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 " This dmj shall be unto tjou for a memorial.*'-~-'Ex. xii., 14. 
 
 ^*ssii:MBLED as we are this day, my dear brethren, to 
 celebrate one of the grandest achievements ever wrought by 
 the power of omnipotence for the emancipation of his people, 
 it behoves us to do so with religious joy, and with shoutings 
 of rcjoioipg. As every one of you understands, the object of 
 the ^'ose 1 celebration is not to excite the vile passions of an 
 -va'-i''»at Er-maniitv "'or ostentatiously to display our own 
 re^sn 'jetabili^y and power, but ty way of remembrance to cele- 
 brwe the f>;o'(dncss of the g.cat Head of our noble Institution 
 h freeing js i^jw ,;he b>>Qdagc and superstition and degrading 
 ty^-ai^nv of Popery, through our illustrious and heroic an- 
 cestry. 
 
 A time was, mj brethren, when our fathers were groaning 
 under the lash of the cruel and Romish task-master; when 
 the Christian Sanctuary was polluted by a foreign superstition 
 and idolatry, .hich was little more than the remnant of 
 Roman paganism ; and when our church and nation were 
 under the iron heel of priestly and popish despotism. The 
 Bible, which exposes to public view and to merited contempt 
 the supreme arrogance of the Pope, was by him no longer 
 permitted to be read to the people, but in the stead of which 
 tales of Popish murderers and ruffians had been substituted, 
 who had been sainted at Rome for their wickedness and 
 cruelty. 
 
 The grand bone of contention between Popery and the 
 holy Catholic Church, from the very beginning of the Romish 
 apostacy, lay in the figment of the pope's supremacy : that is, 
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 of tho wbole Christian world : the Popiah party affirming, 
 and the Catholics of protestant profession denying the claim 
 of the Pontiff as contrary to the express direction of Christ, 
 and the teaching of the New Testament. 
 
 My brethren, it is not at all surprising that the Pope and 
 his followers should hate the Bible : for therg is not a single 
 dogma in popery that it does not most positively contradict 
 and condemn. Does the papist inform us that his religion 
 was from tho very beginning of Christianity V Jesus contra- 
 dicts the assertion, and in his holy gospel declares the whole 
 establishment of Romanism to be of the devil. Do they tell 
 us in all gravity that our blessed Lord made St. Peter pope, 
 and prince of the apostles ? Jesus declares tho assertion a 
 falsehood, and that he never contemplated popery in bis 
 church. Thus in the gospel of St. Matthew our blessed 
 Lord utters the following language : " Ye know that the 
 princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they 
 that ar». great, exercise authority upon them, but it shall not 
 be so among you"— Matt, xx., 25-27. Do not these plain 
 words of Christ, my brethren, give popery a flat contradic- 
 tion ; for in relation to the dominion that the Gentile princes 
 exercised over them, be says, " it shall not he so among yoa,'' 
 that is, there shall be no pope, or supreme ruler among you. 
 Nor is this merely my own explanation of the passage, for in 
 the 23rd chapter of the same gospel he mentions the very 
 name of Pope, and says, " Call no man your Fatder upon 
 earth, for one is your Father which is in heaven." It is per- 
 haps unnecessary to tell you, brethren, that the word pope, or 
 jtapa, is a Latin word, and signifies father, which word is 
 found in our English translation. 
 
 Again, in addressing the apostles whom be had chosen, he 
 says, " Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your master, even 
 Christ, and all ye are brethren," which if language means 
 anything, this means— that neither St. Peter nor any other of 
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 popedom. Now, in opposition to these plain words of Holy 
 Scripture, the Pope and his satellites tell us that Jesus made 
 St. Peter supreme head of the church ; and in this very 
 assumption, and in this contradiction to Christ, the Romish 
 priesthood declare to the world that they are of antichrist, and 
 that *.hcy have no connection with the true Catholic organiza- 
 tion : precisely as the reformers understood it. 
 
 How extremely ahsurd, my brethren, in Romanists to claim 
 St. Peter as their first Pope. Is it not a peculiar claim ol the 
 papacy that all Popes must necessarily be unmarried men ; 
 that by divine authority they must all live in a state of 
 celibacy ; but how unfortunate are they in the case of St. 
 
