The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-15
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~ORANGEMEN'S PICNIC
Speakers Declared Sectarian Ap-
Preparations UncOnstitu-
tiOnal, Conditions In
Ireland

Inc members Of the Loyal Orange
mems Lodges in Wilmington held 2
plcnc In SheIlpOt Park, above Vii
n1ng0tn, last tuesday. Some hun
dreas 81 O1aHgemeu came on the Wiz
son Inc from Philadelphia and had a
me time with kindred minds which
Vas made more 50 BY the speakers in
the afternoon who gave great en-
Ightment TO others, some vi whom
did not know who OF what Oraagemen
We're.
Hugh CreeIman, Of Philadelphia.
was chairman OF the meeting.
The chairman Of the meeting said
some thought Orangemen were those
VINO ate oranges, others those who
drank orangeade. The Orangemen's
Lodges split some years ago on the
question whether beer should be sold
at their annual ~picnics. These at
Shellpot Park were the Dry branch
who drank orangeade. The "Wets"
were in a picnic at Woodside Park,
above Philadelphia. He predicted that
both would be united soon, now that
we have constitutional prohibition.
We meet to keep in sacred memory
the battle of the Boyne, July y, 1890,
when William, Prince of Orange, set
tied forever in final battle that Great
Britain should be a Protestant nation,
which it had been since the death of
bloody Mary, Queen of England, 1858.
We should all think for what pur-
pose God put man or earth for, to be
a free moral agent with freedom of
conscience, freedom Of speech, separa-
ton of Church and State, both work
ing together, accountable to God and
His moral laws.
Many don't appreciate what those
mean, where and how they came and
whittier we are going. You read in
the Philadelphia newspapers last
Saturday the decision of the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania de-
claring unconstitutional the giving
of millions to s~ectarian institu-
tons. Then he introduced Evan B..
Lewis, one of the attorneys Of the
Anti-Sectarian Appropriation, of Phil
adelphia.
Nh. Lewis said he had served as an
attorney for the Association with little
pay but for the satisfaction of up
holding the fundamental law Of Penn
sylvanla. For years the people had
seen millions appropriated by weak
politicians in the Legislature who knew
ii was unconstitutional. but they had
catered to the Roman Catholic vote
and given millions to s~ectaTian insti-
tutions, most Of it to Roman Catholic.
In all it is estimated that sixteen mil
lions had been appropriated. The ap-
preparations for the present year were
about as follows: Protestant institu-
tons got about 100000, Jewish
about $500, 600, Roman Catholic ST.
10000. About the anne proportion
ruled for other years. It was against
the article three. 18th section of the
Constitution Of Pennsylvania, which
reads:
NO appropriation, except for pen
sions or gratuities for military ser
vices, shall be made for charitable,
educational or benevolent purposes to
any person or community, nor to any
denomination or ~sectarian institution,
corporation or association
Yet hundreds of Legislators and
many Governors had disregarded
their oaths of office for the votes of
Catholics. We are fighting for the
fundamental principle of right re-
CARELESS whether it is against Cath
Ole. Jew or Protestant. Our protest
must be carried in the spirit of unity
to the ballot box. Our public school
system must be protected. No man
or woman who is not a graduate of
u public schools should be allowed to
teach in them.
Rev. Dougherty, a Protestant Epis-
copal rector OF Wilmington, told
about Irland. The problem there was
political, religious social. Those IN
America who want Ireland free do not
know the history of their own coun-
try. how the States were pinned to-
gether by the Cival War. Two Popes
had given titled deeds for Ireland to
English Kings. Ireland has a larger
representation in Parliament accord
ing to population than Wales or Scot
land. so there is no taxation without
representation. The English Parlla-
menJ had bought land and homes for
many Irish peasants. and given long
time loans at a low interest, some
thing no State nor the United Staets
have done.
Ireland and England were married
by the Pope, therefore how can any
divorce be given or allowed.
The people of other nations come
here and become American citizens.
Why should not Irishmen do the
same? and not remain citizens OF
Ireland.
You see nothing in the public press
in your cities, because the publishers
and editors are cowed like legislators,
W. A. Dunlap, of Philadelphia, told
of his trip to Belfast, Ireland, last
al to attend a convention, how Sim
Feiners followed him thru England
and tried to entice him to take an au-
tomobile ride, evidently to leave him
dead by the roadside.
Rev. DR.. Byron, of Philadelphia, told
how a woman was burned at the stake
in Ireland as late as 1890, and how
other scaped with their lives.
We must teach our children TO be-
come God-like and become temples OF