National Republican., 1888-01-04

teacher. II is observed that those who are
most regular in their attendance TO the meet,
ings are the most ready and able debaters, as
well as the most cheerful and happy in dis
position.
matte, and their tables are heavily laden with
choice papers, periodicals., and books"
Many years ago received q letter from a
clergyman living in western state. from
which win read au extract. ~.
10 noble SsnS %oaP yo% aao y9n cn
gagged In by means of the grange. Several
oranges have been formed in this neighbor-
hood, and their influence is already remark.
able In the walk and conversation of the
people. postmaster informs me thatbefore
the grange came among US he received but
two weekly and one monthly rural or agrlcul-
Now ne edistributes over thirty OF such papers
and about q dozen magazines. One OF the
oranges has fine library OF about 100 volumes,
Which Which have seen and learned that 1t was So
Some years ago In the opening address Of the
National Grange the speaker made the follow.
Ing ainsop 2 The yslae Of the grange
Of the ordeftp alley as far as possible tho sec
tional prejudice and bitterness which had
been engendered by tho events of the war
the agricultural interests Of the north and
south, assembled In this National Grange,
teized each otherby the hand, exchanged! the
brothers and gsters of one great family. seek
ing each others interest, formed an
abiding friendship for each other, and
cemented II by the ties OF brotherly love. They
separated and returned 70 their several homes,
disseminating these feelings land sentiments
among their brethren Of the order, and their
neighpSors SEa ana n ffende. annually for twelve
returning messages OF peace and good will,
utter II as my firm conviction, that our organ
ness more reo 9 bitter
friendly relations between the people OF the
north an and south than all other influences
The principles of the grange are indestruct-
ible because they are the very essence Of q
high moral and patriotic sentiment. Our
ritual points TO the worship ofGod. Tho order order
is based on the .Seca!::;;cs5 OF uod-faith in the
will surely. follow seed time. 1t is therefore
with an abiding faith in the purity of our pir-
poses, that we are earnestly, trustfully.
grange graz Which inS IN tS due ''fH time o' viii Vii
bring forth the fruit, ION earth peace, good
win toward men," and are zealously watchfu
NEED BY by nSr Se de-
stroyed,by Ignorance, but that 1t may go on
prospering and TO prosper, until II shall M crit
"Esto perpetua."
"Husbandry" found most excellent ad-
vccate In Mr.. j. L. McCreery.
"0ur Country" was pictured by Mr.. IL.
B. Moultop.
sour Country's Defenders" found au ox-
cellent exponent in Gen. John s. Mccall
mont.
"Tbe city Of Washington twenty years
ago-a city Of magnificent distances was
told about by MIR. Il W. Fenwick.
"The city Of Washington of to-dav--a
city Of magnificent residences" and Gen.
George w. Ballach told how true this was.
sold Friends" was answered by judged.
II. Gray. "The Press" was responded to
Mr.. L. w. Fox, OF the NATIONAL REpUB.
LIcAN. Several other toasts were responded
to. Among them was "Man,n which was
responded TO by Mrs. Belva Lockwood, who
spoke as follows:
Here ia 10 the men--the lords of creation;
they protect us and misrepresent us; they
share our Joys and make most Of our sorrows;
they raise the fruits and we eat them; they
make the tears and we mend them; but am am
| reminded that dam was the first fruit grower,
and when he and Eve got into q muss about
| the apples and the Lord asked Adam about IT,
he blamed 1t on to Eve, and said ,the woman
beguiled me, and did eat," and it's been so
ever since. Then Eve got mad and raised
Cain, and when the Lord threatened to turn
| her out OF the garden, she said he wasn't Abel,
and when Cain killed Abel, because Abel
| raised sheep and Cain raised fruit, there was
| decrease In the product OF sheep and an In
Eve. and their descendants had very little
| wool to pull over their eyes for some time, and
less over the rest of their bodies, and used fig
leaves instead; then they put q tax on wool to
protect the infant industry and let apples go IN
| free. So you see that the great issue between
the political parties today originated In the
| Garden of Eden.
But, as some of you may not sec the
full significance OF this scriptura
story, az everything in the Old Testa
ment Scripture is allegorical and fore.
shadowsI Iomathingg this .foreshadows that in
r sHrnuch as the sheep grower was s9aiain and thu
fruit grower survived, that the ideal 9,,ia.n- q
man Of the future will be fruit eater instead
Of sheep cater, and that the woman who eat
the first apple Will be head OF the house, Will
man will rejoice in the thought that he !
much less sheepish than before, and tn q
the sheep is, o longer the scape goat for the
remission OF his sins, but to furnish q coverln
for his body, aud that IN. the future the high
est Joy of both men and women will be to
gether 10 eat apples and spin yarns, aud 1t |
my earnest desire that in the future the me
OF this Fruit Growers Association In thei
choice of eats shall have plenty of fruits, an
not yearn for the meats.