The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-29

against brothers lives or lmbued brothers
hands in brothers blood. That the bloody
scenes of four years would not have been
enacted and its history unwritten. Let
this scene impress upon us our important
duties and heavy responsibilities and let
us strive diligently to meet and discharge
them to the benefit and satisfaction of
those whom we represent.
The plan of this order was we'll and
wisely conceived; its foundations deeply
and firmly laid; its superstructure appro-
priatelv and ornamentally built, and as
such we have received it from our prede-
cessors; let us labor to, during our stew
ardship, advance it some steps onward
towards that perfection we confidently |
believe and hope it will finally attain |
Let us not confine ourselves to routine
work upon ritualistic formulas and cere
monies and technical changes in rules and
bv laws; but let us at this session COM
mence using and utilizing the machinery
and instrumentalites of the Order to ed
ucate, train and qualify the members OF
our Order, to better, more intelligently,
successfully and profitably manage and
pursue their individual occupations or av-
ocations; to educate, train and qualify them
| to 90 out into the outside world and more
confidently, intelligently and independ
ently transact business without runous
| dependence upon other classes diametric-
| ally inimical to them; to take their appro-
pirate places and enact their parts in sur
rounding society with ease and grace; TO
understand their civic rights and discharge
their civic duties. Teach them, While
punctillously observing the mandates ana
restrictions of our constitutions against
3artfsou politics and most sedulously re-
framing from introducing upon individu-
ais political or religious rights, to draw
the proper wide distinction and margin
between partisan politics and true political
and governmental economy; to intelligent
lv consider and decide upon all questions
of great and general interest.
Then let us combine all integral opinion
and influence into one great aggregate
public opinion that with its power ane
volume will be heard and needed by any
official and party, great and small, II
= counties and States; that will ring upoi
2 floors of State and Federal Legislature
= and the departments at the Federal CAPT
: tall We will not use this for the detrl
r ment, wrong or oppression OF any man
f set of men, class interest or section, Blu
Y for the good of ourselves, our wives an
- children. our kindred and friends; GU
0 counties and States; and ignoring a
d North. South, East or West. for anyimar
y woman and child in this whole country
=, both within and without our gates, II
n gardless of class, profession or avocatlol
(, But while earnestly attending to this, IL
d US not overlook or neglect the sentlmer
?, tai and social features of our Order, Whlc
le should be more highly priced than an
d others While we complete this stron
ID and beautiful temple, let us plant aroun
0; it in fraternal jutaxpositlon and pleasln
m contrast the signing pines of Maine an
OF the towering redwoods of California; tt
w hemlock and naples of the great Nor
I'd with the magnolia, orange, llve-oak al
I'd palmetto of the sunny South; let us e
OF Irvine their boughs with the gcape tendr
1T, of Ohio and Kentucky. Under the
'ul graceful arches and outrageous canoPi
er let US, with our Worthy Master, who
no name typifes the father of our race, as t
do grand Patriarch of the family, spread Q
nv harvest feast, composed of the piscal otte
81 ings of Virginia, Maryland, New Englal
ey and the lakes, the pralrie-ted beet al
nd game of Texas and the great West, t
al; lucious hams of Ohio and the pearly II
nd of the Carolinas, the savory loaves of t
On, West and the golden butter OF Chemu'
do the North and the oranges, bananas al
an figs of the South; we will sip the win
, I of California and the sherbet of Florie
the cooled with the ice of New England, a
in the whiskey of Ohio sweetened with
DO snowy sugar of Louisiana; post-prandl
ent " we will fill the calumet of peace
do fraternal love with the fragrant weed
So Virginia and Maryland and light it fro
or the petroleum lamps of Pennsylvania, a
new while we smoke our choir will sing 'La
md Sine" led by Texas, and "Woodman SIP;
hev that Tree" led by Michigan. Should a
and wish for more then we will call on Ma
EN-. land for Moore
alsp Brothers of New York, but few d;
. of since we were at our far distant hon
heir surrounded by loved ones; to those
or babe farewell with quivering lips q
fed trimming eyes. We have travelled ma
bv weary miles during day and darkn'
rred some from the extreme South, start
and and shivering at this snow shrout
port country, and in obedience to duty we
lad- here to meet you.
God, This fraternal welcome has gone TO
by hearts, quoted our quivering nerves, Gle
they ed our eyes and warmed us IN sPne
ers." wind and weather, and changes the ne
veal OF this beautiful city Canandalgula WI
ersi we meet, for to the aborigines il was
r in off, or separate from the tribe, but we
it in the center and heart, and the g
hers tribe of Patrons of Husbandry are /
well holding not war dances but councils
from peace and love
sur. Other brothers would command
with guage that l do not, to properly repre'
FORK this National Grange on this occas
ty of but what need OF set phrases or roun
sxas. sentences? Brothers of New York, |
,ame at the blood mantling the cheeks and
Id as glistenlng eyes OF these brothers ana
eaks tiers, and you see that every hand, e'
band tongue, every heart, is moving in un
ound to tell you how deeply we feel, how h
way, ly we appreciate, how greatly we est
him your eloquent, cordial, warm and frat