The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-05

The State Grange has RENTED in the
past two years to the Oranges in the
South Western portion of the State
some dollars. This was
in consideration of the ravsges made
by the locusts in that section, and it
evinces the fact that we have not been
deaf to the cries of the destitute and
suffering.
In the month of August last, warm
ed some one hundred and twenty
Oranges of their delinquency, as requir-
ed by our Constitution.
Many needed only this notice to put
themselves right on the record. Others
have not responded, and at the close
of this session l shall obey the require
ments Of the law by asking the revoca-
ton Of these improbable charters. In
the case Of negligent, defunct and dead
Oranges, we, have paid altogether too
much money.
I have received communication from
William H. Yale, Esq, an attorney re.
siding at Winona, informing me that
Brother Denman had made an assign
ment to Mr. G. N. Wakefield, that
among the assets is claim against the
State Grange of Minnesota for the sum
of $3,S37.l2, and desiring me to state
what action I wished to take in the
premises. I replied thai I would refer
the letter to you for such disposal as
you might deem prudent to make under
the circumstances.
If every single letter you have written
me in the past year has not been re-
sponded to, it has not been 80 from wish
or inclination on my part. My desire
has been to reply to the humblest inter-
rogatory, and to prove to all that was
an earnest, true brother. When in
form you that from ten to twenty let.
ters, and as many papers have regularly
poured in upon me every day, when I
assure you that more than fifteen hun
dred letters, and nearly double that
number of newspapers, circulars, and
pamphlets have been sent off by me
during the past year, believe that your
generous dispositions will surely excuse
an occasional omission, and that you
will exercise Patrons consideration,
and dispense Patrons charity.
From the organization of the State
Grange in 1869 until the day of his
death, no man worked more faithfully
or zealously for the good Of the Order
in Minnesota than did our late, worthy
brother, William. Paist. What better
can we do as a body than to set apart
some day in May next, for all the Grang-
ers in this jurisdiction to plant a me-
mortal tree, as a mark Of respect, hon:
or and love to our Brother Paist
How many Of you, my brethren, have
ever read to your Oranges the proceed
ings of the State Grange of Minnesota
The first State Grange was established
here nearly eight years ago, and we
have never printed our proceedings.
Calls are made almost daily by our
own Oranges and those in other states
for the proceedings Of the mother state
grange, and it is with shame that am
compelled to say we have never publish
ed ours. trust some provision will
be made this session for the publication
of the proceedings Of this body from
its birth to the present time so that our
brothers and sisters at home may know
something of the history of the order
in their own state.
Do you, my brethren, open often the
Sacred Writings upon our altar, and
read as follows: "Though I speak
with the tongues of men and of angels,
and have not charity, I am become as
sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal."
Let US, my brethren, strive to per,
form good deeds. The opportunities
are not rare. Not a day passes but
that you can do some good act Good
deeds are ever fruitful. Out of one
good action of ours, God produces q
thousand, the harvest whereof is per.
petual.
! The widow, the fatherless, the wea.
ried, the sick, the responding. the
stricken in spirit, are around and about
you almost hourly. Then cheer them