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 OBSERVED IN PRIVATE LODGES 
 
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 Of 
 
 BRITISH AMERICA. 
 
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 O>^::jir^<o 
 
 TORONTO, 
 
 PianD BT BKO. J. R. ROBKBTSON, 60 KING 8TE1R B&Sf . 
 
 1863. 
 
ORANGE ORDER 
 
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 No business connected with the affairs of the Institution shall 
 be transacted except in open Lodge, and guarded by the Tylers ] 
 and not less than Five Members shall be considered a quomm. 
 
 The Outside Tyler's post shall be outside the Lodge Room 
 door, and he shall, before taking his post, undergo examination 
 by the Master, to see if he is qualified to receive as well as to 
 reject applicants for admission. 
 
 After the Lodge is opened, no person shall be admitted with- 
 out giving the Annual to the Tylers, except by special permission 
 of the Master. 
 
 The Master and Brethren being assembled, and having taken 
 their seats, and the Tylers at their posts, the Test (division of 
 the annual Entrance Password), shall be put to them, beginning 
 by the Secretary, on the right, and the Treasurer on the left 
 hand, each Brother passing the Test till it reaches the last 
 Brother on each side ; when both shall give llieir proof to the 
 Deputy-Master, who shall rise and say to the Master, — " Wor- 
 sbipful,-^ll present are true members of the Order." 
 
 The Brethren shall then, at a call from the Master, all rise, 
 and each, placing his right hand on his left breast, stand 
 (strictly silent), while the Master, Chaplain, or Brother ap- 
 pointed, proceeds to open the Lodge with the following prayer : — 
 
FORMS OF THK 
 
 OFENINO PBAYEB. 
 
 Almighty God and Heavenly Father, who of Thj gracious 
 providence and tender mercy toward us didst wonderfully con- 
 duct thy servant King William, and bring him safely through 
 many difficulties, to preserve us from the attempts of our enemies 
 to bereave us of our Religion and Laws, we humbly praise and 
 magnify Thy most glorious name, for Thy unspeakable good- 
 ness toward us, expressed in this act ot Thy mercy. Be Thou 
 still our mighty Protector, and scatter our enemies that delight 
 in blood ,' infatuate and defeat thek counsels, abate their pride, 
 assuage their malice, and confound theur devices : Strengthen 
 the hands of our present gracious Sovereign, Queen Victoria, 
 and all that are put in authority under Her, with judgment and 
 justice, to cut ofif all such workers of iniquity as turn religion 
 into rebellion, and faith into faction, that they may never pre- 
 vail against us, or triumph in the ruin of Thy Church among 
 us ; but that our gracious Sovereign and Her realms, being pre* 
 served in Thy true religion, and by Thy merciful goodness pro- 
 tected in the same, we may all duly serve Thee, and give Thee 
 thanks in Thy holy cong^gation, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord.— ^mcw. 
 
 Oim Fathbr, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in hea- 
 ven. Qive us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tres- 
 passes, as we forgiT>e them that trespass against us. And lead 
 us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : for Thine is 
 the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and^ ever. — 
 Amen, 
 
 The Matter thall then tay. 
 
 I declaae this 
 
 Loyal Orange Lodge, Number- 
 
ORANOE ORDXR. 
 
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 open in due form, strictly proliibiting any language or conduct 
 that may tend to disturb the harmony of the Brethren. 
 
 God Save the Qneen. 
 
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 The Brethren shall then resume their seats, and the business of the Lodge 
 shall he proceeded with in the following order: 
 
 The Lecture to be repeated. 
 Minutes of former Meeting read. 
 Members to be initiated. 
 Candidates proposed. 
 
 Public business connected with the principles, honor or pros- 
 perity of the Institution considered. 
 
 Lecture repeated. 
 
 Dues collected. 
 
 Lodge closed with Prayer, 
 
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FORMS OF THir 
 
 RITUAL OF mmODUCTION. 
 
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 Tlio Candidate fbr admlMion shall be introduced between two Brethren, 
 each carrying in one hadd an Orange Rod, decorated at the top with 
 Orange Ribbons, one of whom should bo his proposer or seconder, who 
 shall carry in his hand the Holy Bible, with the Book of Regulations 
 thereon; and on their coming to the fiM)t of the table, opposite the Master, 
 the Brethren all sitting, (strictly silent), in their places— the Master 
 shall say: 
 
 Master. — ^Brethren, whom do you introduce ? 
 
