The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-23
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BY MASTER or STATE GRANGE.

Worthy Brothers and Sisters
1t will be remembered by those dele
gates in attendance upon the last ses-
sion of our State Grange, and"by those
oranges in which the proceedings of
the last National Grange have been
carefully read, that certain amendments
were proposed to the fundamental law
of the Order. The several States have
taken action thereon, and the Worthy
I Master of the National Grange has is
sued his proclamation declaring the
following to be in full force as a part of
the Constitution Of the National
Grange: Amendments numbered l, 3,
: l. S, 6, 7, 10, l3 and ID.
Amendment number restores Past
Masters Of subordinate oranges aud
their wives, who are Matrons, to seats.
and renders them eligible to Office in
the State Grange, but not to vote.
Number 3 removes the restriction as
to the number of delegates from subor-
, dinate to County Oranges, and leaves
the matter to be regulated by the State
Oranges.
Number 4 restores Past Masters Of
State Oranges and their wives, who are
Matrons, to seats in the National
: Grange, and renders them eligible to
: Office, but not to vote.
Number 5 prescribes the officers of a
County Grange to be the same as those
of National, State and subordinate
oranges.
Number 6 declares that the election
Of officers Of a County Grange shall
take place annually at such time as the
County Grange may determine.
Number seven makes an election of
officers of the National Grange neces-
sary once in two, instead of three, years.
Number 10 declares that no petition
shall be received from rejected appli-
:: cant until six months shall have elapsed
after such rejection.
Number IL makes it obligatory upon
the Secretary Of the State Grange to
deposit with the Treasurer thereof,
every thirty days instead of every ten.
Number II allows the comforting Of
two degrees upon the same person at
the same meeting.
' 1t will be observed that the proposed
amendment to change the membership
fees and monthly dues has been rejected.
They therefore remain the same, and
:: must be paid as heretofore. And in
this connection l desire to say that no
grange can avoid, over-rule, or disobey
the constitutional requirement of the
payment Of five dollars for males and
two dollars for females, when initiated
into the order. And it is the duty of
: every good Patron, having an abiding
interest in the welfare, progress and
perpetuity of our organization, to re-
port at once to the Master of the State
Grange every such violation, stating
the time, place and circumstances under
which the solemn obligations were re-
pudiated and broken. =, :,
Every member should feel that he is
sentinel on the outer battlements,
solemnly bound to blow the trumpet of
alarm, when there is an appearance of
the enemy either outside or inside.
This undermining sister oranges in
price is dishonorable, and savors too
much Of the faithlessness, corruption
and despicable trickery so prevalent in
the land at the present time.
Considering the solemn compact we
have entered into, where is the excuse
tor this rank perjury, and this perpe-
tration Of wrong and fraud upon our
brothers and sisters? Where is our
Fidelity? These attractions warrant
the plainest language possible from me,
and they must in the future be discount
tenanced, and cease in this jurisdiction.
What measure of success can we ex-
pect to obtain if we are false to our
= selves and deceitful to each other :?
What prosperity can we hope for, if
we ignore our obligations, and thus
prove ourselves unworthy Of honorable
rank among the other vocations in the
land? Our enemies have already
boosted, that VIC have neither the req.
uisite brains, proper spirits or trusty
cohesion among US. Shall we demon
strate the truthfulncss of their asser ;.
tions, or shall VIC cooperate together
as a class, be faithful to our pledges.
and accomplish something worthy Of