The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-03-20

and which has entailed evils from which
frecovery must be slow. ssss
i But whether from the silent influence,
Tor good or through the awakening Of 4
nigher intelligence amongst the farmers
4 there has been aroused a spirit of enouiry
Ia thirst for knowledge. that viii facifi-
tate the application Of any leo;timate
methods that may now be adopted for the
purpose of advancing our GRANGE inter
ests. The duty of devisir1g such methods
is now the most urgent one that demands
your attention. esi4 = r.
THE sUBoRDINATE ORANGES.
upon which rests the grand superstructure
we have reared, and which, we trust. will
one day become monument more dura-
bic than brass to the intelligence and
| strength of the American farmers. The
Subordinate Granges-which may be-
come whatever the members choose to
i make them, the grandest Intermediates
i for promoting their interests and the no
blest educators in the science of good
management-must be the objects of our
/ special care. This healthy growth and
develoment must be secured, or the
Grange movement, freighted with our
dearest hopes and highest aspirations,
must succumb to the neglect and indiAer-
ence of its friends.
| The Grange must be thoroughly organ
lied and more..fully instructed in the prin-
ciples of the Order: to this end, the Dep
uty system must be effected as far as pos
sible, and every available local appliance
employed that win contribute to it.
The work must be from the Subordi-
nate Grange centres outwardlY, and this
will require such self-reliance and mex
has Ia off
living faith in the promises of the Or der.
The work ofreviving the dormant Gran
ges must be made the special charge of
THE POMONA ORANGES, 4
which should in turn require the aid of all
! live and resuscitated Oranges in their ju-
risdiction. These Oranges, though only
| permissory and not an essential feature in
Grange organization, are yet invaluable in
| the economy of development and progress
according to the plans of the Order, and
should. therefore, be organized in every
county in the State This is readily ac-
| complished where there are live and
working Oranges, but in their absence.
| the Patrons should be encouraged, even
| though there be no working Oranges, to.
organize themselves into central societies
for systematic and effectual efforts in the
work of revival, and allowed as wide a
discretion in the premises as the constitu-
t1onal limitations will admit. Such organ
| izatlons, to constitute a local central head,
to determine methods of procedure, APP
point lecturers, call meetings, and provide
tor such other steps as may be necessary
to success and to secure harmony in the
work, are indispensable in the present
condition of the Order in the State, and /
invite your serious consideration to the
proper equipment of these Oranges for
this important duty, for in them are our
strongest hopes of efectual effort
The adoption of system of lectures for the
State demands your attention and is in the highest
degree essential. Perhaps the equipment of the
Pomona Oranges as suggested, and the appoint
| nent OF a sub Lecturer for each Congressional
District, with aplan for the cooperation of the
Master, Lecturer, and Executive Committee of
| the State Grange with these subordinate instru-
mentalities, may be worthy of your consideration.
1t may be proper to mention, in this connection,
that the National Grange provided for work in
| the lecture field by the Worthy Master who will
visit, the interest of the Order may require and
opportunity will permit, the several States. /
trust that our State will provide for visit from
him at as early say as practicable. trust, too,
we may soon find ourselves able to secure the ser
vices of the Worthy Lecturer of the, National
Grange, who is live q ranger ard imparts to all
with whom he comes in contact the warmth and
l.
cause he advocates. But our best directed efforts
to build up Order and to establish it as of
the solid institutions of the country, will be una
vailing without the aid of
THE PRESS
| of those silent, powerful educators which,
| through Grange agencies, should find their way
to the cot of the humblest Patron as well as to the
homes of the wealthiest. Whenever the members
| of the Order shall be taught to read, think and
observe for themselves the attainment Gifts grand
oi,r he 1nr,o
| predicate hope of success upon proper instruc-
ton, through patient, persevering effort not only
in the hall but in open meetings. Not only the
1 members but the public must be better instructed
in the aims and methods of the Order and brought
more frequently into contact with its principles
! and ceremonies through spicnics, installations,
1 and other ceremonies provided for this purpose,
/ all of which should be conducted in due form,
| that they may be made as impressive and instruc-
| tive as possible. The members should still fur
| Their illustrate its teachings and its benefcent in
| fuences by proper Grange walk and converse
ton, and by the observance of all its requirements
secure for it the respect of those who yet stand
without our gates. In our efforts to accomplish
these results we shall need the aid of the press,
and will learn to appreciate the value of
AN ORGAN FOR THE STATE,
which we failed to do when the obstacles before
us were less formidable than they are now. Our
experience should adnonish us then of the neces-
sity of establishing the Southern Husbandman, -
if practicable, of selecting one from among the
Grange prints of the neighboring States. BY the
aid of an organ, we may hope to promote that in
telgence in regard to the practical questions OF
the day, the development of a greater cohesive
| force in the Order-that closer communion which
is essential to vital brotherhood and that unity Of
effort which is necessary to its healthy and vigor-
Gus growth.
THE YOUNG IN THE GRANGE.
, Before concluding my address, must urge up
. on you the Importance of Introducing the young
into the Grange as soon as they eligible. Toe
, much cannot be said by way of impressing thi.
duty.
5 The earlier the minds of those who are destined
for the walks of agriculture are mbued with tn,
. spirit of the Order, impressed with its method
ifS he de