Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-13
THE OFG fNGE1EN THEIR OIL
GIN, PRINCIPLES AND DESIGNS.


procession caused the rioting and blood
shed recorded elsewhere in our telegraph
ic dispatches, belong to an organization
whose principles are by many not thor
oughly understood. Their official desig
nation, as appears from the records of thu
order,is "The Loyal Orange Institution,
which was founded in the North of Ire
land in 1895, ostensibly TO counteract The
Roman Catholic secret organizations
called "The Defenders or ''ribbor
men," Since the organization of these
opposite organizations a fierce hostility
has existed between them, and the sp-
pesrance of the O-angemen in public
procession has often been the occasion
of serious disturbance, caused by the OPP
position they have met with from their
opponents. The institution of Orange
men is composed exclusively of Protest
ants, and its professed objects are toI
support and defend the reigning King OF
Queen of Great Britain, the Protestan
religion, the laws of the country, the
Legislative union of Great Britain and
Ireland, and the succession to the throne
in the present royal family, 80 long as it
remains Protestant.
In 1928, immense assemblages Of the
Orangmen and of the Catholic Associa-
ton were gathered tumultuously in the
north of ireland, and blood was shed in
certain localities. In the following year
the celebration by the Orangemen of the
anniversary of the battle of the Boyne,
July u, led to bloody conflicts il the
counties of Clare, Armagh and Fer
msnSgh, in which considerable numbers
were killed or wounded, and the interpo-
sition of the military with difficulty sup
pressed these disturbances. In 1885, a
parliamentary Investigation was ordered,
which led to the detection Of Orange
Lodges in thirty-four regiments of
the army, and in the following year the
Imperial Grand Master, the Duke of
Cumberland, was compelled to dissolve
the institution in Ireland. 1t was, how
ever, revived in 1915, and is still extern
sively diffused in the British islands,
though lis professions are there forbidden
by Jaw. 1t was introduced into British
America in 1929, and in 1861 it had /, 200
lodges, and about $50, 900 members. It's
professions there are not Illegal, and its
political inalence is very great Much
excitement was caused in 1860 by the
attempt to compel the Prince of Wales,
uring his progress through the Provinces,
TO recognize the order, and to pass under
Its arches and banners, a recognition
steadfasny refused BY the Prince and his
suite.
The 18th of July is celebrated by the
Orangemau as the anniversary of the bat
tie of the Boyne, fought July II, 1890.
The Boyne is river OF Ireland, formed
by the confidence of several small streams
in the southern part OF Meath. This bat
tie was fought between King William III,
of England, at the head of combined
force of English, Dutch and allied de-
tachments of almost every Protestant
kingdom of Europe, and the ex-monarch,
James II, with an invading French and
Irish army. King William LII was a
stakeholder of Holland, civilian Henry
of Nassau, Prince of Orange,) and his
mothers family had been deprived of the
British chrome. The Orangemer associate
also in honor Of him, and bear his name.
Those who desire 10 become members
of the Institution Of Orangemen, have
to be admitted by ballot, and each appH
cant must RECEIVE at lest six seventies Of
the votes cast. Every member must be-
long 30 a private or subordinate lodge,
and can only be admitted on proof that
he is Protestant of kqown loyalty, and
over eighteen years of age. E4ch mem
Der pays an entrance fee. The association
is divided into five 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
degree I'll be has been member for
twelve months. The officers of the
lodge must be Of the scarlet degree, and
consist Of master, deputy master, Sec
Rotary, treasurer, and five committee men,
who mold Office for one year. Meetings
are commonly held once I month, and the
lodge is opened by prayer, after which a
portion Of scripture is read, which is.fol-
lowed by the transaction Of business,
such as the balloting for candidates,
admission of new members, and
consideration Of communications,
the lodge closing with prayer. ANY
member marrying a Catholic must
be forthwith expelled. Three or more
subordinate lodges constitute district
lodge, of which the officers arc district
master, district deputy master, etc, bear
ing the same titles rs tic officers of the
lower lodges with the pIenx Of ''dis-
trict." t. district lodge meets four
times in a year, and exercises q species Of
supervision over the lower lodges, which
makes regular reports 70 it. Next above
the district lodges are the county grand
lodges, whose officers, from master TO
grand committee, bear the titles already
enumerated, with the prefix OF grand"
and are elected by the officers OF the dis
trict lodges in the county. The county
grand lodge meets twice a year. Fl
nally, there is IN each of the three King
doms OF Great Britain and in Wales, and
in the principal colonies, 8 grand lodge,
which meets twice a year, and consists of
the above mentioned grand" officers,
and of gsand committee elected by the
officers of tie county grand lodges.
There is also an imperial grand lodge,