 Introducer. — A. B., a worthy friend. 
 
 i/aa<?r.— What do you carry in yonr hand ? 
 
 Introducer. — The Word of God. 
 
 Master. — ^Do you reverence that word ? 
 
 Introducer. ^^"We do. 
 
 Master. — ^What is that other Book. 
 
 lutroducer. — The Constitution and Laws of the Loyal Orange 
 Institution. # 
 
 Master. — Are you acquainted with the rules therein contained ? 
 
 Introducer. — ^We are. 
 
 Master. — Do you act in conformity with those Rules ? 
 
 Introducer. — ^We do. 
 
 Master. — (Addressing himself to the Candidate) — ^Briend, 
 do you, of your own free will, desire to be admitted into our 
 Loyal Institution ? 
 
 Candidate, — ^I do» 
 
ORANOfe ORDER. 
 
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 Master. — ^Friend, kneel down. 
 
 The Oftndidate shall then kneel at the table, (all the Brethren standing), and 
 the Ohaplain or Brother appointed shall read the following portions of 
 Scripture: 
 
 " Lord God of our Fathers, art not Thou Ood in Heaven ? 
 and Fulest not Thou over the Kingdoms of the heathen ? and 
 in Thy hand is there not power and might, so that none is able 
 to withstand Thee ?" — II . Chron., c. xx., v. 6. 
 
 " Who is like unto Thee, Lord, among the Gods? Who is 
 lihe Thee, glorious in holiness, fearfhl in praises, doing won- 
 ders : Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people whom thdu 
 hast redeemed : Thou hast gnided them In Thy strength unto 
 Thy holy habitation." — Uxod.j e, xv., v, H, 13. 
 
 <* And it shall be for a token upon thine hand: and for Aront- 
 lets between thine eyes, for by strength of hand tiie Lord 
 brought us forth out of Egypt ; thou shalt therefore keep this 
 ordinance in His season from year to year. — Exod.^ e. xiii., 
 V. 16, 10. 
 
 Here the Obligation shall be administered by the Master : 
 
 ORAME OBLIGATIOK 
 
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 I, A. B., do solemnly and voluntarily swear, that I Will be 
 faithful, and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 
 and to Her lawful Heirs and Successors in the Sovereignity of 
 Great Britain and Ireland, and of these Provinces, dependent 
 on and belonging to the said kingdom ; so long as She or They 
 shall maintain the Protestant Religion and the Laws of this 
 country : that I will, to the utmost of my power, defend Them 
 against all traitorous conspiracies and attempts which I shall 
 know to be against Her or any of them : tliat I will steadily 
 maintain the connection between the Colonies of British America, 
 and the Mother Country, and be ever ready to resist all attempts 
 
FORMS OF THE 
 
 to weaken British influence, or to dismember the British Empire ; 
 that I will be true and faithful to every Brother Orangeman in 
 all just actions, neither wronging him, nor knowing him to be 
 wronged or injured, without giving him due notice thereof, and 
 preventing it if in my power. I swear that I will ever hold 
 sacred the name of our Glorious Deliverer, King William the 
 Third, Prince of Orange *, in grateftil remembrance of whom I 
 solemnly promise, (if in my power) to celebrate his victory over 
 James, at the Boyne, in Ireland, by assembling with my Brethren, 
 in their Lodge Room, on the 12th day of July, in every year ; I 
 swear that I am not, nor ever will be, a Roman Catholic or 
 Papist, nor will I marry a Roman Catholic or Papist, nor 
 educate my children, nor suffer them to be educated in the 
 Roman Catholic Faith, nor am I now, nor ever will be, a member 
 of any Society or body of men that are enemies to Her Majesty 
 and our glorious Constitution ; that I never was, to my know- 
 ledge or belief, rejected in, or expelled from any Orange Lodge : 
 I further declare, that I will do my utmost to support and 
 maintain the Loyal Orange Institution ; obey all regular sum- 
 mouses, and pay all just dues, (if in my power) and observe 
 and obey the Constitution and Laws of the same : and, lastly, 
 I swear that I will always conceal, and never in any way 
 whatsoever disclose or reveal, the whole, or any part of the 
 Signs, Words or Tokens, that are now about to be privately 
 communicated to me, unless I shall be duly authorized so to do 
 by the proper Authorities* of the Orange Institution, of which 
 I am now about to become a member. So help me God, and 
 keep me setadfast in this my Orangeman's Obligation. 
 
 The Chaplain, or Brother appointed, shall read then the following portions 
 
 of Scripture. 
 
 " Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed 
 upon us that we should be called the Sons of God 1 Therefore 
 
 it/ 
 
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 •The proper Authority is the Grand Lodge of British North America. 
 
OBANOB ORDKR. 
 
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 the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Bolored, 
 now are we the Sons of God ; and it doth not yet appear what 
 we shall be : but we know that when he shall appear we shall 
 be like Him ; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man 
 that hath this hope in Him, purifieth himself even as He is pure. 
 Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law, for sin 
 * is the transgression of the lHw. In this the children of Qod 
 are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever doeth 
 not righteousness is not of God, neither he that lovcth not his 
 brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the begin- 
 ning, that we should love one another. Marvel not, my 
 Brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have 
 passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. — 
 He that loveth not his brother abide th in death. Whosoever 
 hateth his brother is a murderer : and ye know that no mur- 
 derer hath eternal life abiding in him. — Hereby perceive we 
 the love of Ood^ because He laid down His life for ua ; and we 
 ought to lay down <mr lives for the brethren. But whoso hath 
 this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and 
 shutteth up his bowels qf compassion tcom him, how dwelleth 
 the love of God in him 7 My little children, let us not love in 
 word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And 
 hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our 
 hearts before Him. And this is His commandment : That we 
 should believe on the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love 
 one another, as He gave us commandment."—/. JoAti, c. iii. v, 
 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23. 
 
 Here the following prayer shall be read (all kneeling). 
 
 Almiohty God, Judge of all men, to whom all hearts be 
 open, and from whom no secrets be hid ; look down wo 
 beseech Thee, upon us who are now assembled beneath Thy 
 All-seeing eye. Thou hatest the deceitful heart ; to Thee the 
 false tongue is an abomination. Strengthen us, then, we 
 
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 implore Thee, that we mty ever aT6id falsehood, and cleare to 
 that which is true ; dispose us to brotherly lore and Christian 
 charity, to be true and faithful to our Brethren in all just 
 actions, and as we do now receiye this dear friend into our 
 Beneyolent and Loyal Institution, may we be admitted into 
 Thy Heavenly Kingdom. In Thy name, and looking to* Thy 
 Providence to direct us to what is* right, we do now receive* 
 this Thy Servant to a Membership in our Society, trusting that 
 Thou wilt so guide and govern his heart and actions, that he 
 may long continue an ornament to our Institution, and a firm 
 and steadfast supporter of Thy Church and People.— ^me». 
 
 The Candidate shall then rise, and the Master shall take him by the hand 
 
 andsAy: 
 
 We receive you, dear Brother, into the Religious and Loyal 
 Institution of Orangemen, trusting that you will abide a 
 devoted servant of God, a true believer in His Son Jesus Christ, 
 a faithful subject of our QueeU; and a supporter of eur Consti- 
 tution. Keep thou firm in the Protestant Faith : make yourself 
 a friend of all pious and peaceable men, avoiding strife and 
 seeking benevolence : slow to take offence and offering none. 
 In the name of the Brotherhood, I bid you welcome, and I 
 pray tbat you may long continue among them, a worthy 
 Orangeman, fearing God and loving the Brotherhood, honoring 
 the Queen and maintaining the Law. 
 
 The Sigbs and Passwords shall then he communicated to the new Brother, 
 
 after which the Mlister shall say : 
 
 Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, good will 
 toward men. — Luke, c. ii. v. 13 
 
 The Signs and Passwords of the Institution having been communicated to 
 the new Brother, the Master shall deliver the following Charge : 
 
 Brother, — 
 The Mysteries and Secrets connected with the Orange Insti- 
 
ORANQE ORDEB. 
 
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 tution have now been communicated to jou, and if jou wilt 
 only conform to the Obligation you have freely and voluntarily 
 taken^ \7q shall have cause to rejoice in the steps we have taken 
 to initiate you : but should you fail to observe them, then will 
 our sorrow be great : firstly on account of your fall, and second- 
 ly, on account of the injury that will thereby be done to our 
 Institution. 
 
 I entreat you, let your Obligation be your guide 1 Should the 
 perpetration of crime ever enter your mind, reflect upon what 
 you have now sworn — and let it be a check to any and every 
 evil thought that human wickedness may suggest. 
 
