The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-07-20
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secret political society Of the British

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i secret political ~soeiety of the British
apire, whose pficiaf designation in its
own recordsis TheLoyaE Orange Instl-
tuition. 1t is composed exclusively of
Protestants, and itssprofessed objects are
to support and defend the reigning king
or queen Of treat Britain, the Protestant
religion sthe laws of the-coRntry, the leg
fsfative union of Great britain and ire
land, and the succession 10 the throne in
the present royal family so long as 1T re-
mains Protestant. They associate also in
honor Of King Militant III "as. supper
tersof2his glorious memory Members
arefadmitted by ballot, and each applicant
must receive at least6-7ofthe votes cast.
Every member must belong to a private
orlsuborChnate LODGE and can only be adj
mittedo on proof that he is a Protestant of
known loyalty and oyer Is years of age.
Each member onRdmission pays an en-
trance fee which in nosease is less than
Is, Cd. The association is divided into
live orders or degrees, the first Of which is
the orange, and the fifth and highest the
scarlet degree, No one is eligible to the
highest TIL he has been a member for II
mOnthss gIhesofficers Of the lodge must
be. OF. the scarlet degree, and consist of a
masters deputy MASTER treasurer, and 5
committee men, who hold Office for one
yearsM ee6ugs aracommonly held once
0nsonthsstheslodge9s opened by prayer,
after which a portion of Scripture is read,
hichiSfollovedl by the trausaction of
b~usinsss, Such as the balloting for cahdi-
datsSg admission of new members and
CONSIDERATION Of communications, the
lodge closing with q prayer. Any member
marrying q Roman Catholic must be forth
v-fkfM ZErrI1IEl Ill.,. =. $500 cAKl~le..E
Lodges constitute district lodge, of which
the oficerssare a district master. district
deputy master, Sc, bearing the same IL
dies -as the officers of the lower lodges
with thecprefx of district. The district
lodge meets4 times in a year, and exeroi-
ses' a specieso OF supervision over the lowe |
"a. lodges, which make regular reportsato |
it,sl Next above the district lodges are the
county grand lodges, whose officers, from
grand master to grand committee, bearthe
titles already enumerated With the. prefix
Of grand, " and are elected by the officers
dethe district lodges in the county. The
county. grand lodge meets twice q year.
FINALLY there is in each of the three king
doms Of Great Britain and in Wales, and
IN the principal colonies, augrand lodge,
which meets twice agar, and consists of
the above mentioned .,grands officers, and
faAdcomniteei elected by Tie az
GERS OF the county grand lodges There
is also an imperial grand lodge, al the
head Of Yhichls the grand master -oElhe
enpfe3sWhoH It's ehieRandsupremslead.
Ifs ONCE IS permanent and uncontrolled,
pesng contided wholly to the loyalty and
integrity oil that Orangemen who shall be
worthy OF so high a trust The imperial
gand lodge meets once a year, and il eem-
Fssed of the grand officers Of the grand
lodges of the kingdoms which composethe
empire. A collateral order called the
"Grand Black Order Of Orangemen,' or
Royal Blqck knights Of the Camp
q 4sIaelkAesists withinsLhut separate
from. the Orange Institution, to which
no person is admitted who has not
takenthe higher degrees of the exterior
society, or either of whose parents is-or
has becRn RQmauG ath0liczS1No one can
be a member whctdoesnot profess to be-
heve in the holy Trinity. It is organized,
like the Orange institution, into grand
lodges, county, dEtlcb and subordinate
lodges, which, hoWeverriare called chap
ters and preceptories,g and theasindlvldual
members bear the title Of Knights.zFhe
Grange Institution was founded in THE
north of ireland in 1885, ostensibly to
counteraet the Roman Catholic secret as
s0oations called tthedefendeFs on rTbben
men A1sse tEe opposte AssocaEohs
were soenlnEofvsd in fierce hostiity. with
sscT 0bhsfS and "a nearly ewhole peas
antry-of the country belonged to. one or
Ae-atAerEQf-the-ass eiati0nsSahEtAS@i
h~a6itants wersi4 somsedistricts arrayed
under opposite banners, and were always
ready for mutual conflict. Whenever the
eRppAe tpGlohs hetf any eonsderAble |
AIets.tJsEls KSre exshkngea andhdts
often ensued. The law was powerless
against them, because witnesses were in
timidatsd and jurymep sometimesreGnsed
to copRlqt eulprIts belonging to Hheif bWn
order. In 1923 immense assemblagess of
the. OrangefneH Ahd@ the ~Catholie asset
were gathered tumultuously in
the north of ireland, and blood was shed
N eome places. gSIpthe followineyearthe
eeIebrahoh By the Ofangemen OF the an
of the battle of the Boyne, July
IL led to bloody conflicts in the counties
Of Clare ArmaghS and gFermanaghy IN
which considerable. numbers were killed
or wounded, and the interposition of the
military With difficulty Suppressed these
dstnrbanoass9 In 1880
Investigation was ordered, which led To,
tie detectionsof Orange lodges in1S4 reg
lments OF the army; and in the following
year the imperial grand master, the dnke
qf Gnmherlanda was RamHelledto ,dissOlVel
ttu6u.ndrelanE u mM ndtkxs
e r.revived in 1916, and is still extensively Ii
diifused IN the British islands, thoughts
PROFESSIONS are there forbidden by law. 1t
was introduced into into British America
in 1929, and in 1861 1T had 1900 lodges
and10out 10000 members. @ts-pfoees-
sions there Wangf 9ifgsk Dmnias political
influence IS very great. Much exciemAn 4 III
vas occaslonede BY the SUPERINTENDENT
progsesssthfeugh the provinces to fecoc
order ardto pass underits s arches
an~dshsnnerss a recognition stesdAsthy9rc