three-halfpence. If unorganized
and accidental co-operation amongst multitudes having different
objects could accomplish so much, how greatly might the welfare
of mankind be promoted when men of one mind combined in wisdom
and judgment for that object! Co-operation is natural; We are
made for co-operation-like feet, like eyelids; like the rows
of the upper and lower teeth,'' The principle of co-operation
is not modern ; it dates from the guilds and corporations of
the middle ages, and these were the offspring of the monasteries.
The object of co-operation was to develop the grand idea of
brotherhood in work. It started with a high and noble aim the
improvement of the material and moral position of their members.
The Rochdale pioneers make a profit of over £50,000 a-year.
This large sum is liven annually to the working people of Rochdale.
This society began with a barrow-load of provisions. Infuse
the same energy and determination into each locality, and you
will soon revolutionize the world and extirpate poverty.
Press oil. Nil Desperandum! You have
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''Youth, hope, and love,
To build it new life, on a ruined life;
To make the future fairer than the past,
And make the past appear a troubled dream.
E'en now, in passing through the garden walks,
Upon the ground I saw a fallen nest,
Ruined and full of ruin; and over it,
Behold, the uncomplaining birds, already
Busy in building a new habitation."
Longfellow.
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