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Perrv's new book, T do so with a keen sense of my inability, and with a deep feeling of responsibility in undertaking a task which requires a thorough knowledge of the subject treated, as well as a capacity to condense and place before the reader a sort of epitome of what is contained under the various heads, into which this book is divided. To 'the Orange Association Bro. Perry needs no introduction, being an active and honored member for nearly thirty years ; one whose heart beats in unison with the Orange cause. The Grand Lodge of British America have recognized his abilities by selecting him to deliver public lectures, with the object of promoting the cause of Orangeism in the various provinces of the Dominion and Newfoundland. A general desire on the part of those who were favored in hearing Bro. Perry during his tour, to publish in a book some of his lectures, induced him to prepare this work. Those who are readers of the Orange Sentinel, will have observed that Bro. Perry has been active aiid energetic in his duties as Grand Organizer of Ontario West. Duilng the past year and under the circumstances, it has been very difficult to carefully attend to the preparation of material for this publication. The younger members of the Orange Associa- IV INTRODUCTION. tion are the earnest of its future. To them will be com- mitted the consideration of the deeds of those heroic men who, in days of old, fought and bled for the cause of civil and religious liberty. They must, if they intend to perpetu- ate the memory of the men who fought at Derry, Aughrim and the Boyne, carefully and diligently acquire accurate information regarding the period and circumstances under which our forefathers contended for the faith once delivered to the saints. And in the study of the conflict between Protestantism and Romanism, it must be clearly ascertained what was the great principle that was at stake. If in days of old, William III. of glorious memory, underwent terrific trials, endured untold privations, and succeeded finally, by God's good providence, in defeating Romish intolerance and thereby secured to Protestantism in all lands civil and religious freedom. To us of the present, who enjoy the blessings, who live in peace, who can worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience without fear of Popish intervention, who can read God's Holy Word without being afraid of a Jesuit inquisition. To us, the descendants of the men who secured by their blood these latter day liberties, is committed a sacred trust, an obligation of vital importance to posterity. The spirit of popery is as rampant to-day as it was in the days of James II. It has been cast down, but its final destruction has not been affected ; if its persecutions are not seen it is because the power is absent. Once give popery supremacy and it will not tolerate any who refuse to bow at the altar of the Pope. It will be seen what popery is by its treatment of the Rev. Father Chiniquy. Were it net for the protection which Protestantism secures to every man in the exercise of his individual liberty in iNTRODtrCTION. these days, Father Chiniquy would long since have l)een a martyr. His life is full of illustrations of the way and manner in which the Church of Rome persecutes those who dare raise their voice in support of Christian liberty, or who have the courage to denounce the teachings of popery. Since the days when the Popes of the Church of Rome ruled the common people through tiie agency of kings, royal courts and the aristocracy, her purpose has not changed, but the means to accomplish her end is different ; her policy is the sp/me, but her methods are adapted to the changed condition of modern politics. Since the advent of William of Orange to the Throne of England, political power is invested in the people ; the laws are made by representatives elected by the votes of the people, and the government is carried on by the party having a majority in parliament ; so that to-day Rome seeks, not the support of kings, courts or the aristocracy, but deals with the political parties. Her success under modern representative institu- tions is due l."«rgely to the absolute control she possesses over the minds of her adherents. She is able to go to the leaders of the different political parties and say, " If you are prepared to grant us legislation which we desire to obtain, we will give you our united support." Owing to the strong partizan feelings which prevail amongst Protestants (feelings which are more bitter than they ought to be, because of the unfortunate division that exists among Protestants), the leaders of our political parties are prepared to mter into a treaty with the Roman Catholic Church in order to receive the solid votes of her people at the polls. By such methods popery obtains special privileges, and secures legislation from our parliaments which she is not entitled to, nor would she get, if Protes- VI Introduction. tants were only alive to their interests. The only check to the political power — exercised by the Church of Rome in modern politics — is that which is wielded by the Orange Association, because in its ranks are united the different Protestant denominations. Its existence is as necessary to control and neutralize the baneful effects