Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1875 — The National Grange. [ARTICLE]

The National Grange.

Ox the last day of its recent session at Louisville, Ky., the National Grange transacted the following business: lit solved. That In the sense of the National Grange the following suggestions are applicable to the pre-eut wants of our Order: As the closing scenes of this long and laborious session approach, as the memories of previous sessions and the many glorious-achievements of the Order reuirn to us. we look forward to the future. We are deeply impressed with the truth that we must at all times preserve a vital spirit of fraternity between Granges and individual' members of this Order to best maintain its vigor, success aud perpetuity. This and the nature of our solemn obligations should ever be borne in mind. We have promised to aid and not injure our fellow-Patrons: therefore, the good name of brother or sister should be as precious to each oue of us as is our own. Harshness has no place m the principles of our Order. Its mission is one of peace, gentleness and good-will. Therefore, in the discussion or application of our principles, we hold that all asperity and violence are out of place and should ever be avoided by our members. We also hold that the interprotati. n of any law of our Order which works a manifest injustice to any member is at fault, aud in all'applications of our laws and regulations we should always remember that the "Grange is organized for the comfort, convenience aud welfare of every worthy member. We trust that our members everywhere' writ renew their pledges of feaity to this noble brotherhood, endeavoring .especially to live up to theJToliowing principles of our, declaration of purpose, viz.: “We shall constantly strive to secure entire harmony, good-will aud vita! brotherhood among ourselves and to make our Order perpetual. We shall earnestly endeavor to suppress personal, local, sectional and national prejudices, all unhealthy rivalry and all selfish ambition.” These are not idle words but vital principles which will give life aud permuneuec to everv Grange throughout the land if our members wifi but emulate each other to exemplify them in their words aud actions.

Resolutions were also adopted—requiring the Secretary to have printed 25,000 copies of the proceedings of this session, and send to each State Grange as many copies as there were subordinate Granges July. 1825, under direction of the Executive Committee, and not less than ten copies to each State Grange Master; instructing the Fiscal Agent of the Order in New York to transfer-certain stocks, amounting to $15,000, to the Executive Committee of the National Grange, to en able that committee to pay the various donations to the State Granges; instating the Worthy Master to continue a correspondence with English co-operative societies, extending friendly greetings to all such organizations. A lonely house on the coast of Cork has been the scene of a dreadful accident. A barrel of petroleum was washed ashore from a wreck, and a woman named Sullivan U9ed a portion of the oil for the house lamp. The oil overflowed from the receptacle and set fire to the house, and four—one account says six—persons were burned to death on the spot or received injuries which proved fatal in a few hours.