The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20
LECTURE DELIVERED BY ]. L,
BANKS BEFORE HOLLANDS
ALLIANCE No. 1904

S4EACN A4O \ NSASOANO ~ 49,
fully filed, the most potent factor that
must and will make out beloved Order
q SUCCESS in all the various changes it
must and will have to contend for and
with as it moves along the pathway of
its existence. I acknowledge my ina
biIity to do Justice to the Order, but II
you will allow me to use my best en-
deavors with an honest heart and an
abundant love for the brotherhood, l
will have the consolation within that
I have done my part and the world
can't beat it. In scanning u situa'
ton, our needs and our wants, it forci-
bly, occurs to me that fret of all we
need true, honest and faithful mem
bers. Thus you see the subj 9ct for
consideration is true manhood. Man
is an educated being, whatever his pc.
sition in life may be; that is, to that
extent to which he has utilized the
means at his command. Yet he Is not
and cannot be able to attain to pertec-
ton in all things. He may see defects
and be able to adj Ist himself to similar
circumstances and without heroic eff
fort on his part overcome, demolish
and eradicate them for the betterment
of mankind. This is the mission of q
true man. His greatest aim is to be
of use and benefit to all with whom he
may come in contact, and by so doing
he builds character for himself and
proves a blessing to the world by hav
ing lived in 1t. He realizes keenly the
misfortu1es of q broken premise. He
comprehends the heart-aches caused
by deception and well knows that
Hypocrisy is a curse to man, damnable
in the sight OF high heaven. Now,
with these outlines, let us get down to
details and see if we (you and y are
the true Alliance brother, acting as
best we can the true man. That brother
has a cruciix on his face every time
you meet him ard yet it gets larger.
You to day feel the pungent sting of a
broken promise, more forcibly than
ever before. You meet that brother
and to day see that great fraud he
perpetrated on soma one or yourself
much more plainly than when done
a year ago, OF probably five years ago.
Ga! yes, there goes a man that com
mitted a wrong on the chastity of the
weaker sex, and you cry out that he
ought to be hung until dead or put in
the penitentiary, and to day you are
on the alert to catch every little mis-
hap and form a mountain from a mole
hill. The true man said, Not So"
He has acted his part in the beginning,
and to day the foilables are gone and
he is striving to attain to a higher
plane Of usefulness and to a grander
sphere Of beauty and glory. The true
man went to work to remedy and radi-
cate the wrong, and by 30 doing has
reclaimed the brother, adjusted the diff
ferences and to day they are moro
closely bound by brotherly love than
ever before.
Bro. President: We need to day more
true manhood; yes, we need that hon
est integrity that will not let a mo
ment's time elapse which causes the
ulcerous gangreen, with all it's filthy
results, between man and man that
TO the surface and feels at va
rance. We meet charity which is not
ashamed to still the troubled waters.
We to day need men to weld the helm
of true manhood from an honest heart
to steer the Alliance craft across and
over the billowy waves of life's sea.
You may tell others Of that brothers
failures and faults; you may assume
the right to criticize another's words
or acts, but, my brother, be sure before
you do, guard well the motive of your
heart and be sure to conceive that
your brother is honest and you will
tote fair by being honest yourself. Let
the motto that prompts you be for the
betterment of others rather than your.
self and while for the time being that
brother may feel aggrieved, yet if he
acts the part Of a true man, he will
realiz9 and see the right, then
each OF you will reap a reward that
will bind you in bonds of affection and
brotherly love that will be hard to tear
assunder. You will have made another
round in where you will be looked upon
by the weaker brethren with admira
ton Now you may say, our lecturer
has said some good things, but we
can't get there, he does not himself, SO
that is all stuff, all gas. Well brother,
who is to blame3 1 am sure it is not
the true and honest man. then Won CAV