Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

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1rdreiier has the following article. whicl
will be found OF peculiar interest ut thi
| time
The official designation of the order il
"rhe Loyal Orange institution" and j
WAS Graded in the north of Ireland, in thu
year 1875, when the first lodge was founded
in the village OF L1ughgill. county An
, trim. avoweily for the purpose OF antagun-
izing another secret order, that Of the 'Rib-
bonmen." The conditions OF membership
clearly Indicate the genius OF the orgsniza-
tOn. No man could or eau he admitted
who did nat profess n bsliel in the Holy
| Trinity. the Protestant religion by law es-
tablished in Great Britain, ard the initia-
ton oath requires him TO be Ready Ia de-
lend, with his liia ii needs be. tho suve-
reign of Great Britain. the laws 1T the
country and the Acts Of Uninn and Settle
ment. the latter guaranteeing thgt the sue
ce-sion To the throne shall he t, tho right
ful heirs Ui the monarch only 80 lJng Es they
shall be Protestant. Tnu characteristic
name OF the order was taken in honor OF
William Ill. Prince of Orange, as Il result
Of whose succrsstn military operations
| against James III. eliminating al the bat
| tie of the BOYne, the settlement of the Brit
| i-h crown upon himself and his heirs al
ways provided they wero willing to take
! the oath OF Succession thea prescribed bind
| ing them TO defend "the Protest. faith
and the hts and liberties of England, y
was s0lsmnly enacted.
| Tho order il divided into five orders or
degrees, the first OF which Is the orange,
and tho fifth or highest the scarlet degree
| The Cihcers Of every lodge must have taken
the scarlet degree, and to do
this must have bsen approved mem
bers of at least twelve months
standing. Any member who mariles Ro-
man Catholic must be forthwith expelled.
The lodge officers consist OF d master. depu-
~ marshal, secretary, treasurer, and five
committeeman, holding office Tor one year
District lodges. with the ssmo set oi utt
ears. and meeting tour times II year. cxcr-
cISe SUPERB lSiOn over tho subordinate lodges
These nre, IN their turn. controlled by
county grand lodges. with corresponding
list ui officers. ind meeting twice year.
Then there is II grand lodge in each Of the
three kingdoms, and in each Of the
principal colonies, and this bldy meets
semi-annually. Oscr all, completing the
network OF Its government, il Hn imperial
grand lodge, meeting annually. and COM
posed Oi ,ho grand rfleers of all the grand
lodges. \ sort ot inner temple Of the
brotherhood exists independently, called tho
Grand Black Order of Orangemcn," or
"kuy,l BLACK knights OF the Camp of
Israel. 10 this order no one is admitted
who has not taken the higher degree Of the
exterior sueitty. ct ,i;her of hose parents
is or has been a Roman Catholic.
SprIDg'inU nm In the truuh!pt tlmps ill-
lowing the Act ut Union between Great
Britain and Ireland. 1t received itself ami
gave to Ireland II terrible baptism OF blood.
The whole pcasantry, speaking broadly,
were cGmentcd together, aTrayed against
each other III the sworn and secret hostility
OF RIobuni>m and Oranseism. Faction
fights. with great sacrifice oi lie, were oi
weekly occurrence. and the laws could
afford little or no protection
The order was not extended 10 England
until the year 1903, when the first lodge on
that side OF the channel was formed at Man
chester. The chief seat of the society WAS
transferred TO London in 1921. and by this
time it had become very strong throug hUut
England. In 1897, prince oi tho blood
royal. the Duke Of Cumberland. brcamo
Grand Master of the English lldge~. and IN
the year following accepted the position of
Imperial Grand Master. \ Parliamentary
Investigation In 1855 showed that there
were IN, 900 Orangemen in the United
Kingdom. and conspiracy WAS SAID to
have been scented among them to alter the
sueccssiOL t. the throne. III favor of the
Duke of Cumberland. As consequence
His Grace was Obliged to dissolve the Irish
branch of the society The introduction Of /
the Order On this continent dates from the |
year lS2a, ard in 1851 there were 200 |
lodges, with l50,On0 member, in BRUSH |
America. The order was revived in 1915, |
in Ireland. and has since been, and l. still, |
a powerful factor in the pOlI,lcs Of the |
Emerald Isle. Ia England. too, especially |
III Lancashire and some other OF the North
ern counties, it IL strong IN numbers and |
influence. In Canada, OF all the BRUSH /
it has preserved its original lu-
tensity OF character ~ an anti-CatholIc
force.