
trinsic merit of the order, it requires
the exercise of all the skill ofits ablest
adherents to conduct and manipulate
successfully the various local and gen.
eral interests that are necessary to
perpetuate, bind and cement the order
in indissoluble bonds. This success,
in no small measure, depends upon the
spirit and conduct of the subordinate
oranges. For the past two years there
has been no delinquency on your part ;
for the most lively interest has been ia
ken by majority ofthe members, grow
jig out of fancied interests, the beauty
and novelty of its ceremonies; itsnov-
elites engendering a spirit of sociallty;
that sOciality creating an emulous zeal
for the accomplishment of any lauda-
BILE project that was likely to promote
the interest of the order. Many of
those objects, at first fascinating in
theirappearance, have losttheir charm;
although but partially obtained were
found of little importance Others have
been put on foot but abandoned for
want of merit; however many impor-
taut ends have been reached, which
largely contribute to the general good
of the order. Ali of these enticing in
terests and alluring objects. were Pc
culiar to, and absolutely necessary to
the growth of the order, but many of
them pernicious in their more ad-
vanced and mature stage. These tenn
porary, short-lived pleasures, allure
ments and novelties, peculiar to the
ceremony of initiation, have served
their time and part well. The order
is now presented to you comparative
Iy Invested of its borrowed charms, of
mystic novelty and curiosity, as wise
and efficient order for your ameliora-
ton. Whatever of interest was gain
ed to the order by novelty and curiosi-
ty must now be supplied by a becoming
zeal on your part for the true princi-
pies and primary aims of the order.
To perform this duty, both with zeal
and pleasure, should be the constant
aim of every member, they being du-
ties that are not only peculiar to this
order, but to every other moral and
religious institution in Christendom.
The cultivation, with assiduity, of
the warmest fraternal sentiments be-
comes the first and paramount duty
with all as fraternity is the parent of
our future success and the foundation
of our prosperity and happiness as an
order. Whatsoever of prejudice or
antipathy that may Turk in our bos-
oms for our neighbOr and brother,
should be speedily eradicated' by the
necessary reparation on the part of the
offender All personal dislike, envy
and defamation, if such be among us,
should be hurled from our midst and
never again suffered to pass the por-
tails of the order.
To anticipate any languishing of the
order, you must now cultivate fond
ness for the discussion of topics of do
nestle interest, topics that pertain to
your household, your garden, your or
chard and farm; topics of moral and
fraternal department, extending to each
other such friendly courtesies and CT
Whites that love and brotherly sym
pathies will be irresistible.
Will not the discussion of subjects,
so peculiar to your welfare be suffi-
cient within themselves to awaken a
lively interest in our order?
Surely you cannot be contented to
sit listlessly by and see this noble or
der, designed for your special ameli-
Grafton and SO we'll adapted to that