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Much controversy has existed abotit the taking of oaths
tit did of members. It has been dlstinetly proved
to the committed that tstery member admitted prier to
I 8 i took a particular oath, as appears by a copy of the
Mies arid orders printed in 1800, and delivered in by Mr.
Chetwode, aL follows :
; OBLIGATIONS OF AN Othltf4F.MAN.-1, A. 8., do solemnly
and sincerely swear, of my own ffes. Will and accord, that I
tOll, to the -utmost of my power, support and defend the pre-
sent King Geerge the Third, his heirs and successors, so long
as he and they support the Protestant ascendency, the consti-
tution and laws of these kingdoms, and that I will ever hold
sacred the name of our glorious deliverer William the Third,
Prince of Orange ; and Ido further swear, that am not,
nor ever was a Roman Catholic or Papist ; hat I was not, am
not, nor ever will be, an United Irishman ; and that I never
took the oath of secrecy to that or any other treasonable so-
ciety; and 1 do further swear, in the presence of Almighty
God, that I will always conceal, and never will reveal either
part or parts of what is now to be privately communicated to
time, until I shall be authorised so to do by the proper audio-
rides of the Orange institution ; that I will neither write it
nor indite it, stamp, stain or engrave it, nor cause it so to be
done, on paper, parChment, leaf, bark, stick, stone, or any
thing, so that it may be known ; and I do further swear that
1 its not, to my knowledge or belief, been proposed and re-
jected in, or expelled from any other Orange Lodge ; and
that I now bec6::ne an Orangeman without fear, bribery, or
ettrraption. " So help me God."
titlitdAm'Y OF THE ASSOCIATION.
His Royal tilgittrtf4sts the puke of York accepted the
office of Grand-master Of !INF Loya:
tttOond his Lao o , as appears by Orange Institution in
iM ' February, 1821 ;
but being ittformod soon afterwards tiltit " the law officers
of the Crown and outer eminent lawyers were decidedly of
opinion that the Orange Astociation, under the .7.`ath ad-
minitttorod to their members, was illegal," he withdrew hi
self from the association.

The Loyal Orange Institution under Lord Kenyon, the
I'dplaty Grand Master for England, submitted, in Decem-
ber, 1821, ri ease for the opinion of Mr. Sergeant John
Lens, as to the legality of the Orange Institution, under the
alterations proposed to be made in the rules and ordinances,
leaving out the Orangemen's oath, but retaining the
oaths of alleglatme Ist William and Mary, c. 1. s. 8 ; oath
of supremacy, Ist Anne, c. 22, s. 1 ; and of abjuration, 6
Geo, 3, c. 53 retaining also secret signs and pass-words,
and ti ttaiti religious ceremonies at the initiation.
The Cottaittee refer to the case and opinions thereon,
and have to observe that the Orangeman's oath appears to
liAve been from that time left out of the rules and ordinan-
ces ; and certain religious forms, as prescribed in the
RITUAL, are staid to have been substituted, and to be now
invariably used on initiat;On of members, besides the admi-
nistration of the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjura-
tion, which every one must also take.
To evade the law the word warrant was sutstituted for
lodge ; the original form was to grant a warrant to hold a
lodge in a particular house or place ; and, by the altera-
tion, it was given to the person to hold a lodge ivherescever
he pleased, It has been a rule that Irish warrants cannot
be acted upon in England, or English warrants acted
on in Ireland ; and a new warrant is given in exchange as
a matter of course on application.
It is particularly deserving of notice, that when the
Grand Orange Lodge was discontinued in Ireland, in the
years 1825 to 1828, the Loyal Orange Institution of Eng-
land issued warrants, under which lodges were held there,
and the objects and intentions of' the law thus fruStrated.

CEREMONIES.

