The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-02
Number 28.
"WE ARE ALL BRETHREN.

| "WE AXE ALL BRETHREN.
sour lives are songs; God writes the words,
| And we set them to music at pleasure,
And the song grows glad, or sweet, or sad,
AS we choose to fashion the measure.
We move with the music, whatever the song,
Whatever its rhyme o. meter;
| And if it is sad we can make it glad,
| Or if sweet, we cafi make it sweeter."
A sister in the Grange very truthfully,
pointedly, and briefly tells of the charita-
BILE features and objects of the Order as it
exists to-day:
''Recognizing the universal brotherhood
of man, the Grange has opened up wide
| field of labor for its members. Are any
strong? They are taught to bear the in
| firmities of of the weak. Have any been
blessed with an abundance of this worlds
goods? They are here taught that we
are all brethrenl and he that hath freely
received should also freely give. Do any
need encouragement and sympathy?
| Among the members of this fraternity are
| ever found hearty eo-workers and ardent
sympathizers."
| Noble words fifty spoken. They have
| impressed us with candor that others,
opposed to us as an Order, will not fail to
| inculcate in the daily cups" and downs
| of promiscuous and chaos life. "We are
all brethren" Therefore let us resolve,
by good words and deeds, that we will
tenaciously cling to good report no mat
ter whether the horoscope of the future
looks bright or dark
/ eve are all brethrenw Heed we'll these
words when you are prompted by the
| pickering and iealousieS of those who
| would have you believe that your broth
erhOod is barrier to your own interests;
| that co operation is non n-essential to pro-
| lection against soulless corporations and
monopoly rings. The Grange was orga-
| niZed as check to reckless extravaganza
which was fast gaining freedom among
our farmers and holding them as wise in
the clutches of a suicidal business life.
If we believe that the farmer and his
occupation is peer to any, let us dwell and
act together as 'brethren." Let us pay
| Difference to honest worth, not to we'll
clothed pretense. AS common brother
hood let us make our profound bow to
intelligence and integrity, whether behind
the plow, in the granary, in the workshop,
or in the enjoyment of life. We must be
consistent and not demand that recogni-
ton from the rest of the world that we
would not accord ourselves. We are in
the majority collectively speaking, and
have the might and power to be respect
ed; though we have often learned, to our
sorrow, that majorities do not always
command respect, and are not always re-
| spectacle.
! AS brotherhood and sisterhood we are
numerous enough to hold all we have
thus far gained and conquer more, I'VE
but continue to study and improve upon
the lessons of the past. The very fact
that the farmers whom all men preyed
upon, were organizing themselves for
mutual help, protection and essential hap
piness, sent CONSERVATION through every
great and petty monopoly in the land.
Accustomed to organized and united eff
fort themselves, they realized, as we have
not, the invincible power we might be-
come; and their contempt for the farmer
was turned to fear and hatred of this Or
der. Sentiments which in ungarded mo-
ments only betrayed themselves, and
would be a sufficient reason for our con-
tinued existence. But fear has done her
work while giving us time to become ac-
customed to and acquainted with Grange
methods of cooperation. Therefore it
would be inexcusable suicide for us to
grow lukewarm now, after having accom-
plished SO much in but half dozen years.
We have the enemy on the run; let us pur-
sue with relentless vigor until we have
called off all the "dogs of war;" and Sc
cured for ourselves and our children
legacy against the encroachments of those
who would curtail our prosperity and our
happiness.
But while looking hopefully forward
to an increasing prosperity in our Order,
we, must remember that its success de-
pends upon us individually as well as col
lectively. 1t will be what we make it.
RESPECTABLE so far as successful; success
full only so far as active and harmonious.
-Peuxsylvania Farmers Friend.