of Romanism in modern politics, as rain is in spring to counteract the influ- ence of frost and drought on vegetation. To that popery has chosen to tight Protestantism by uniting its adherents in a solid and separate vote, to be cast in whatever direc- tion the Churcli sees where it will be of most benefit. Her policy hitherto has been to obtain complete control over the education of her youth, to have her children taught in separate schools under the direct supervision of the Church, so that she may instill into their young minds the idea that Protestants are ever seeking their lives ; and the further idea that their only safety is in everything obeying the Church. The process is easy by which she will, if not checked very soon, be able to control our public schools, and say what kind of history our Protestant children shall read. Her influences at the present is alarming, and it now remains for the Orange Association, through its elected ofiicers, to keep a vigilant eye upon every move in the political arena ; and where Rome is seeking special favors to raise its voice against her. This is an age of intrigue and strategy, and the Church of Rome is perfect as an organization, she has boundless resources and a mighty weapon in her secret confessional, where she is able to obtain the secrets even of the state from her adherents who may be in power. If the Orange Association ever expect to control the actions of the Hierarchy of Rome, it must be by united INTRODUCTiOX. VU endeavor and, at the same time, by being posted on the his- tory of the past and educated up Lo the standard of true disciples of Christ, liaving His Word abiding in the heart, ever ready to maintain the truth of God's Word, and honor His servants who have borne testimony to the truth at great sacrifice to their persons and property ; and daily live so as to be prepared to undergo what those defenders of the faith underwent. Rather than give up their civil and religi- ous freedom, let the memory of the past inspire those who live in the present. And should ever the time occur again when Protestant rights and liberties are assailed, the spirit that animated the breasts of those heroes who defended fair Londonderry, who fought under William III. at the Boyne, and who in later times resisted the onslaught of Popish hirelings at the Diamond, — that undaunted courage of the past will arouse the latent fire within the breasts of the descendants of those heroes. They will drink at the foun- tain of long ago and equip themselves and make ready to excel, if need be, the deeds of their noble ancestors Truly the past is but a forerunner of the present, history is con- stantly repeating itself. For *' Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime ; And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." It is interesting to read this History of Canada since the year 1497, when Sebastan Cabot discovered the Island of Newfoundland, down to 1867, when the various provinces entered into Confederation under one Federal Parliament. The early struggles of France, Spain and England for supremacy on this Continent are well worth the attention • t • Vlll INTRODUCTION. of the student of history. In the year 17G3, Great Britain acquired absolute possession of Canada, with all its depen- dencies. In 1775, American revolutionists invaded Canada, when every place of importance fell into their hands with the exception of Quebec, in an attack upon which Ceneral Montgomery was killed. In 177G, reinforcements arrived from England, and the Americans were finally driven out of Canada. After the Revolution and Independence of the United States, some 40,000 United Empire Loyalists left their property and homes in the United States and came to Canada. They risked their lives and their property in their devotion to the flag of Great Britain, and undoubtedly to their fidelity and courage at that period is due the hearty allegiance rendered to the Crown of England by the people of Canada to-day. The rapid progress which Canada has made may be gathered from a study of her railways. In 1850, the first sod of the Northern Railway was turned by Lady Elgin, and to-day Canada has 12,628 miles, with a train-mileage of 38,849,380 miles, and a yearly earning of $42,149,615. Taking into consideration the area of Canada, the inland water ways, her immense wealth in minerals, her fisheries, her vast wheat tracts and farming lands, we, as Canadians, have a noble heritage. Take her people as a whole, and for thrift, intelligence, energy and pluck, they are seldom equalled , but never excelled. A great future for Canada is the prophecy of every man, woman and child who lives within her borders, and who are educated and taught the truth of her natural resources. Some there are who are traitors like Lundy of old, who would betray the people and hand this country into the arms of the American eagle. But while the descendants of the United Empire Loyalists and the Loyal Orange Association of British INTRODUCTION. IX America have a voice and a strong arm to raise, they will be found in the ranks of those wlio believe in Canada as the greater Britain, and who will tight under the banner of the old Union Jack for God, for Queen and Country. The general declaration of the Orange Association is the defence and fortress of Orangeism. It