The effect of the relic oils ceremonies and forms has been
to enforce, with the apparent obligation of an oath, secrecy
on the members admitted ; as the deputy grand master of
England and Wales, and all the Orangemen examined by
the Committee (with one exception) refused to communi-
cate the secret signs and pass-words of the institution ; and
it appears that an exposure of the system by a member
would subject him to expulsion. The Committee are,
however, of opinion, that the object and effect of these re-
ligious ceremonies cannot be better comprehended than .by
reading the following extracts from the Ritual of the Purple
order
Iffitati OP TIIE INTELODUCTION TO THE PIMPLE ORDER.—
When a brother Is to be introduced, the tyler shall first enter
the room, after him two Purplemen, then the two sponsors of
the brother, each bearing a purple rod, decorated at its top
with orange ribands, and between them the brother himself,
carrying in both hands the Bible, with the book of the Orange
rules and regulations placed thereon. On his entering the
room, a chaplain, or in his absence a brother appointed by the
master, shall say—
" We have a strong city ; salvation will God appoint for
walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous
Dation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep
him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee ; because
he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever; for in
the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength."—lsaiah, xxvi. 1,
2,3, 4.
The Master shall then say—Friend, what lost thou
desire in this meeting of true Orangemen ?
The Brother shall answer—Of my own free will and ac-
cord I desire admission into your loyal Association.
Molter—Who will vouch for this friend, that he deserves
such adttthitetnent,
2"nthat he is qualified to receive it ac-
cording to our rules ki.tid ficffulai;CPs ?
[Then the Sponsors shall bow to the 1121oier, and signify
the same, each saying—I, N. M., vouch for all tlies !langs.]
Master—What do you carry in your hand ?
_Brother—The word of God.

Master—Under the assurance of the faithful Purplemen,
we believe that you have also carried it in your heart. What
is that other book ?
Brother—The book of our rules and regulations.
Master—Under the like assurance, we trust that you
have hitherto obeyed them in all lawful matters. There-
fore, we gladly advance you into this order. Purplemen,
bring to me our brother.
(He shall then be brought by the two sponsors before the
master, the tyler retiring to the door, and the two brothers
standing one at each side of the centre of the table.) •.
Darlity this the chaplain or brother appointed shall say—
In that day shall Tiit DVIANGH of the Lord be beautiful and glo-
rious ;• and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent for them
that are escaped out of Israel. And the Lord will create upon
every dwelling placcof Mount Zion, and upon her-assemblies,
a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by
night; for upon all THE- GLORY shall be a defence."—lsaiah,
iv. 3, 5.
(The brother shall then kneel on his knee, and the master
shall invest him with a purple sash and such other decora-
aoW tit did!) teriVenlonti)
Then the chaplain or brother appolttlttl Shall, say---!` I°-
bold the stone which I hare laid before Joshua. Ilittm .4710
stone shall be seven eyes; behold I will engrave the graving'
thereof, saith the Lord of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity
of that land in one day,"—Xuc. iii. 9.
(Then the master shall communicate, or cause to be
communicated, unto the new Purplemen the signs and
passwords of the order.)
And the chaplain or brother appointed shall say : " Seek
hien that maketh the gevell stars and Orion, and turn-
eth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day
dark with night : that calleth for the waters of the sea, and
poureth them out upon the face of the earth. The Lord is
his name."—Anto y. 53.

tie that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the Churches."—Revelations ii. 29.

(After which the brethren shall make obeisance to the
master, and take their seats ; the certificate of the new
Purpleman being first duly, signed and regiKercd.)

Signed by order of the Grand Lodge,
W. BLENNERHASSETT FAIRAIAN, D. G. S.

POWER .OF THE GRAND MASTER.

By the laws and ordinances of the Loyal Orange Insti-
tution, the grand master (f the empire is the chief and su-
preme head ; his office is permanent and uncontrolled ; no
particular functions or duties can be prescribed to him, as
his powers and authorities are discrethmary,illimitabk, and
absolute ; and to him the honour and welfare of the institu-
tion are implicitly confided.
It is declared in the Report of the Grand Lodge, on
February 13th, 1834, " That implicit obedience to the com-
mands of the grand master, due subordination to the Grand
Lodge, and the constituted authorities, and unreserved con-
formity to the laws and ordinances of the institution are
duties imperative on Orange Men.".
His Royal Highness Ernest Augustus Duke of Cum-
berland is now the grand master of the empire, being- equally
the supreme head of the Loyal Orange Institution in Great
Britain, and of the Grand Orange Lodge in Dublin ; thus
connecting all the Orangemen in the United Kingdom and
the colonies. The same powers are vested in the Deputy
Grand Master, either by delegation from, or in the ab-
sence of, the grand master. His Grace the Duke of Gor-
don is depu'q grand master for Scotland, and Lord Kenyon
deputy grand master for England and Wales ; and it is
stated by the grand secretary, that Lord Kenyon " is pro-
bably be Ater informed than any other man with the work-
ing of., the institutiou."

