The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-16
Conference of thc Methodist Episcopal
church OF virginfa,
mechanic.' Institutes.

To tho Editor OF The Herald;
Whenever business or professional
men, lawyers, doctors, merchants,
bankers or spectators, take hold OF an
enterprise which promises to rebound
to their interest It Is pushed to COM
pletion with characteristic energy.
There IL no hesitation or apathy, no
tagging behind and waiting for some
one to take the lead, but all unite In
prompt action, and the project is at
once brought TO successful fruition.
All professions, not excepting the
clergy, have their associations, to
which all the members owe allegiance,
and which legslate for the prosperity
and welfare Of the whole class. In
every city OF the Union may
be found stock exchanges, boards
OF trade, medical societies, assoc
Citations OF the bench and bar, etc.
The mechanics, however, the most
numerous class, and the bulwark upon
which In great measure rests the
whole structure OF society and govern
ment, exhibit an astonishing lethargy
in combining for the lettering Of their
condition.
For some time past q number Of live
artisans Of our city have been laboring
assiduously In an attempt to organize
an association of mechanics under the
name aud style of the Employers and
Employees Mutual Protection Society,
pul nave 'hus iar iheS WIN very
ques.ionaoio SUCCESS. Aho oWecls
oI sils assov,a.lon nle 'ne uliling IN
one nhrlnonious mnoio we u,VerslIy
., INTERESTS "illon separate tne em-
poycr anu W ehP.vyeui W alnIcap'y
sea.le al m =. h inas my ARISE oe'
p 's ,nonioels W sno 'ov'esy, W pro-
Mo " .I' ~,,, ~ .aou VA y, s,onnees, w
aa,o' .n1 u'e s,,n, W V'vo ~ SUN nen
only, 90 W .n.i, pnss Unuuc.' Eve
suaiahteo sna. ,hny WIZ lapv, Ior .ne
eha1.ns y, SUN ia"s 90 snau pio.eo'
aug ,n.oioaaa y, wy iayoins "nu Ply
auJins o,asses aiu W sicv".e' socia,y
hhu noraily, sne s'anuaru Oh Tue w0Ik.
hs po'.ion y. Wy o1 , Inv
a, aItons ,Joiey ,vu inui III ,ieso pliaa
T,p,es wou,u 20 y. .noa,ou's - uen ,h
nany wsys, - appaasn' ~ ~ even Wy
aue. ,nuPslnom oosslse.. inc seneru,'
.ag " Ine.,.uelohs cons','
,uIeu gu 'ne pr,nc,p'es nere VI
iuucu W, wouiu have en-
dency, py uniting ana conceh-
tra.,ng .ne Efforts OF various mechanics
III the salhe oIehcnes " .raue, 70 pro"
no,o .ne Iapir auvanoesnehe oi gen
erai sc,ence. lney wou.u nave . 1en-
uehuy " plouuve an en.sn'ive ulnus,on
VI Iae,onal ihIornn.lon anohs tne
eehern mass VI sooie,yi p@tucu'ariy
nnlohs snose ~ .no lowel waihs vi
nle, W wniVn .no haI,oM ooneep.'ons
anu suPerstitlous noIohs whlch so
generay plevaa m,sh. pe srnuuniy
ren'oveu anu saIlety VI uso,ui Iints
anu Ia.lonal views sugges.ea, when
would tend to elevate and ennoble the
,' ana proan s up mn conve ~
lence anu co,nioI.. uney woulu in-
uuce u .as.e ior ln.enec'uai p'exsuie
anu rn.ionh nJoyinsn., ih WHEN
.nose nouIs eenelaiy spen. ~ ais'.ess-
ness io9ilsh aiiiuselnent anu tne PVT.
SUI. " uissipation nigne oe pIon'soiy
ehpioyeu, "nu consequen.iy .ne SUN
ol general napPllcss ausmen.eu. a.
properly conauc.eu, .ney a uou,u nus H., III
., Prouuc,s o.m d ~ , anapa, eo va .o
state OF morals anu OF seneral society.
AS vice 10 sno nA'uia on, Oh
sPrins ~ Az. ~ t u9
vMtue uau LILY mTm ,o.n e,e ,,,s
anu en .,ssn,,,as pto, ,p, anu wue.o
suon pn ,utop ~ , eM,s. Wig" yResa.,on,
lna s,o"s Th VI ,esS ues,ee, WIN aaWays
aPpea. an9 naui.s y, o,uer, punctu-
any anu po'i.eness, wnicn wou,o pre-
vn,. ~ suun associa''ohs' woui9 natu-
Ial,y oe cailleu lnto tne otnsr depart
menus 81 ne, anu produce tneir cor
Iesponuihg ehects. me irequent IN
terGouIse VI men Oh uine.eno parties
anu PIolesslons, associateu TOT tne puI-
pose OF promotimg one common oplect'