ADDEESS. 



Mr. President and Members of the Essex Agricultural Society : 



In the divine economy, it is provided that diversity and 

 variety in nature shall produce harmony ; and in human 

 aflfairs, it is provided that the numerous occupations of men 

 shall each hold an important and contributory relation to 

 the others, and that each shall be essential to the whole. 

 St. Paul recognized this principal in the Church, when he 

 asked, " Are all apostles ? are all prophets ? are all teach- 

 ers ? are all workers of miracles ? have all the gift of 

 healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?" 

 And to illustrate the principle, he called the attention of his 

 brethren to the fact that the natural body is not one mem- 

 ber but many, and then put the questions full of instructive 

 suggestions, — " If they were all one member, where were 

 the body ? If the whole body were an eye, where would be 

 the hearing ?" And then declared " the eye cannot say 

 unto the hand I have no need of thee, nor again the head 

 to the foot, I have no need of you." If all were engaged 

 in the same occupation, where would be the combined sym- 

 metrical whole ? Although we meet as an agricultural 

 society and our minds are naturally led to the consideration of 

 topics which illustrate the importance of agriculture, we have 

 no purpose to disparage other vocations, but accord to them 

 their true position in the great system of agencies which con- 

 tribute to the maintenance of man, and are essential to his 