 Peter, for he lived in the holy state of matrimony. His 
 
 wife's mother, the gospel informs us, lay sick of a fever, 
 which certainly could not have been the case unless he had a 
 wife ; but we are told that St. Peter had a wife ; therefore 
 he was no papist, but lived in the very same slate of the pro- 
 t-sstant clergy of the present day. The expression, thnt 
 the Pope's wife's mother was side, could only bo uttered by 
 a person grossly ignorant of popery ; but this very expression, 
 my brethren, was made by the evangelist; theref)re had he 
 lived in the days of a pope, he would have been a Protestant; 
 for we have no idea that he would be incUned to change his 
 religion for that of Rome. The Romish doctors have the 
 goodness to inform us that their holy church was built upon 
 St. Peter ; but this being the case, it must very evidently 
 have been at the same time that Peter was cursing and 
 swearing, saying, " I know not the man.'" For St. Peter, 
 we are free to acknowledge, was not the foundation of our 
 Church— but Christ himself was, as were also his twelve 
 apostles. This information we leceive from Rev. xxi. 14: 
 " And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in 
 them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb." Thus, 
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 popery, and tlins tho expresscJ hatred of tho Romish priest- 
 hood to the New Tostamcnt, which they are free to acknow- 
 ledt^o is tho hook of the Protestant. Did the DIvIlo Word but 
 teach tho superstition of his sect, tho Pope would not oe so 
 determined to conceal it from the people. 
 
 AVith a serene face, and a hypocritical look, the Pope's 
 hirelings in our country tell their ignorant followers that 
 their church \h the catholic church, tlie old cliurcii, tho only 
 true church, the first church, tho church of apostolic insti- 
 tution out of which there is no salvation. If any one of 
 the old apostles were pefent, in denyino; the vik immorality 
 laid to their charge by these intruders, they would fuinkly tell 
 you here to day that a greater lie than that was never uttered 
 by Satan him.self, the grand fcjnder of pojiery. No indeed, 
 my brethren, the Church of Rome even in its })urc state, was 
 not the first church, but the Cliurch of Jerusalem was, as 
 you may find recorded in the 41at varse of the 2nd chapter 
 of the Acts of the A postles. 
 
 The first Roman Catholic churcti ever organized in England 
 was in the year 1570, which ,vas some time after the Refor- 
 mation. Palmer says in his Church History, pcige 1G3 : 
 "There wa? no schism in England lur many years after the 
 reformation. The popish party in the church/' he adds, 
 " now began to separate themselves. Reddingfield, Corn- 
 wallis, and Silyard, were tho first popish recusants," and he 
 adds, " the date of the Romanist as a distinct sect or com- 
 munity in England may be fixed in the year 1570." " The 
 separation," he informs us, "was fomented by Priests and 
 Jesuits who were sent from abror.d to pervert the people." 
 
 For hundreds of years after Christ there was no popery 
 even in Rome itself. The Church apostatized in that country 
 by blending Roman paganism with our common Christianity, 
 and by the Bishop of that city endeavouring to usurp the title 
 of Pope. But in Britain popery had no existence as a sect 
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 brethren, I have alroafly given ; and should a fur^^ier one be 
 reriuirt'd to substantial o the liigiorioal account, it may h'. found 
 in the fact that the Protestant Church in Englar.d, Norway 
 and Sweden, and many other countries, still own tlio property 
 that was own^d by the church uiii«!eedent to the glorious 
 period of the blessed reformation. Nor could the learned 
 judges do otherwise than decide in favor of tho old church 
 that always owned the propert^y, the proofs having been givca 
 that the lloralsh ?QQt in the kingdom was but of yesterday, 
 
 In the beginning of the fif.eunth centuiy John Husr was 
 condeiunfid and burned, and his ashes thrown into the Rhine, 
 because he denied the right of the F: o rule the Church 
 of P]ngland ; and the bones of the cei^'urated WicklifF were 
 dug out of their grave, where they had lain for thirty-four 
 years, and burned with his invaluab' ,vritin,i;j. In the fol- 
 lowing century, Bueer, Phagius, John ilodgers, Cranmer, 
 Ridley and Latimer, with several others, were burned under 
 that instrument of satan, bloody Marj, and for no other 
 offence than that they belong'sd to tho religion of the 
 nation, and contended against foreign innovations. To detail 
 tl>e n;any instances of [)opish persecution, against the followers 
 of Clnist would be too painful fur human nature to endure. 
 The murder of ten thousand Protestants in one night, the 
 horrors of Smithfield, and the Romish inquisition, are reSec- 
 tions the ntost uppaling. 
 