 I have now further to admonish you against the snares that 
 may be laid for you by our enemies, and to impress upon your 
 mind the great value of caution — so that you will weigh well 
 every word you may use in connexion with the Orders I fur- 
 ther admonish you, to be ever watchful when the Order is at 
 work, so that you may gain wisdom by listening to the advice 
 and opinion of your seniors ; and when you have heard, you 
 will be wise to reflect and speak not — ^but that you treasure up 
 the lessons in your heart, to the end that you may prove your 
 great faith. There are two cardinal virtues which bind the 
 Broiherhood of our Order — ^they are Union and Truth. By the 
 honorable exercise of the latter, in your intercourse with tha 
 world, and especially with the Brotherhood, you will find that 
 the former is to be, and will be maintained. Regard them, 
 then, as the apple of your eye, only to be parted with in death. 
 
 I txust what I have said to you in the name of the Lodge 
 will have its due weight : and now allow me to introduce you 
 to those whom, hereafter, you are to regard as Brethren. 
 
 My Brethren, receive this Brother to your friendship and 
 love. 
 
 The Brother shall then make obeisance to the Master, be welcomed individ- 
 ually by the Brethren,— and all present take their seatB. 
 
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 FORMS OF THE 
 
 The Initiation Fee in this Order shall not be less than Five 
 Shillings, nor more than Fifteen Shillings. 
 
 If more than one Candidate is Initiated, the charge is to be reserved ontil 
 
 all are introdnced. 
 
 CLOSmG PRAYER. 
 
 God| whose Name is excellent in all the earth, and Thy 
 glory above the Heavens, who hast so often miraculously pre- 
 served Thy Ohurch and People from the secret contrivance and 
 open violence of numerous conspirators ; we bless and adore 
 Thy Gracious Majesty for Thy marvellous loving-kindness to 
 our Church and Nation, in the preservation of our Religion and 
 Liberties, and we humbly crave that the devout sense of Thy 
 
 repeated mercies may renew and increase in us a spirit of steady 
 allegiance to our present gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Vic- 
 toria, and a spirit of fervent zeal for our Holy Religion, which 
 Thou hast so wonderfully rescued and continued, a blessing to 
 us and to our posterity : all of which we humbly beg, for the 
 sake of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.-^Amen. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, .the love of God and the 
 fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with you all. — Amen. 
 
 The Master shall then say, 
 
 1 now declare this— —-Loyal Orange Lodge, No.— duly 
 closed until the next regular meeting, except in case of emer- 
 gency, of l^hich all Brethren shall have due notice. 
 
 GOD SAVE THE QUEEN I * . 
 
OBANQE OBBBB. 
 
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 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. 
 
 The Lodge shall be opened as Hsoal — ^the Master elect taking his seat on the 
 left of the Secretary. After the Lecture is repeated, the Past Master, 
 taming to the Secretary, shall say: 
 
 Past Mcttter. — ^Brother Secretary, upon whom has the choice 
 of this Worshipful Lodge fallen, to be Master for the current 
 year? 
 
 Brother Secretary. '^Uskying every confidence in the Worship- 
 
 ftil Brother , and having had frequent proofs of his ability 
 
 and desire to advance the cause of our glorious Institution, we 
 have selected him for our Master, and now require his installa- 
 tion. I now present to you Brother * 
 
 Past Master.— Let us pray. (All kneel.) 
 
 Great Master and Creator of the World, disposer of life 
 and death, we entreat Thee look down upon us with mercy, 
 and Dless our undertaking ! We humbly crave that Thou wilt 
 at all times give us wisdom to govern our actions, and judg- 
 ment to guide the actions of those under our care ; endue us 
 with a desire to conduct all our undertakings in peace and bro- 
 therly love. Permit the Master of this Lodge to enjoy Thy 
 grace, and give him the light of Wisdom, so that he may im- 
 part it to those whose conduct he is calledjupon to scrutinize 
 May Faith, Hope and Charity, Temperance, Prudence and For- 
 titude ever be his guide, and the guide of us all, for Christ's 
 sake. 
 
 Lodge. — Amen. 
 
 Past Master. — ^Brother 
 
 -, before you are sworn into the 
 
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 duties of office, let me ask if you are prepared to act under the 
 Rules and Regulations of the Most Worshipful the Grand 
 Lodge, and under any order that may be issued by its authority? 
 
 Master Elect, — ^I am. 
 
