The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-03-31
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THE GRANGERS' NEW YEAR.
Worthy Masters Address on the Condition Of
the Order

Delivered by the Hon. J. n. Lipscomb, at
the recent Meeting OF the State Grange.
Patrons The year of 1879 has
passed away, and you in the
thre shold Of the new year 1880
are now met in serious conc'ave
to consider, consult, devise and
determine what is most needed
and best for yourselves; your fam
lilies, your State and your country
as to domestic, pecuniary, social
and civic welfare. At such a
meeting. custom, co-exlstent with
the Order itself, makes it my duty
to address you, to inform you OF
the condition and the past annual
transactions Of the Order, and to
recommend action conducive to
it's future prosperity and advance
ment.
Since last you met the struggle
to sustain, revive and frnlly es-
tablsh the Order in the State has
been most patiently, perslstently,
earnestly and successfully made
by 4 part Of your officers, aided
BY some of the Masters Of Pomona
and Subordinate Oranges, and in
some cases conspicuously by in
dividual Patrons unofficially. But
in many portions of the State,
owing to the Indifference and
apathy Of the farmers and the
culpable negligence Of Patrons,
who, after allowing themselves to
be elected to and Installed into
Office, proved recklessly rocreant
to the solemn pledges and duties
they assumed, the Order has not
advanced but declined.
In all counties and sections
wherever Patrons and lhei: officers
have done their whole duty the
Order f0nrishes and advances bY
healthy progression, and it is not
wrong to say that with the same
spirit, devotion to iuty, sense OF
obligation, patient and persistent
vork, almost all the counties of
this State could and would show
as creditabIe and fourishing an
exhibit of the Order as Colleton
Darlington, Newberry, Kersbaw,
Lancaster, York aud Spartanburg.
In all cases of decline or failure
it is safe to say to those who
were in Office, You have done
those things you should not
have done and left undone those
things you should have DONE No
organization, association, cor
poration or body of any kind,
either social or financial, religious
or secular, ever succeeded or ever
will! succeed, unless its officers,
leaders and members work, and
work continuously, in its interest.
Who ever made anything a sue
cess without devoting to 1t time,
toll, thought and money? The
great mistake made by the officers
Of Our Order has been and is that
there is no obligation when there
is no salary. This rule would
ruin any organization, and the
very opposite should prevail and
be taught by US, that while a man
cannot be compelled to assume an
office that does or does not pay,
when viewed from al Individual
standpoint, still as a member OF
any organization be is bound to
assume aau discharge the duties
that may be tairly and impartiaIIy
imposed upon him at any time for
the common good. Further, that
when b. the aggregate voice and
for the common good he Is placed
in non-paying Offices, then the
obligation is imperatlVely incum'
bent upon him to either refuse to
be installed, or being Installed to
more punctiliously and sedulously
discharge all duties than if amply
paid. l lay great stress upon this
point, aud urge that you will give