 But, my brethren, upon the present occasion it becomes 
 my duty to dwell especially on the times of James and 
 'NViir.um. No king over mounted the throne of En«i;land with 
 greater advantages than did Janice : but by openly declaring 
 in Parliament his intention of abolisliing the iests, he struck a 
 universal gloom and alarm throughout the nation, and infused 
 terrcr into tho church which was tho chief support of the 
 monarch.y, and he even disgusted the army, by whose means 
 alone he could now purpose to govern. Ahouv, this time 
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 the Protestants, eventually rcvokor] the Edict of Nantes, which 
 had been enacted ly Henry IV. for securing them tlie free 
 exercise of their religion. Every iniquity capable of being 
 invented by Jesuitical inquisitors was now put in force against 
 this unhappy people, and above half a million of tlie most 
 useful and industrious subjects deserted France, of whom fifty 
 thousand took refuge in England, and among whom was my 
 own maternal ancestry. This instance at that time tended 
 much and very naturally to increase the animosity against 
 popish predominance. 
 
 Men now saw clearly that to gain favor and conQdence with 
 James was but to sacrifice their religion and country ; and, 
 with shame be it said, too many, as at the present^ day, 
 scrupled not to advance themselves at this price. But it was 
 in Ireland that the mask was wholly thrown off, and that 
 James thought himself at liberty to proceed to the full extent 
 of his bigotry and violence. The Protestant Duke of Ormond 
 was recalled, and one Talbot, soon after created Earl of 
 Tyrconnell, a man, who from the blindness of his prejudices, 
 was transported with an unmcasurable ardor for the popish 
 cau?3. He at once proceeded to disarm all tlie Protestants, 
 on pretence of securing the public peace, and keeping their 
 arms in magazines for the use of the militia. He next re- 
 modelled the army, and upwards of three hundred olficers, 
 most of whom had purchased their commissions, were broken ; 
 and about five thousand private soldiers were dismissed, sim- 
 ply because they were protestants, and being stripped of their 
 regimentals were turned ou^ naked to famish in the streets. 
 The unhappy Protestants now saw all civil authority, as well 
 as the military force, transferred into the hands of their most 
 inveterate enemies, who were influenced with hatred, and 
 stimulated by every motive which tlie passion for power or 
 reliinon could inspire : even the buibaroiis banditti were let 
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 renewal of the ancient massacres was apprehended, and great 
 multitudes struck with terror, deserted the kingdom. 
 
 Roman Catholics -^ere now in full possession of the council 
 table, the courts of judicature, and the bench of justices. 
 Protestants were expelled and Romanists introduced and in- 
 vested with the whole power of the kingdom. The Pope's 
 Nuncio resided in London, and four Roman Bishops were 
 publicly consecrated in the King's chapel, and sent out 
 under the title of vicars apostolical to exercise their episcopal 
 functions among the people. The pastoral letters of these 
 intruders were published at the expense of the king, and 
 they regularly app>3ared in court in their canonicals, and some 
 of them boasted that in a little time they would walk in pro- 
 cession through the capital. 
 
 In Scotland, all the ministers the king trusted were Roman- 
 ists, and every office in the three kingdoms was transferred 
 from the Protestants and given to the professors of the new 
 sect who acknowledged the Roman Poutiflf as their supreme 
 
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 Nothing more remained but to open the door of the Church 
 and of the Universities to the intrusion of Papists ; and it was 
 not ^ng> before the foolish king made this \ery attempt, by 
 which he eventually left himself in an awkward predicament. 
 The imprisonment in the Tower of the seven dignitaries of 
 the church, viz : the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops 
 of St. Asaphs. Ely, Chichester. Bath. Wells, Peterborough 
 and Bristol, was the first Wow that kindled a spark that set 
 all England on fire. The people now saw how deeply the 
 design was laid, and with what violence carried on by the 
 kin.^ to overturn the Protestant religion and the government of 
 the°statc, by contriving a malicious and illegal prosecution, 
 with a view of extinguishing the brightest luminaries of the 
 acre, so that the benighted and ignorant might be the more 
 easily misled into the pitfalls of slavery and popish idolatry. 
 
