The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-22
NEGLECT.
Essay Read Before Failing Greek Alliance
by Katie D. Moore.

time, while her borders are being ex-
tended and her cord heightened do we
have 50 much need to be on the alert
to see TO 1t that her stakes are strength
ened No church, no society, no or
ganiZatiOn Of any kiUd can live and
prosper through neglect So to Us this
morning that word seems to convey
something more than a mere cOmbina
| ton OF c0nSOnentS and VOWGIS, it comes
with its fall force Of meaning, and we
stand spell-bound when we note the
results of neglected homes, neglected
| opportunities and neglected privileges.
If we want to see what neglect will de-,
we need only to try it IN our gardens,
! and fields; we need not Kill the plants,
nor rut, nor blight them. It is only
necessary to neglect them. If we let
! the garden alone for years, what Is the
result? The highly cultivated roses so
! muca admired by our friends become
! the wild rose of the hedge; ana the
lusc!ous Strawberries. the pride Of our
nelghhOrS the small wild berries of the
wOOG. IF we ne glect our poultry or
our animals they degenerate INTO com
| mon worthless forms. even man him
| self Il neglected becomes savage. There
Is no stand still in life, nor is there in
! Grace. two forces are always striving
Tor the mastery, one pulling dOnuward
the other ,1n>vard rs t5a ,1n,,-arI
force We should strive aIter. We
should study well the character Of our
Order, look we'll to its integrity, as the
foundation Of all that is high in charac-
ter, in manhood Calculate. If vow
ple0s". the value Of this Order. VINO
can DO il? What mind can fully com
prehc q taa inquiry, what intellect can
~ ,t,,i =
Who ran foresee. Who can fora5t II the
evils thqt would follow it's dissolution
We dare not think Of such a calamity.
We L 1nSiler the Alliance demands as
pure and honorable; they have been
wrought with care and now we should
stand by them as 0Henan and one 2~0-
man, Not say here to day we viii
stand Ov the Alliance in al her Ga
mauG'. then next week prove by our
}atrW We have lied We need no
~nrh v.i~tv WaShE members: ~, wan
members Who are Lot FIR saIe-mtn II
who are hoDeSt. sound from center to
circumference, true to the hearts core,
men hC viii COndemn wrong IN friend
or frs, in Themselves as well as others:
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he needle to the pole: men " ho viii
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leRdoIS, ana would not be satisfied II
lo"[ were any 0ther than they are. ~
deed we should require the same VII |
tafnl@hed charac er OF ourselves as we
Qen&!d OF them. We should ever
keep IN inlnd our ob lEatIOn-0e true
10 th"m; as one man and one woman !
say we will stand by them though they |
may rock and t0tter beneath the attack |
OF the enemy, still we will be firm. We |
sometimes rear we are wanting more |
traIeriai sPirit' wanting that peculiar !
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