Granby

The Granby Congress of May 21-22-23 is still the topic of the hour among Crediters. The impression which it made upon all who attended can be gauged by the increase of the number of subcriptions taken since the closing of this grand assembly. For example, for the week ending on June 9th, 913 subscriptions were taken!

The taking of subscriptions is one of the principal activities of Crediters and the depth of a Crediter's zeal and determination can always be measured by the number of people he brings to study Social Credit through the pages of our two papers, Vers Demain and The Union of Electors.

So, if we can judge by the number of subscriptions taken since May 23, the Congress of Granby was one of the outstanding meetings in the movement's history.

What contributed so much to the Congress' success?

Firstly, perhaps the very warm and sincere greeting given the Crediters and their leaders by the civic officials of Granby. Certainly, it is hard to recall when any public official has ever opened his arms so widely to the movement as did Mayor Horace, Boivin. Nothing can stimulate like success, and the fact that the movement is now beginning to impress public officials and stimulate the respect it deserves, cannot but help make Crediters proud to be members of the movement and anxious to make others part of this great team.

Secondly, the high tribute paid to Mr. Even, the founder and director of the movement certainly contributed in no small measure to the success of the Congress. This marvelous example of self-sacrifice, bordering on the heroic - in fact, heroic - could only make the profoundest impression upon all who realized, as did the Crediters at Granby, how little any of us have done compared to the herculean labours and the tremendous progress resulting from these labours which are the story of Louis Even's life. I am sure that every Crediter left this particular congress determined that he or she will put forth a little extra effort to show Mr... Even that he was not alone in the forefront of this phalanx.

Thirdly, any congress, any Social Credit congress, inspires! How could it do but otherwise, when men and women with the highest ideals and seeking the same noble goal, gather together to renew, as it were in a family spirit, the fire of zeal and determination.

No man can live on an island unto himself, he must be influenced by others and in turn influence others. If his principles are good, his influence will be good; if his associates are people of good principles he too will become an individual of good principles.

That is why Social Crediters in their endeavors to spread message of their teachings and to influence others to live Social Credit lives lay so much stress upon frequent meetings between Crediters. Like the early Cristians, this is one of the prime sources of the strength of a movement.

And there, in the Granby congress as with all other congresses of the Union of Electors, lies the great secret of the stimulating power of such conventions.