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 By cruel Popish politics were Protestant:: affrighted, 
 
 When to fonvcit ihe heretics, new Sraithfield fires were lighted ; 
 
 But hope soon sprang out of despair, by Providence commanded, 
 
 Our fears were all dispersed in air, when God-like William landed. 
 
 Then let us sing, while echoes ring, the glorious revolution, 
 
 To Willianj's praise, your voices raise, who saved the constitution. 
 
 And, my brethren, as " ihe Great 1 am''' began their disap- 
 pointment in eluding their subtlety and malice by the deliver- 
 ance of the seven renowned sufferers from the jaws of their 
 oppressors, so the utter dissolution of their arbitrary power 
 and command under the conduct of the same Being was fully 
 completed, by the deliberative prudence and undaunted 
 courage of William, Prince of Orange, of glorious and 
 immortal memory, whom the English nation with one voice 
 invited to their aid and protection, to rescue a distracted and 
 distressed land, whose liberty, laws and religion were doomed 
 to be trodden down by the heel of French tyranny and Popish 
 superstition. 
 
 Our immortal hero was at length forced to yield to the 
 entreaties of the English, and to embrace the defence of a 
 nation that regarded him as its sole protector. The time 
 when the Prince of Orange entered on this enterprise was 
 chosen of Providence, as the people were then in the highest 
 ferment on account of the insult which the imprisonment and 
 trial of the bishops had put upon the Church ; and so well 
 concerted were William's measures that in three days 400 
 ships were hired to facilitate his enterprise. 
 
 William's army of German Protestants fell down the river 
 and canals from a place called Nimiguen. The artillery, 
 arms, stores and horses were embarked, and the Prince and 
 his brave followers set sail from Kelvoetsluice on the 21st of 
 October, 1088, with a fleet of nearly 500 vessels, and an 
 army of 14,000 men. William landed his army all in good 
 spirits in Torbay, on the 5th day of November following, — a 
 grand day, a significant day, the anniversary of the Gun- 
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 Prince's declaration was spread far and wide over the king- 
 dom, and it met with universal approbation. The English 
 convention of Parliament was immediately assembled, and the 
 thanks of both houses were given to the Prince, and it was 
 unanimously resolved that King James, having endeavored 
 to subvert the constitution of these Kingdoms by breaking the 
 original contract between King and people, and having by the 
 advice of Jesuit's and other wicked persons violated the fun- 
 damental laws, and withdrawn himself out of the Kingdom, 
 has abdicated the government, and that it is therefore de- 
 clared vacant. And it is here hardly necessary to tell you, 
 brethren, that the British crown was offered to William and 
 Mary, and accepted on the 11th day of April, 1G89. 
 
 But the Protestants of Ireland were yet in bondage, and 
 the time for their deliverance drew nigh. James placed him- 
 self at the head of 5,000 French Papists, and sailed from 
 France to Ireland. Their first expedition was to a place 
 called Coleraine, which immediately surrendered, and they 
 were now in sight of Londonderry. By tliis time the Pro- 
 testants of Ulster gained courage, and they determined to 
 resist evei'y encroachment upon their rights and liberties. 
 The brave men and true collected in that renowned city, and 
 although sold by their leader, and a fearful death apparently 
 awaited them, o fow young 'prentice boys met the enemy, and 
 slamming the city gates right in his face, they shouted the 
 patriotic cry of " No surrender ^ And surrender they 
 would not, and thanks be to heaven surrender they did not, 
 for amidst famine, fire, and death, they shouted NO SUR- 
 RENDER, ! 
 