 Taet Master. -^By this consent you take upon yourself various 
 duties ; not only will you be required to perform them yourself, 
 which, from the fact of your being chosen to the station you 
 are to occupy, is proof you will, but you assume the office of 
 Guardian and Adviser to the Members of your Lodge. You 
 will rebuke them for a violation of any portion of their obliga- 
 tion, as a superior Brother should rebuke an inferior. You are 
 required to warn them that it is their duty to live peaceably with, 
 and act honorably toward all men, and especially toward a 
 Brother ; that they are bound strictly to guard against all un- 
 worthy excesses, whether of intemperance or otherwise ; to re- 
 buke and admonish them who profane the name of our Lord, 
 or who are guilty of cursing or swearing You will teach 
 them to denounce an impostor, and to cherish the faithful 
 amongst our Brethren. 
 
 Do you acknowledge thesd obligations to be your duty? 
 
 Master mect*"-^! do. 
 
 Past Master i — Will you endeavor, with the help of God, to 
 diflcharge them ? 
 
 Master Elect,^^l will. 
 
 Then adminiBter the Oath, (Members all standing.) 
 
 OBZiKiATIOTSr OF A MASTEB. 
 
 ( I A. JB., swear that I do not undertake the office of Master 
 for any private or personal emolument or advantage ; that I 
 will use the authority with which I am invested as Master to 
 keep proper behaviour and sobriety in the Lodge over which I 
 am to preside, and to cause a due observance of the Rules and 
 
O&ANOfl OKDSBi 
 
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 Regulations of the Institution, bj all the Members of my Lodge; 
 ai^d lastly, I swear that I will not certify for any person with- 
 out having first proved him, and being satisfied in my conscience 
 that he is a perfK>i^ of good character. 
 
 The newly elected Ifaster shall then tivke his leat, and admlnlBtw the Oath 
 to the other Officers, saying to each, as he swears them in :— 
 
 Master. — ^Tou have heard the duties which I have asumed for 
 the sake of this Lodge. The like duties must you assume be- 
 fore you can be duly installed. Do you consent, bs I have 
 done, that these virtues and obligations shall be your guide ? 
 
 Answer,'—'! do. 
 
 obligaticxS^pTdb^ 
 
 I, A, B.J swear that I do not undertake the office of Deputy 
 Master for any private or personal emolument or advantage ; 
 that I will use the authority with which I am invested as De- 
 puty Master, to keep proper behavior and sobriety in the Lodge 
 over which I am to preside,, to cause a due observance of the 
 Rulesi and Regulations of the Society, by all the Members of 
 my Lodge; and lastly, I swear that I will not certify for any 
 person, without having first proved him, and being satisfied) in 
 my conscience, that he is a person of good character. 
 
 OBLIGA^Qll OF A rCI^ABUBEB. 
 
 I, A, B.y do swear that I will faithfully preserve all the 
 Monies or other Property, that I may receive for the use of my 
 Lodge, and that I will fairly account for, and pay over the 
 same, when reques#d so to do by the Master and Officers of 
 the Lodge. 
 
 OBLIGATION OF A SECBETABY. 
 
 I, A. JB.j do swear that I will faithfully preserve the Papers 
 and all other documents of the Lodge, that may be committed 
 
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 FORMS OF THB OBANQB ORDER. 
 
 to my charge ; that I will not myself, sign, or seal, or canse to 
 be signed, or sealed, nor lend the Lodge seal so that it may be 
 affixed to any forged paper or irregular Orangeman s Certificate; 
 and lastly, that I will deliver up all the property of the Lodge 
 when, requested by the Worshipful Master and the other Officers 
 of the Lodge so to do, 
 
 OBLIQATION OF A COMMITTEE-MAN. 
 
 I, A. B.f do solemnly swear that I will exercise the priyileges, 
 functions, and duties of a Committee-man faithfully, conscien- 
 tiously, and impartially ; that I will use whatever influence I 
 may possess for the benefit of my Lodge particulary ; and g^en- 
 erally for the interest of the Order, to the best of my skill, 
 knowledge and cunning. 
 
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 (The (Committee may he all sworn together.) 
 
 Chaplain. — Father of mercies Iqpk down upon us with grace, 
 and unite us still closer in the bond of union by which we are 
 united as one family, give us wisdom to know thy ways, and a 
 heart to love one another for our Saviour's sake. 
 . *< Behold how good a thing it is for Brethren to dwell toge- 
 ther in unity ! It is like the precious Ointment upon the Beard, 
 even Aaron's Beard, that went down to the skirts of his gar- 
 ment ; as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended 
 upon the mountains of Zion ; for there the Lord commanded the 
 blessings even life for evermore." — Fsalm cxxxi.