concludes by .saying, " that as Orangemen, we should be prepared to sacrifice every private consideration in order to maintain the great coven- ant of freedom and establish a centralization of power ; to conserve the great blessings and p 'ivileges which we enjoy under British connection, upon ruoh a basis as will enable every limb and tibre to recv ve vitality and nourishuicnt from the parent stem." * ' So steady ! comrades .steady ! Hurl treason to the ground, And shouts of approbation Will through the world resound. " Show all mankind that Canada, As centuries roil by, Can flourish 'neath the brave Old Flag, Or for its honor die." W. H. SCOTT, D. T. S. C. T. CONTENTS. Paok. Intkoduotion .... iii Sketch of the Rev. Charles E. 1'erry 13 Canada, the (iReater Britain, and Oranoeism 19 Freemasonry 29 Remember the Days of Old 43 The Word of God 65 Memorial Days 75 Rev. Father Chiniquv 91 Report of the Grand Organizer 107 Report of Newfoundland Delegate Ill General Declaration of the Loyal Orange A.ssociath)n OF British America 117 -.-i.-~aiiiEi.-^- 1 SKETCH OF THE RKV. CHARLKS E. PKRRY, GRAND CHAPLAIN AND ORGANIZER ONTARIO WEST. ( Mepritded from the " Oratifje Seiithiel.'^ ) WE have pleasure in presenting the following sketch of R. W. Bro. Rev. Charles E. Perry, Grand Chaplain of Ontario West and Grand Organizer. Rev. Bro. Perry was born in the Township of Clark. He has been in the Methodist ministry for over twenty years, during which time the following circuits enjoyed his ministry : Hanover, Flesherton, Walter's Falls, St. Vincent, Penetanguishene, Midland, Angus and Lloyd- town. His great grandfather came to this country in 1788, and settled with his family near Kingston. The first Methodist sermon preached in Canada was preached in Robert Perry's house. The Perrys are now a very numerous family, the children, grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren numbering over six hundred. Twenty-five of the descendants entered the Methodist ministry. The late Hon. Senator Ebenezer Perry, of Cobourg, was grandfather of the subject of 14 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. this sketch, and Peter Perry, Esq., of Whitby, was his great-uncle. His maternal j^randfather, the Kev. Andrew Taylor, was a Methodist minister in Ireland for about forty years. He nearly lost his life several times during the rebellion of 1798, and was on his knees on Wexford Bridge, expecting to be piked. Two of his sons were Church of England ministers in this country, and another, the late Samuel E. Taylor, Esq., was a wholesale merchant in the City of Toronto. Rev. Bro. Perry has been a member of the Orange Association for about twenty-eight years. For a num- ber of years he has been Grand Chaplain and Grand Organizer of Ontario West. He has been appointed by the Grand Orange Lodge of British America t*"' visit the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland to deliver a series of lectures, instruct the brethren in the secret work of the degrees and also to organize new lodges. He expects to start upon his mission about the 23rd of September, so that he can reach Newfound- land about the 1st of October. On his way home he intends to visit several places in the Province of Quebec. Rev. Bro. Perry is not only an able and elo- quent preacher, but he is also a good lecturer. He has delivered lectures in nearly every part of the Province of Ontario upon Orangeism, Protestantism, Romanism, Canada, the Spanish Armada, the Siege of Derry, the Gunpowder Plot, the Battle of the Boyne and Temper- ance. Rev. Bro. Perry is also the author of pamphlets on different subjects. The last is a little book, lately published, containing thirty-two pages on the Spanish SKETCH OF REV. CHAliLES E. PERRY. 15 was his le Kev. Ireland 3 several 5 on his d. Two s in this or, Esq., loronto. Orange a num- i Grand ►pointed erica t^^ land to 1 in the ize new 1 about ^found- >me he nee of id elo- ie has ovince anism, y, the mper- ^hlets lately >anish Armada, the Siege of Derry, the Gunpowder Plot and the Battle of the Boyne. An Orangeman who read the book says : " Never before have I seen so many valuable facts collected of such deep importance to Orangeism. It is a great privilege to every member of the Orange Association to have within easy access a concise collection of the facts, the commemoration of which every Orangeman holds dear." Rev. Bro. Perry will also act as special agent for The Sentinel in Newfoundland and the Maritime Pro- vinces. He will canvass the lodges for subscriptions, and is authorized to collect all amounts outstanding for which he has accounts. We bespeak for him a warm reception among the brethren, and trust friends of The Sentinel will embrace the opportunity of his visit to swell our subscription list and pay all arrears due. Rev. Bro. Perry's trip will no doubt be produc- tive of much good to the cause, and every lodge not well up in degree work should secure his services and also arrange for one of his celebrated lectures. ( i CANADA, THE GREATER BRITAIN, AND ORANGEISM. CANADA, THE GREATER BRITAIN, AND ORANGEISM. WHEN we look at our <,'reat Dominion, with its majestic mountains, fertile and almost bound- less prairies, grand lakes and magnificent rivers, vast forests and inexhaustible mines, and consider its resources and possibilities, we have no