Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
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Ep. EAGLE-reelnG tuat .
invite communications from the
country, will embrace the op
poriuDity OF saying a good word
for the Grange phc order of Ia
irons OF HGsbaniry This OF
der has stood the test Of nearly
thirty years aud should need no
eOmmendatiOn IRON any one
All that is needed Is men and
women With "to labor to devel
OPP a better and higher manhood
aud womanhOOd among ont
selyes.r There can he no 6et
ter way OF doing this ttan To
carry cut the principles e tGLei-
aied ia the constitution and
dec araiion Of purposes that
have been repeatedly published
by the press aad Lecturers Of
the Grange. II Las frequently
been said TO the writer when
mention was made OF the
Grange: The Grange; Why is
not the Grange deadf After
answering in the negative, the
next question was, is 1t ac
complaining any good!
The ORDER IN the South IL not
strong but 10 the East, North
aud Sorth-west it is quite strong
and taking the or Ter as a whole
is welding more influence tor
good than it ever did before
Great abuses have been cor
reeted the rapacity of corpora
tIons has been curDed; Legisla
lures have been controlled ;
wholesome laws have been en-
acted but the order has had a
higher value than in the line OF
material interests.
1t has served to stimulate and
Improve the social side of farm
life. The social. parliamentary,
aud literary education that has
been gained IN the Grange has
frightened the life of many u
family that would otherwise
have hsd lonely existence. |
know of some members who
give the grange credit tor hav>
ing learned them TO read and
write, aud to transact their bust
ness creditably to themselves.
Also one that says that the
Grange influence has made him
a better man than he would have
been without it. A minister
once remarked to me that he
did not believe that he would
have been in the ministry II II
had not been for the Grange
No. the Grange is not dead
Can it ever die founded upon
principles that are just, equita
bic and right? Education is
the chief cornerstone. Then
come the social, moral and pc
cuniary features that can be
made pleasant and useful. Some
have charged the Grange of
being too conservative a little
too non>pOIitieal but time has
proven the wisdom of that
course.
The Grange urges its mem
beis to take part IN all nOmi>
mating conventions Or primaries,
to see that good men are nOmi
mated to office in the parties to
which they may belong 1t
teaches its members political
economy. and they are much
better posted on such subjects
than before the existence of the
Grange. It has taught It's me
members to read more, to think
and act more fer themselves
rather than depend upon the
leadership of politicians, who,
10 a fearful extent, are so un.
scruplous, corrupt, and may |
not say debauehed. But now,
let me say a word for our little
Kingdom Grange that holds its
meetings at Indian Mound
School House, near Hr Ed
Boards. and | will close.
Tie Kingdom Grange was or
E1nized the l3th day of August,
1873. with thirty charter men,
bers Ii has never been dor
mant. nor delinquent in dues to
State Grunge more than two
quarters in this nearly 70 years.
Three of these charter mem
bers remain faithful members
to date Ia April 1891, the
Noodson's Ridge Grange was
consolidated with this Grange.
We have at present some TWEEN
~ or twenty five members, and
meet duringthe summer months
at = p m. and the other part of
the year at 10 a. N We meet
on Saturday before the 2nd Sun
day in each month. We have
i've committees that are expect
ed to report at each meeting on
the following subjects: Eduea-
ton. Agriculture. Good of the
Order, co operative, Complaints
and Grie vanees, and one on Fl
nance that reports quarterly on
the books of the Secretary and
Treasurer.
We have aQaery box in which
ID put any question that any
member may wish to ask the
Grange These are read cut by
the Lecturer and discussed BY
the Grange The following were
read and discussed ut cur laa.
meeting, to wit:
When Is the best tins TO plant
corn in new ground, bottom
land, aud what kind of corn the