 But hark ! in the midst of their peril they hear the notes 
 of distant music. Our patriotic sires listen with intense in- 
 terest as it advances nearer and nearer, until finally in the 
 dim vista appears the fleet over which gallantly floated 
 the royal cross of St. George, tiio union flag of Britain. 
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 Orange colors in honor of their Prince, while the King's bana 
 apparently electrifies all with the sweet music. And what do 
 you think, brethern, was the tune that the Orange band 
 played that day? " The White CockadeV' No indeed, it 
 it did not sound like the music of rebels. Why, God bless 
 you, my brethren, i. was the very same tune that King 
 Wa'liam played on the banks of the Boyne on the 12th day 
 July, 1690, by which he led his soldiers to victory. It was 
 the Protestant Boys, then known as LiUibullero, and which 
 you were all delighted to hear this morning. 
 
 The lamented Duke Schomberg, who fell while crossing 
 the river, about this time landed at Carrickfergus, and 
 proceeded by Newry to Drogheda. King William in person 
 commanded his invincible army of 36,000 Orangemen, who 
 were full of heart and zeal, and as brave as ever drew a 
 sword for right, truth and liberty. He lost no time, but 
 advanced in six days from Belfast to the Boyne river, where 
 the memorable battle was fought which we celebrate here 
 
 to-day. 
 
 Oh, brethren, this was a moment of great excitement. 
 The battle now commenced in earnest. The Koraish army of 
 James, consisting of French, Irish and others were thoroughly 
 disciplined and well prepared for action. King William had 
 not much over one half their number. But his men were 
 true Orangemen, they knew no fear, they scorned every 
 danger, and they had one standing word given them by the 
 'Prentice Boys of Derry. A word which still causes traitors 
 to tremble, a word which when spoken with Orange authority 
 will make the Fenian Croppies lie down, and which can be 
 spoken to advantage now as well as in days of yore. The 
 word was " JSfo surrender." The battle still increased in all 
 its fury, and for a moment the final decision seemed doubtful. 
 But no doubt existed in the minds of the brave Orangemen 
 as to the result of the conflict. William's voice was heard 
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 the word of encouragement to his men, " Bo not dismayed, 
 my boys, for God will fight the battle." The crimson flag of 
 England, dear to the heart of every Briton, still fluttering in 
 the°breeze of heave the emblem of British triumph and the 
 pledge of future freedom. A nd although these brave Orange 
 heroes were inferior to their enemies in military strength, 
 prayer must prevail. It has, for the French General St. 
 lluth is slain, the enemy now flies in all directions while 
 shouts of triumph are heard from the ranks of the brave men 
 who fought for us this battle, and the song of Moses is once 
 more sung: '"^ing unto the Lord for he hath triumphed 
 gloriously, the horse and his rider hath he cast into the sea." 
 This glorious victory of William over James at th.; Boyne 
 we mee° to-day, my brethern, to celebrate, and pointing our 
 children to our banners of liberty which we have unfurled, we 
 exclaim, behold what God bath wrought. From the 12th of 
 July, 1690, to the present one in 1805. this blessed day has 
 been observed by loyal Orangemen all over the world. And 
 we do heartily thank God, my brethren, that wherever the 
 British fla'^ waves throughout the universe, the glorious flag 
 of King William waves by its side. And it is destined to 
 wave over a free and happy people long after Popery be 
 numbered with the things of the past, and when lloinanism 
 shall be known only as associated with the history of past 
 
 generations. 
 
 Thousands, it must be admitted, do not fancy the loyal 
 Orange Association. This, brethren, is very natural. The 
 forest°of Orange bayonets which we place around the Queen 
 and the British Constitution cannot be very congenial to 
 Romanists or any other class of traitors, for rebels uf every 
 grade dread our influence as they do that of grape f-hot and 
 the gallows. Loyal men have nothing to fear from us, and 
 to a'^nian they are our friends, while all disloyal and di^- 
 affected men naturally, very naturally feel that to I horn and 
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 don't like your Loyal Institution, says tlie Philistines, nor 
 we, cries the Amalekites. It is an unnecessary order, ex- 
 claims the llittites ; away with it from the land, shouts the 
 Jebusite ; you a e just as bad as the Fenians, croaks the 
 Amorite ; wo always hated the Orange for its loyalty, groans 
 the Rehelites ; well perhaps we had better please them all 
 and give up, and forget tho past, exclaims the time-serving 
 Israelites. 
 