hesitation in calling it the greater Britain. Canada is forty times as large as Great Britain. Dr. Carman said at Washington, that Canada could put New England in one pocket and Old England in the other, and suffer no inconvenience by the opera- tion. Dr. Briggs said that Canada was described in Scripture as a Dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. The Dominion is bounded on the south by the great Republic, the United States ; bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean ; on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the PaciHc. There is plenty of room for our young men in our own country, without going over to the United States. The district of Alberta, under the Old Flag, which takes in the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, has an area of 100,000 square miles of beautiful land. 20 LECTURES ON ORANOEISM. ■' iP It is, therefore, twice as large as Manitoba, four times as large as New Brunswick, five times as large as Nova Scotia, and forty times as large as Prince Edward Island. It is not very long since the birth of our Dominion. Previous to the Confederation, when you went to New Brunswick, you were met with another currency there ; at Nova Scotia, another there ; Prince Edward Island, another there ; but now it is one grand Do- minion, with the same currency. When I went to Newfoundland I found it inconvenient, as I was out of Canada, and learned by experience that Canadian stamps and post-cards were no use there, and that my Canadian money was at a discount in the ancient colony. Loyal men were anxious for the Confederation, be- cause they believed it would do good, and their expectations are more than realized. In 18G.5, Thomas D'Arcy McGee said, " we want time to grow ; we want more people to fill our country, we want more industrious families of men to develop our resources ; we want more extended trade and commerce ; we want more land tilled. We of the British North American Provinces want to be joined together, that if danger comes we can support each other in the day of trial. We come to your Majesty, who has given us liberty, to give us unity, that we may preserve and perpetuate our freedom." In 1867, the population of the Dominion was 3,000,000, it has increased to over 5,000,000 ; the revenue has risen from $13,000,000 in 1868, to $38,000,000. CANADA, THE GREATER BRITAIN, AND ORANGEISM. 21 The imports and exports have increased from $131,- 027,532 to $218,607,390, or a grand total of $87,000,000. The numbers of letters forwarded has increased from 18,000,000 to 92,000,000, and the total news- papers, periodicals, books and parcels have increased from 18,884,000 to 87,832,000. Besides the growth of the Northwest, the develop- ment of Manitoba, the creation of Winnipeg, Van- couver, Victoria, Calgary, and other comnicrcial cen- tres, I will now give you what was said by two gentlemen living under the Stars and Stripes. They never seemed to be very favorable towards Canada, but they were compelled to acknowledge the greatness of our Dominion. Erastus Wiraan said in a speech delivered on the 1st of July, 1887, that in the splendor of her cities, in the magnitude of her public works, in the complete- ness of her educational institutions, in the intelligence of her people, and, indeed, in all that goes to make up the greatness of a nation, Canada to-day occupies a position of proud pre-eminence. Editor of the New York Tribune said, " Canada to- day is a great country. In its judicial system, its military organization, its superior ocean carrying trade, its excellent civil service, its municipal home rule, its efficient post office, its admirable election laws, and its beneficent system of public charities, Canada is second to no country in the civilized world." Canada contains an area of 3,500,000 square miles, equal to one-thirteenth of the land surface of the 22 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. globe, larger than Australia, nearly as large as the whole of Europe, it exceeds in size by 127,000 square miles the United States, with as much fertile terri- tory. It stretches 3,500 miles from east to west, and 1,400 from north to south. The lakes of the Dominion cover an area of 90,000 square miles. Lake Superior is 420 miles long, with an area of 32,000 square miles, equal to the size of Ireland. It is the largest body of fresh water in the world. Lake Huron is 280 miles long, with an area of 21,000 square miles ; Lake Erie embraces a circuit of 700 miles ; Lake Ontario 180 miles long, and embraces a circuit of 600 miles. These fresh water seas, together with the St. Lawrence, form an unbroken water com- munication for 2,140 miles. Canada has also an ample coast line both on the Atlantic and the Pacific. Its fisheries are among the richest in the world. In 1881, the product of the fisheries were $20,000,000, double the average value of the United States fisheries, and nearly equal in value to the whole produce of the British European fisheries. This is one great source of our wealth, and is worth protecting against the United States, or any other power. Our forests are very valuable, as they contain sixty- nine different varieties of wood. In 1885 the exports of the products of the forests were $21,000,000. Our mines are in their infancy of development. The coal mines of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories cover an area of 100,000 square miles, while the coal mines of CANADA, THE GREATER 15R1TAIN, AND ORANGEISM. 