Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-10
WHAT rArH " WROUGHT
l. ruE GRANGE ACCOMPLISHING wIIAr
tr ouGuI ToR Youf

What hath the grange wrought In thi.
community hi. u a pertinent question
for ua io ask. Are practical results Ia
b. seen because ~ ID. comlngi II az, II
has wrought a grand work. n not. then
the fault cannot b. charged Ia the organ
ifation, hat to those who have failed to
rrallSe snd Improve their opportunities,
or De- true to their obligations. IN not,
then the grange awaits the coming of
those Who will rcach after the grandest
possibilities ~ organized effort, aud inrn
the current In the right direction.
There arc substantial results which can
not D. secured save hv organiysyl effort.
The wears that arr behind arr iu.t bear
ing fruit. aud the worth ~ the orlcr ~
Patrons ~ lIushsndry u not vet fully
realized. It. mission has been. aud L..
to hand families aud neighborhoois to-
gcihcf for social and intellectual I'm
pru,rmeui, the hcnsfting ~ the homes,
the higher education of the children,
ani the uplifting ot the standard ~
homr aud farm life. To-day IT, work y
numbered bcausc men anil women Nill
not llft their eve. a. the richuess 20 the
possibilities of the orier. Man v what
be- u. not hy nature, hut hy effort.
Each day la struggle. an uplifting ~
the aspirations ,o higher aud stlll higher
hcsls. Not what has been accomplish
c,i bat What may b.. II Ne arr conlent
With the succe.... ~ the past We arr not
men. Mere activity viii not suffice.
There must he some deep. underlying
purpose. of what avail for you to hll
your granAries with fruits ~ the harvest
II all lsio bc destroyed hy the rats anil
yemlnf Purposes aud persisisncy are
the essentials ~ our llfe to-day. and to
realiFc these Ve must organize for sp"-
rihc work. Faith In ourselves must he
cultivated. through mutual helpfulnsss
aud encouragement. The grange has
not attained lts full mlsslon. u l. in
oar power a. b, morr and DO mOrv than
has yet been accomplished.
n the order sils Ia promoting better
methods. and consequently lead. a.
grraisr prosperity. n viii have wrought
nightly In solving the difficult problems
~ to-day. over and shoVc ihls l.
higher mi..lon, ~. helping ~ the com-
Ing generation o. q better manhood or
womanhood. 10 a fuller realization ~
The life upon which they arr Just rnier-
Ing. Herr l. the true mission ~ the
grange II cannot subsisi upon harvest
f,as, aud routine work, helpful though
ihe.s may D. Therr must d" a higher
IDEAL, snd having that. we should reach
oui for IT, grandr.i fulflmsnt. Prom a
business standpoint believe W arr en-
iering upon an ERA ~ sharp competition
and low margins b-yoni ANYTHING We
have ever known. 'ro merit success Ne
must apply l~tier methods. and the
know irlgv ~ these wr cannot have save
a. W uss th. agent. 90 our command.
Here l. the ps--uliar field for 10" grtngc,
and the one u !. TODAY occupying.
pruhi Ia agriculture must come hy
and through The application ~ the strict
csi huslncss principles. Better products
rather than increased pri,~s. Ihese arr
an possible n ~ usc the grange ait
Was intended o. D. uss,l. a. means ~
growth and improvement. Friction ~
mind against mind hrings the sparks
that .et the intellect growing. Here l.
the mission ~ the graugr, the scope 81
L. work. The futurv ~ IT, usefulness.
On proportion a. " promotes the health
and happiness ~ its memhcr., Leads Ia
h.tisr live, aud truer appreciation ~
what life l.. stimulates to greater actiyi-
~. aud adds Ia the wealth ~ the com
munliy. Il mects the object for which Il
was crrai,si, and fulhl. u. ml.slon.-DR.
a.. VI. TwtrCuTtL In Farmer.