, 1877-11-24
TILE NATIONAL GRANGE.


CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-.tt t!lc session Of tho
National Grange to-day thu subject OF mileage
Ut members wills discussed, but 10 conclusion
rcucCu. A reception WIS rendered tho mem.
bers by tho cit!xens ;o-niyht. Mayor Moore
made tho welcoming apcccl,.
Cincinnati Enquirer, Nor. -.
Tho National Grange Of ths Patrons of Hus.
bandry convened a$t the uEand Hotel In this city
at II o'rlotk yesterday morning. The call Of
tho roll showed that delegates were prcscnt
FROM tho foi.uwlng State 0rangcs, y!z. j: Calffor-
nIa, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky, sIalnc, Maryland, Massaehu-
setts, Michigan, Minnesota, MisslsaIppi, Missou.
ri, New llanlpsh!Fc, New Jersey, North Caro-
lima, DMo Oregou, Pennsylvania, Texas, Yer.
mont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, mud Colorado,
Dakota Territory. It IL expected that rcpsc-
sentativss from tho other State Oranges will be
TIC Grand Muster began the real work Of tho
session by delivering tLs following aa!.lress:
ADpHEas or GRAND MASTER JOHN I. JONES.
OnANaR: Permitted 10 assemble again at lhu ap.
polnte tims fat our annual .esstuH, the Erst etao
lion " true !utsons heart 1s that Of xratltude 70
tue year that has yasxcd In ihs tenignant ss4sons
"a ka pusscs Of 70 .eteaee 81
tue artst Ut broader clucaslnn, and q sequence.
Of u hlxhof tis1liI4tiup, which IL tho objective
In reviewing the sxcncles Of this advance, may
VIC not 5uatiy claim large sh1[o for our Order,
in purp,*e. and In der4f w luuk hack 10 our
drst xrand congress 1t st. Louis =. The ot Tits
EaluEn 1f gouu feeling. cemcutel by our etinxH
1t ChaFleston, ut Louisville. and It Chicago.
II has been my fortune to participate In al Of
n t1es TO- sod IT,
Indicated sectional .ll-wlal; but baw n,ueh 10 We
oil !rmanaber, who wcto present 1t these meetings
In and ont Ut ons urAnss halls, assuring our r..
stoEed friendship. W. trust to BE- iHimuEtalf Ten
years nsu We launched our Grange shIp upon al
support, having their origin In tho mutual depend
encp Ut taankind each other social bsInxs, arc
~ old ~ human society Itself; but We susrch in
cicty u aytcnltartss III improve tbs uoFat social
and 4luteslectu4l condition u tho laru,iug Cla..es
sa.se. I IT, u eomuuity suel wsis ihs o,ynsI %.
rcls Of the Orange; but IL reach these the farmer
muss be cnaac'pated FROM long yasya'age 70 ths
xAlton and Of his isolation In tho pAss At our an-
nua! meetings VIC louk back to see what proxreas
our ye..sl 10 see thal %. t. well founi II sssry
respect and IL to rude any storm without loss Of
Tls sctroa pect II full Of encouragement TO u in
advancing ths mighty reforms We huse initiated.
We ara now INSURED In thu sot1tY of our fuunda.
esanot sansee.ay u.
now - Wide =. tie coutlnent. and hsfon1; its
bened.s md privileges afs beln1 lnads to reach The
humblvst in tue land, who may. by wise uss Vt
1s.eu., bo elevated from poverty, ignoraucc, deg
ratatten. aud vassalage. to m Intelligent. tlrsu-
ous fEscdum. With improved teaehlnx and dixei.
pllns. W. mud our Order steadily advancing In good
WORKS, while 1t has bsen freeing itself fEum dead
now stand4 forth i hcalthy. vigorous body. cuna-
dent ln ts atseaslh Ia lha truth aud salus OF its
principles 10 ourses 81, to society. ~ the Common
wealth, the Nation.
tecn1 that our progress in The application Of our
prprtplea " the aiaiTs OF life hxa betn In proper
tIUn 70 uur educ4tiou iu these princplea mud 10
the diffusion Of general iutclllgeucc, including
better Information II to the forces an1 laws which
drsvrnius Individual p1oapeEity. ~ well ~ general
prrxtesx tp civilization, far which thu Gfau - his
nsoled the most efficient school uoLrsu tlues has