23 Great Britain only cover an area of 11,900 square miles. Our coal mines are among the largest in the world. We have also gold, silver, iron, lead, copper and other metals. The gold mines of British Columbia have yielded in twenty-five years over $50,000,000 worth of gold. Nova Scotia has yielded nearly $9,000,000 worth of gold. The mining engineer appointed by English capitalists said that the unpre- pared gold of Nova Scotia was finer than any he had seen in Mexico, California, or in any other part of the ;iobe. The Sudbury mines are very rich. If Canada had no other mines than those of Sudbury it would be one of the richest mining countries in the world. We have also struck oil in the Dominion — oil to throw light upon the subject, and to make the whole machine run smoothly. We are one of the greatest manufac- turing countries in the world. We are also an agriculturing country. In Ontario alone in 1885 they made 86,000,000 pounds of cheese. The capital invested in agriculture and agricultural implements is about $1,000,000,000. When Sir John A. Macdonald entered public life in 1844, there were only about fourteen miles of railway in the Dominion. At Confederation in 18G7, we had 2,400 miles ; now we have nearly 14,000 miles, valued at over $625,000,000. In 18GS, the first year of Con- federation, we had but 8,500 miles of electric telegraph ; to-day we have 50,000 miles. We also have 15,000 miles of telephone wires, and 650 publications, news- papers and magazines, and over seventy are daily 24 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. papers. We have the finest school system in the world, which is seen in the intelligence of the people. The banking capital of the Dominion in 1870 was $70,000,000, now it is $80,000,000, an increase of over 250 per cent. Canada is the third maritime power in the world, being exceeded only by Great Britain and the United States. In 1868 our total trade was $131,000,000; in 1883 it had grown to $230,000,000, an increase of nearly $100,000,000, or an average of nearly $7,000,000 a year. As Canadians, we should be proud of our public works. The Canadian Pacific Railway, that mighty trans-continental line, completed from ocean to ocean, binding the scattered parts of this vast Confederation together, is the longest railway in the world, and is the most stupendous enterprise ever undertaken and successfully accomplished by a country of the popula- tion of this Dominion. The Intercolonial Railway, connecting Quebec with the Maritime Provinces, covers 890 miles, and cost over $40,000,000, while the Grand Trunk Railway was, until the completion of the Cana- dian Pacific, the longest railway in the world under one management, its total length being 3,300 miles. Great things are confidently looked for in the way of Asiatic and Australian trade by the opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway, r.nd when the projected line of steamers on the Pacific connecting therewith is an accomplished fact, this route will doubtless become the greatest highway to the East. Already the British Government, seeing the benefits to be derived from this route by short/sning the time and distance to its CANADA, THE GREATLR BRITAIN, AND ORANGEISM. ^5 Eastern possessions, has granted the C.P.R. a subsidy of $45,000 annually. Canada has constructed seventy- three miles of canal at a cost of nearly $30,000,000. The noble bridge that spans the St. Lawrence at Montreal, and named after our beloved Queen (Victoria Bridge), is a triumph of engineering skill, and is one of the won- ders of the world. It is a tubular bridge, and cost $5,000,000, contains 3,000 cubic feet of masonry, 10,500 tons of iron, is two miles long, and is the largest bridoje of its kind in the world. While the magnifi- cent pile of buildings at Ottawa is a monument to the good taste and national aspirations of our Canadian people. ORANGEISM IN CANADA. In all the Provinces of the Dominion, Orangeism is increasing in numbers, in respectability and in influence. In New Brunswick several Temperance Orange lodges have been organized. Bro. William Rossborough is the Grand President. When we were at Fredericton my wife and I joined the Temperance Orange lodge there. Bro. Rossborough is doing a grand work, and I found him a great help to me in my work in New Brunswick. Major A. J. Armstrong, P.G.M., has done a good work in the Province in the cause of Temperance. Those brethren are only carry- ing out the principles of Orangeism in advocating Tem- perance, as every member of the ^Association is taught that an Orangeman should honour and diligently read the Holy Scriptures and make them the sole rule of his faith and practice that consequently he should ^6 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. have a sincere love and veneration for his heavenly- Father, an humble and steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind, the only mediator between God and man ; and also that he should possess a firm reliance in the guiding and sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost ; he should reverently observe the Lord's day, attend the public worship of God and carefully train up