ORANQE r"ODGES HOW CONSTITUTED.
The Orange Lodn,i'are held under warrants 4cau the

grand lodge of the institution, which are always signed by
the Duke of Cumberland as grand master of the empire ;
and are also generally signed by some of the grand officers
of the lodge ; but his Royal Highness has also power to
grant on his sole respotisilrility, and without any other sig-
nature, warrants to any person to constitute lodges, within
or without the kingdom. The ilinerant warrant granted
to Lieutenant-Colonel Fairmar., the deputy grand secre-
tary, under which he made two tours of inspection in
Great Britain ; and the warrant for foreign countries,
granted to Edward Nucella, Esq., to hold and to- establish
lodges in Malta, Corfu, and other places out of England,
as be might think proper, have been laid before the Com-
mittee, and copies of them are hereafter annexed, in proof
of the exercise of the unlimited power of tlle grand master
is matters respecting the. spread of Orangeism.
Bay L'-.:,:i.: commission, or itinerant warrant, dated tht: 13th
of August, in the yam 10% the Duke of ' Cumberland, as
imperial grand master, by virtue of the authority Vested ' in
him by the code of laws and ordinances of the 30th March,
1826, nominated his trusty, well-beloved, and right wor-
shipful brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman, master of the
metropolitan warrant, member of the grand committee, de-
puty grand master of London, acting deputy grand trea-
surer, and deputy grand secretary of the institution, to make
fk visitation, or tour of inspection, of the kingdom ; to per-
brni, settle, and terminate every matter of business in
anywl!,(s conOcted with the society or its affairs, or tending
to promote its prt;,Terity or welfare ; with a dispensation
and power to enable thh: dignitary and officer to communi-
cate to the brotherhood thb signs and pass-words of the
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new system ; to teach the lecturt:. in both Orange and
Purple Orders ; to open new lodges, and to suspend or
eXpel contumacious and refractory member;, subject to a
ratification of hiS proceedings by the Grand Lodgt:.
Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman, under authority of the .11m-
perial Grand Master, made two Visitations or tours of in-
speetion of the kingdom, at the expense of the Grand
Lodge, assembling and visiting the lodges at Birmingham,
Wolverhampton, Manchester, Sheffield, Bolton, Wigan,
Chowbent,.Burnley,.Bolton-le-MOors, Preston, Blackburn,
Bury, Middleton, and other places. He visited the esta-
blished Orange Lodges at those places, and in their neighbour-
hood ; and exerted himself also to form new lodges where-
ever there was a prospect of success. In Scotland, at Edin-
burgh, and other places in the west of Scotland, as' stated
elsewhere, he visited the old, and established some new
lodges, thereby giving life and activity to Orangeism in that
country. Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman had the power and
authority of initiating any person When travelling_ in the
country, or under certain circumstances, by virtue of the spe-
cial commission ; and he has often initiated persons at his own
house : he granted to private Wilson, of the 6th Dra-
goons, at Sheffield, a military warrant under that authority
in the spring of 1834, which, he said, was the only one he
.sver had granted to a 'regiment.

osONSIDLE OBJECT, RELIGIOUS.—REAL 'CHARACTER

POLITICAL.

The ostensible nbjeet of the institution is to support the
Protestant religion anj PrC.
testant ascendancy, and to pro-
tect what they consider the of Protestants. Lord
Kenyon declares the institution to essentially religious,
although he admits that its acts ham Zof always strictly
preserved that character. In Lancashire al: 4 other places
funds have been collected for the assistance f decayed
brethren, and thereby given, in some degree, the ch.: ratter
of benefit or benevolent societies to Orange Lodges.
Imperial Grand Lodge, however, has never sanctioned such
an object ; having stated in the ordinances of 1834, that
benefit clubs are excrescences which the institution takes
no notice of whatever, and will not recognize ; but they
will not prohibit them, provided they do not interfere with
any of the rules of the institution.
If the object, of Orange Lodges were to be judged of
by the moral qualification required by any person before he
can be admitted a member, there would be little objection
to them. The polifications arc stated in the rules and or-
dinances ; and the ro!?owing are some of the chief requi-
sites :—Every person, to be flualified to be an Orangeman,
shou:,:l love rational and. improving society : regarding with
affection tika Protestant established religion, and sincerely
desiring to propagate its precepts,. Wisdom and prudence
should guide his actions ; temperance and sobriety, honesty
and integrity, direct his conduct; and the honour and oloi7
of the King and country be the n;otives of his exertions."
Your Committee find that the Ocano-e.Ledges have a
decidedly, political character, and that all their acts have
some political object in view.