The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-23
THO Rugby Colony.

mo the line Vi 'ilo oi'-l- '"'n
Railway, the Rugby Colony was
'.Ilv inaugurated Tuesday, Oct. 5.
SLOWING is the speech of Mr.. Tom
',bes. the protector of the enterprise.
colony will be conducted on what
.pown as the Rochdale Cooperative
sen: :.
r.mauxious to take this opportunity |
10 first public one l have had-to |
we an impression which seems to
~ ~ got abroad that the settlement we
njsnting on these mountains and
ling to-day is intended to be an
,b.6 colony in the somewhat exclu-
sense. Nothing can be further
!. the wishes and intentions of the
.nlsrs In a sense it is an English
INV no doubt, because at present all
sttlers are English, but we hope
this will very soon cease to be so.
/ !. .attlement is open to all who like
principles and our ways, and care
anne here and make homes for them
70. freely without reserve or condi-
# anv kind which does not bind us
.rli.b also. Although the majority of
/ the members of this board-are
r,Iish. we have already among US
r. and, l am happy to say increas-
/. number of American citizens.
/: ding men, not only in Boston, where
i enterprise was first undertaken, but
/ New York, Philadelphia and Cincin-
il belong to us, and are as earnest
active in the work as any of our
..lsh members. They are as firmly
|rynced as we that the future of our
m raee, and indeed of the world, in
iicb or race is so clearly destined to
~ the leading part, can never be
Haiti should be until the most cor
1 4 alliance, the most intimate rela-
rs, have been established firmly,
Ethout any risk or possibility of distur-
nc. or misunderstanding between its
70 great branches.
And now, turning to the business on
End, let me say, at least for myself,
! Bat | do not know how any group of
en- and women gathered together to-
yin any part of the world can be en-
Lsed in more absorbingly interes-
bly,, or, indeed, in a more RESPONSE
/ and, | will add, solemn work than
at to which hope most of us have
" make up our minds to put our
nds earnestly here, at this place, at
is time. For we are about to open
| Bn herein other words, to create
new center of human life, human in
rests, human activities-in this
Eangely beautiful solitude a center
which, as we trust, healthy, hope
reverent, or, in one word. godly
|Fes shall grow up from the first, and
ball spread itself, so we hope, over all
b neighboring religion of these South
|n highlands. Now, surely, just to
|Tt this idea into words ought to be
Dough to sober the spirits and to brace
b the energies of the lightest-hearted
Eld strongest among us. He to whom
be work does not commend itself in
bis light had better not put his hand
B it at all in this place.
Well then, how are we to set about
is great work? What is to be our
karting point? What the idea which
gare to try to realize? This is our
] Int need. We must spare no pains to
fear our minds on this point. Unless
Fe can do 50 we shall get no conference
! md consistency in our later efforts.
! Ne shall be pulling different ways, and
building up Babel and not a commu-
PITY, which sooner or latter will share
tle fate of all other Babels, which the
] Lord will come down and scatter
fbroad. In this search, then, let us
be whether the word | have already
! lsed will not give our clue. We want
establish community. What does
J bat imply? This much at any rate.
Plat We should recognize some bono
pinch binds us all together, and endea
pr, each and all of us, to keep this il
pew, to strengthen it in all ways. Blu
|That bOnd-what is it to be that VT
|Tho come to live here are to have il
fommOn? The word community ha'
gained an inevitable character in gu
pay. We can scarcely think of com
|munlty without coming upon the ira
|ees Of those who have kept and ar
Keeping the old world in a state of dan
gerous dlstrust and alarm, and even il
he new world have given some ominou
Signs Of sinister life. Certainly we Cal
all agree at once that we have no SYN
lalhy with the state communism of Eu
rope, represented by Lasalle and KaI
MARX, and on this continent by yer
Inferior and even more violent and ar
archie persons. We have no visio
4'eVer to realize OF a paternal state
s sne}wner Of all property, finding cas-
SSu'plI1Yment and liberal maintainanc
t ~ al Citizens, reserving all profits fc
IN ~ reG3i;nLH.ll0nity and paying no dividend
ou We'll, in the first place, there is tn
"eIy corner of Gods earth which h;
u zen /. lntrusted to US. What, as a cor
IT, li " Is our first duty with regard
~ There cRn hn no hna;+atio-, aLo,
..e answer. 1t is, to treat it loving
auq reyerently. We can add littl
vrnapS, to its natural beauty, but
E isa5' We can be careful to spoil it
!. a'lle as possible. We may take ca
o oual our children, or whoever our su
cosSors may be here, shall not ha,
o oIuse 70 say: "See, what a glorio1
o nance those old fellows had when the
! f@,le here in 1880, and how they tire
tba away This town might have be-
INC most beautiful on this contineu