his offspring, and all under his control, in the fear of God and the Protestant faith ; that he should not take the name of God in vain, but abstaining him- self from cursing and swearing and profane language, use every opportunity of discouraging thos and all other sinful practices in others. His condi.c« should be marked by prudence, honesty, temperance and so- briety. He should cultivate truth and justice, devo- tion and piety, kindness and charity, concord and unity and obedience to the laws. In a word, the glory of God, the welfare of man, the honor of his sovereign and the good of his country should be the motives of his actions. The Orange obligation is similar to the pledge signed by the Scottish Covenanters in 1638. They pledged themselves to maintain pure scriptural wor- ship, to protect the King in all lawful and righteous measures, to preserve the liberties of the country, and to die, if necessary, in defending the cause of religion and the well-being of the State, a covenant which any Christian patriot might sign. Some of the best men in Church and State have signed the Orange covenant in the City of Toronto, the Dominion of Canada and throughout the British Empire. heavenly lis Christ, ' between 3SS a firm er of the be Lord's carefully ol, in the le should ing him- anguage, and all .w should and so- 36, devo- ord and he glory Dvereign )tives of FREEMASONRY. pledge They ral wor- ghteous :ry, and religion ich any 3st men )venant kda and FREEMASONRY. (A Lecture delivered before the Masonic Order.) "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts : and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts." Hacjgai ii. 9, THE sublime utterance of the text is eminently the language of prophecy. It carries our thoughts back to the day when from the ruins of the earlier temple built by Solomon and his numerous subordinate helpers, a second and more splendid struc- ture is to be reared to the glory of God. But whilst these words of prophetic wisdom bring before us the "latter house" built by Joshua and Zerubbabel, the chosen servants of the Lord, they evidently possess a higher significancy, and are admissable of a much more extended application. They unmistakably refer to the brighter glory of the Gospel age — to that benigner dispensation in which the light of the former days pale before the more resplendent glories of the Sun of Righteousness. Addressing myself to the con- sideration of the passage from this standpoint, I solicit your attention while I speak of this latter house and its greater glory. The temple intended in the text is the Church of the living God. Prophets and apostles 30 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. II declare it. Isaiah, under the inspiration of hea\ 3n and wrapt in the glory of future times, exclaims: " And it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the tops of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, etc ;" and St. Paul to the Ephesian Church declares : " Ye are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone, in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord." The temple at Jerusalem was an eminent type of this spiritual building, and in endeavoring to elucidate the text, we shall indicate the parallel between the material and the spiritual edifice. (1) The temple at Jerusalem was reared on a safe foundation. The master workmen exercised special supervision of this part of that wondrous structure. Broad and deep were the foundations of that house of God, for full well those ancient Masons knew that one defect here would frustrate their designs and lead to the inevitable destruction of their holy and beautiful house. And how strong and secure is the foundation of the Church of God ? Behold the Supreme Architect of heaven coming forth from the unpluinmetted depths of his own eternily and exclaiming : " Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone — a tried stone — a precious corner stone, a sure foundation." No angel nor human hand ever touched this work, for it was by God the Father laid. No doubt can ever exist, as to its solidity, for FREEMASONRY. 31 it is a " Living Stone, disallowed indeed, of men, but chosen of God and precious." As in the erection of the temple certain stones were rejected, so Christ, this " sure foundation," this " Liv- ing Stone," was rejected by men. But the stone set at naught by the builders is become the head stone of the corner. Here the sinner ready to perish, and the wanderer from his Father's house may find a refuge sure. And here, too, the believer may take his stand on this eternal rock and say, " I know that my Redeemer liveth ; I know in whom I have believed," and, expressing his Christian assurance, he may sing with the hymnologist : " Now I have found the ground wherein Sure my soul's anchor may remain, The wounds of Jesus, for my sin Before the world's foundation slain ; Whose mercy shall unshaken stay, When heaven and earth are fled away." (2) The temple at Jerusalem was built for Divine residence. There the Deity was symbolically present in the Divine shechinah — that wondrous cloud which rested over the mercy seat. And here a difficulty seems to arise in the application of this thought to the Church of God. Will " the high and lofty one that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is