 But, my brethren, in spite of all this croaking and grum- 
 bling, to the praise of God's great name, we still exist, as a 
 memorial of the past, and as determined as ever to declare to 
 our children what noble works God did in our time, and in 
 the time of our fathers : and we do expect that this day shall 
 be observed as a memorial by our children and children's 
 children unto the end of the world. Indeed, my brethren, in 
 this ao-e of time-serving politicians and luke-warm loyalty, 
 we can ill afftrd to spare our noble Association. We need 
 the memorial of the dangerous journey our fathers passed 
 throu"-h when travelling the wilderness of this world. No, 
 brethren, God says " this day shall be unto you for a memo- 
 rial," and with his help we shall keep it as such, according to 
 his own special direction, and the example of our fathers. 
 
 ^Ye need such celebrations. They are very useful, not 
 only as a day of recreation on which friends can meet and 
 cxeliange words of friendship, but also they are evidently de- 
 si >xned to teach and instruct. The human mind, where un- 
 assisted, is naturally disposed to forget the goodness of the 
 Lord, which accounts for the institution of symbols by Divine 
 Providence as a means of remembrance. Thus we are told 
 when the Children of Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground, 
 they were commanded to take up twelve stones out of the bed 
 of the river to remind them of the miracle, " That this may 
 be a sign among you," saith the Lord, " that when your 
 children shall ask their fathers in time to come, what mean ye 
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 of the Jordan were cut off before tlie ark of the covenant of 
 the Lord ; when it passed over Jordan the waters of Jordan 
 were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto 
 the children of Israel for ever." — Josh. iv. G, 7. So again, 
 by Divine authority the feast of Purim was kept among the 
 Jews to commemorate God's delivering thf^m from the power 
 and malice of Human, the Aggagite. Thus we read in Esther, 
 X. 27 : " The Jews ordained and took upon tliera and upon 
 their seed, and upon all such a? joined themselves unto them, 
 so as it shoiM not fail, that they would keep these days 
 according to their writing, and according to their appointed 
 time every year." In this passage just quoted, we learn that 
 God directed the Jews to celebrate this feast yearly, so as to 
 be a remembrance to them of the past : and that the children 
 in the time to come might know the power of God in deliver- 
 ing the fathers when they trusted in him. 
 
 Now, my brethren, let us just apply God*s method of 
 teaching the people to the ease presented before our delighted 
 visions hare to dt'y. The rising generation see flags fly, and 
 they hear music. .They see men arrayed in Orange, Purple, 
 Blue and Scarlet, and naturally being pleased with the pro- 
 ceedings, *hey enquire of their parents, What are they doing ? 
 why do they wear these colors ? Who is that on horseback 
 represented on the flag ? Why all this expression of joy and 
 gladness ? Then must the information be given them : all 
 this is to remind us that our fathers were under the galling 
 yoke of Popery, and that upon the I2th day of July, 1690, 
 God delivered them with a high hand and stretched out arm, 
 through his servant King William and his heroic followers. 
 Thus, brethren, by this simple July celebration, by the music 
 and banners of this glorious day, the people can receive useful 
 information, which thousands never would receive if the in- 
 formation was confined to the written history of the country. 
 
 But, says the objector, why celebrate this day so publicly? 
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 This, we are told, is contrary to the spirit of the gospel. We 
 reply : Wo celehrate the day publicly, because God gained 
 the victory for us publicly. We celebrate it with music and 
 banners, because God gained the victory for us with music 
 and banners ; and we never think it unchrisian to do what 
 God himsolf ha;, done and sanctioned. We therefore cele- 
 brate the victory precisely as God gained it ; for every thing 
 around us here to-day refers us back to 1600, and says, see 
 what God hath wrought? And we are doing to-day, brethren, 
 just what God commanded us to do when he said, " Lift ye 
 up a banner upon every high mountain," that is, so that it 
 may be seen, and the cause of it known to the surrounding 
 inhp.bitants. 
 
