The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-04

erpies % it's successful conclusion;
for it recognizes the fact that the
man who is truly educated, no mat
ter where, whether by communing
with nature in the quiet shades of
some academy, or on the storm
tossed ocean, or among Alpine
glaciers, is always ready for any and
every emergency that may arise.
The sense of his own fitness for
such emergencies makes him almost
unconsciously assume leadership
among men. He rises above his
fellow men like Teneriffe in level
sea; and once arisen, he is calm in
his conscious power.
AS some tall cliff that lifts its awful form.
Moves from the vale and midway leaves
the storm;
Tho round its base the rolling clouds are
spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on his head
But among all the forms of knowl-
edge, or rather among all educa
tons, we are most interested in that
education that will conduce to the
good of our Order, the Grange.
When one undertakes a certain
business there are certain things he
must know, be he ever SO well edu
Gated. fhe would become a geome-
trician he must know what is meant
by triangle, an angle, polygon,
a pair of parallel lines and other
similar things. So man to be
model Patron must b. learned in the
lore of the Grange; he must be a
chemist, as far as agricultural chem
istry goes; he muStunderstand geol-
ogy, the science of the compound
minerals or aggregate substances
which compose the earth; he must
be conversant with botany, the
science which treats Of the structure
of plants, the functions of their
parts, their places of growth; he
must have knowledge Of horticul
ture too, and the necessity for the
learning of these sciences is obvi-
Gus to all. Then let US avail our
selves Of the blessed privileges fur
HtSliCd ny lII( ~ u dliSC aux pGuNA ali
of our energies to our mental Gull
ture, and if we will only succeed in
this we will be fitted for anv trust,
for any position, within the gift of
our countrymen This is the mis-
sion of the Grange, and who Of us
does not feel proud that he belongs
70 an Order whose object is the adj
vancement of hi fellow whose
tendency is not olly the develop
ment of the physical, but of the
mental and moral powers
Surely the Grange is an educator,
and its object is to elevate the
planter and to make him the peer
of the noblest in the land.
A word as to the social feature of
the Grange, and the benefit to be
derived therefrom, and then | will
pass on to consider what | believe
to be one Of its vital principles.
Socially, through its influence our
country has been blessed. Its teach
ings have had tendency to make
man mild and sociable to man. He
who, until IFS organization, gave
himself to selishness and seclusion
now loves to mingle with his fellow
man and while away the hours in
converse sweet, to vie with him in
doing good and to add his mite 10
the accomplishing of great and
noble purposes. His helrt, under
the holy influences of the Order.
has undergone complete change.
His countenance, once dark and
gloomy, is now bright and happy.
His door, SO long closed to his
friends. is now open to all those
who of late were wont to shun him
as they would a viper, now meet
and recognize him as of old. The
companions OF his youth, so long
driven away by his seitishness, now
mingle with him around the festive
board, and once again the glad Cir
Gle around them Weld their souls to
festive mirth and wit that knows
no gall.
The next principle that | will
discourse to you about is CO. opera
ton, and as it is the question of all
questions bearing principally upon
the vital interest of the Grange.
have no hesitancy in attempting to-
day to show you some of the great.
grand and glorious results that have
been accomplished not only by
nations, but by other bodies, acting
and working together. | know of
no better illustration of this princi
pie than thar given us in the fable
of the old man and the bundle of
switches: His sons becoming dis
satisfied, thinking that each could
do better if acting for himself,
wanted to control their own move
ments and to paddle their own
canoes. Now in order to show TO
them the strength that lay in being
united, and the weakness and utter
helplessness in being separated, he
said to one, Go and bring me
bundle of switches" and which,
being brought, he gave it to them
to break Eaors after effort was
made aud all proved futile 1t re-
sisted the strength of all and re
manned intact. Now unite it" tt
was done. ''Now, said the father.
taking one switch, ''break this" In
the twinkling of an eve, like a reed /