holy, whom the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain ; will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth ?" His words to Solomon assure us that He will. "I have hallowed this house which thou hast built to put My Il III ' lii > 32 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. name there forever, and Mine eyes and Mine heart shall be there perpetually." As God dwelt amid the cherubim and made Zion His special dwelling place, so He spiritually communes with His people. " There He comes down our souls to meet, and glory crowns the mercy seat." " The Lord hath chosen Zion for His habitation — this is My rest forever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it." (3) The temple at Jerusalem was a structure of vast proportions. Ezekiel's prophetic temple prefigured the universal Church ; and the second temple in its amplitude and magnificent dimensions is a striking symbol of this truly Catholic Church of God, whose province and duty is to spread the knowledge of the Lord over the whole earth, when " all flesh shall see the salvation of God." (4) The temple at Jerusalem was solemnly conse- crated. Who can read the prayer of consecration by Solomon and not be impressed with its holy solem- nity ? Having completed the sacred structure, and adorned it with its precious and significant furniture, at the day appointed, amid the assembled thousands of Israel, Solomon, before the altar of God, spread forth his hands towards heaven, and in that memorable prayer dedicated the holy and beautiful house, with all that it contained, to the Lord God of Israel. " This latter house," too, is a consecrated temple. Did Solomon pray that sins might be forgiven, and that Israel might be comforted in the holy temple ? Behold a greater than Solomon is here. Jesus Christ, earth's FKEEMASONKV. 33 Creator and man's Redeemer, pray.s : " Sanctify them through Thy truth ; Thy word is truth." " I pray for them, I pray not for the world." " I pray that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil." Holiness becometh the house of the Lord forever, and therefore it becometh all who dwell in that house. Our Saviour hallowed the temple and drove out its buyers and sellers, and declared it to be a house of prayer for all people. And St. Paul says: "If any man defile the temple of God, him will God destroy, for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." Manasseh took the image of Baal and placed it in the temple opposite the mercy seat — the very throne of the God of Israel. let us beware of profane mixture ! " What argument hath the temple of God with idols ?" '• What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost ?" All we have and all we are is the generous gift of the God we serve. Let us render in thankful songs, our being back to Him ! (5) The temple at Jerusalem was distinguished by extraordinary magnificence and beauty. Solomon's temple was the most superb and elaborately finished structure upon which the sun ever shone. Its brazen- gated colonnades, its winding staircase, its ample courts, its significant chambers, its holy places, its sacred utensils, and its brazen pillars of strength and beauty, all portray its lavished splendor. But as beautiful and magnificent as that earthly building was, decked by the finished touches of the craftsmen's hands, all the 3 34 LECTUKKS ON ORANGELSM. i( ' !l.! golden glory of its precious things is surpassed by the celestial beauty of this latter temple, for " The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former house." And we have inspired descriptions of this superior splendor. David, in depicting it, exclaims, " Beautiful for situation, the joy of the v^rhole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north the city of the great King ; God is known in her palaces for a refuge." Isaiah declares in impassioned language, " Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion ; put on thy beau- tiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city ;" and an- ticipating the day when this excellent glory shall be seen by the nations, he sings, " Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people ; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and the glory of the Lord shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising." Here, then, we have the infallible authority of inspiration in the description of that celestial and brighter glory which is the .style of the spiritual temple. And may we not further perceive its glory ? (1) In looking at its won- drous Architect. Solomon with his craftsmen and master builders erected the first temple, and Joshua and Zerubbabel the second. The Builder of this latter house is Christ, our Divine Zerubbabel, for his servant Zechariah tells us that, " Even He shall build the tem- pje of the Lord and He shall bear the glory." FUEEMASONKY. 