 But why celebrate the day in these Provinces ? Why not 
 confine such celebrations to tlfe British Island., where the bat- 
 tles were fought? demurs the objector. Simply because as 
 British subjects we know no sections of our great Empire, but 
 regard it as one glorious whole ; because King William was 
 a British Sov^.eign, and at the time of the great victory be 
 ruled this side of the Atlantic as well as the other ; because 
 the history of the day is connected with our rights and liber- 
 ties as British freemen ; because the people of these Pro- 
 vinces are the dtscendants of those English, French, Irish 
 and German Protestants that fought for us this battle ; and 
 because we in the Provinces are now reaping the blessings of 
 civil and religious liberties which was purchased by the blood 
 of our fathers on the plains of Anghram and on the banks of 
 the Boyne : for were it not for that victory, my brethren, we 
 should now be under the iron heel of the Pope, and by him 
 deprived of the blessings which we now possess. 
 
 But, the objector replies, all this may be very well, but 
 God's power was not limited to King William and the Boyne, 
 for if James had been successful God would have resorted to 
 other means for the preservation of his Church. But, my 
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 God might have adopted. Had he adopted other means we 
 might have celebrated that other means here to-day. But as 
 our liberties were secured to us and our children through the 
 immortal William at tho Boyne, and as our deliverer was 
 Prince of Orange, so we are Orangemen and wear the Orange 
 colours in grateful remembrance of the past. 
 
 But it is asked, why is the Institution necessary now ? I 
 have already given the answer to remind us of what God did 
 for the fathers. We cannot forget the past without commit- 
 ting the sin of ingratitude. Go where there are no Orange 
 celebrations and there thp masses of the people are in bliss- 
 ful ignorance of the source through which their blessings 
 came. Indeed, persons well informed on many other subjects 
 have been perfectly astonished when I informed them that 
 every particle of political as well as religious liberty which 
 we now possess have been purchased for us and bequeathed 
 by the Orangemen of 1690 and their successors. 
 
 Romanists at the present time are making desperate efforts 
 to gain power and dominion over us. To this end they have 
 scattered their Jesuits over the whole length and breath of 
 Britain. There are Jesuits in our midst avowedly hostile, 
 and there are Jesuits concealed in all the Protestant de- 
 nominations, all working right heartily for the interest of the 
 Pope. Tho Orange Organization is indispensable to watch 
 and guard our liberties. Believe me, brethren, if the Orange 
 Institution was blotted out of existence to-day this Province 
 would feel the withering effects of the calamity in less than 
 three months. 
 
 Our numbers are for the defence of the country in which 
 we live, and we are ready on short notice to defend our Queen 
 and country against all traitorous conspiracies of all and 
 every foe. 
 
 It is not true, as you ray Orange brethren, full well know, 
 that we meet either in our lodges or in procession to aggra- 
 vate the Papists. No in'loed, my brethren, we meet to cele- 
 
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 brato tho praises of our God. And the glorious twelfth of 
 July we should celebrate if there was not a Iloman'it in 
 existence, if they were all converted and sitting at tlje fett of 
 Jesus. 
 
 Protestant Brethren, be strong in the Lord. Well may 
 you rejoice upon this glorious day. You all look happy, and 
 so well you may, (or we are still free men and have the 
 privilege of unfurling oar Orange banner among our own 
 people in this l*rovince, none daring to molest us, and in 
 Spite of Jesuitical knavery and Popish plotters. And, bre- 
 thren, should the time arrive when the Protestant government 
 of Britain shall require our services, 
 
 Tlien slmll our Oranj]jo btinncrs wave 
 As they have never waved hei'orc, 
 And hravuly we'll maiiitaui the cause 
 As did our veteran sires of yore. 
 
 Finally, brethren, be «trong in the Lord, and in the power 
 of his might. Fear God, love the Brotherhood, honour the 
 Qaeen, respect and obey the laws, and the God of your 
 f-thers will still be with you. By living true Orange and 
 Christian lives you will remain an honor to the nation ; and 
 having the satisfaction to know that your lives were spent in 
 the service of your God, your Queen, and your Country, 
 your death will be peaceful, and your heaven glorious. 
 
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