35 We cannot think of St. Peter's at Rome, with its nia<,'niticent dimensions and gorgeous frescoes, without coupling w'th its splendor the immortal names of Angelo and Raphael. As you gaze upon its lofty dome, its splendid arches, and its beautiful nave, you are im- pressed and overawed with a glory all around yon, and you think at once of those wondrous- men whose iicnius reared and decorated that noble buildinof. To this latter house a glory belongeth, and to whom can it ledound but the Builder ? Do you think of its garnished walls, its costly pin- nacles, its heavenly drapery ? Upon them all is seen the impress of their God ! Solomon, in the erection of the temple that bears his name, was sustained by workmen of every grade. The cunning artificer in iron and brass was there, the lapidary among the rocks, the worker in the wood, and the finisher of the golden vessels was there to act his part in the comple- tion of the divinely appointed structure. But the alone Builder of His Church is Christ ! " Upon this rock will I build my Church." His servants are His instruments, but He is the Builder. Melanchthon, in his zeal, supposed he should convert all wiio heard him. 0, we cannot too soon learn that our spiritual Joshua is the Builder of His Church, and in this we see the greater glory of that temple which bears His name. (2) And we see it if we reflect upon the materials composing the building. The materials of the temple were brought from Lebanon and Tyre to the ancient seaport of Joppa, and thence to Jerusalem ; and how- > 1 'I. 30 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. ever finished by skilful liands, and whatever beauty was therein revealed l)y.that skill, they were but life- less substances — materials which decayed and passed away. Where is the glory of that temple to-day ? Its pristine splendor is forever gone. In the symbols of masonry and on the page of history, sacred and pro- fane, alone we find its name. But the elements composing this temple of the Lord are living stones, priceless materials bought with the precious blood of Christ. Did the unpolished rock, the untrimmed cedar, require the touches of workmen skilled that a glory might be seen ? So these materials in this " latter house " receive the impress of the hand divine to cause them to reveal a glory. And oh ! with what a surpassing brilliancy do they shine when placed in the spiritual building ! Once earthly, sensual and devilish, now spiritual, heavenly and divine. Brought by the divine Architect from the quarries of nature, and landed on the shores of Gospel deliver- ance, and elevated on the heights of the spiritual Joppa, and placed by the Saviour's hands in the sacred struc- ture, they show forth the greater glory of that heavenly building. (3) We see this excelling glory in the perfection of the workmanship displayed. Solotnon's craftsmen were finished artizans. We have numerous evidences of this, especially in the fact, that when the entire parts of the building, which were prepared in the distant coasts of Tyre or in the wilderness of Leba- non, were br'^ught together in the holy city, each Freemasonry. 37 on of smen ences jntire the jeba- each piece titted with .such exactness that it appeared more like the work of the divine Architect of heaven, than of human hands. Yet, after all that art of curious and varied workmanship, after all the lavished skill displayed, it was tlie skill, the art of man. Indeed, upon every labor of human agency more or less of imperfection will appear. Scan, if you will, with a critic's eye, the chiselled beauties of the marble statue, or the speaking canvas ; and a defect here and a superfluity there will meet your gaze. But the work- manship of the Church of God is absolute perfection, and it is marvellous in our eyes. On all above and all around us are seen the tracings of a perfect hand. As we are enabled to peer into the sublime mysteries of God's holy temple, and explore its vast proportions and wonder at its beauty and higher glory — fresh in- dications of the designs of wisdom, mercy and power will appear, and, feeling ourselves on the verge ,of the Infinite, we are constrained to exclaim, " This is the Lord's doings and marvellous in our eyes." Truly He is the rock and His work is perfect, and in the salva- tion of Zion He doeth all things well. (4.) Lastly, we see the superlative splendor of this latter house in its celestial finish. We have seen that there was a glory all along in the erection of the early temple, but that its fuller glory appeared when accord- ing to divine direction it was completed. Then alone did it stand forth in all its finished grandeur. The greater glory of " this latter house" will alone be seen in all its amplitude and incomparable brightness in its completion in the heavenly world. m i Sit ii\ I :\H i,K(rnnn:s on ouai^cjkism. Wvvo lis i\)iin«laii()n is In.i«l, h(M*(> its trcncljos jirn duo", ami h«M"t» its walls an* lisinjjj to our vi»nv. Hut its Unal jjjloriivs will h«> rriviMi it in th<^ coh'stial world. Thoiv our Divim* /ornhhalx'l, wlioso hatids have la,in»thron. in conchidinir n»y addivss to-day, you will m»rn»it mo as your I'riond and hrothiM' (o address niyst'll' more particularly to Yoursolvos. biViM'v Mason knows soniethinLj of the synibols and the allci^orios which his .systiMu of Masonic truth reveals, and lie can trace the truth of (u>d as revealed in th(^ vohnui* of the sacred law throui;"h tliose inipre.ssivo synd)ols. Now. the (|ues- tion comes to vou, and it conies to me with siirnilicant import mce, lu>w does the truth of that sacred volume effect our hearts. an»l what iuHuence has it upon our lives ^ Do you feed attached to tiiat peculiar .system of moral truth called Masonr}* ^ Then demonstrate tlio utility and value of that attacliment by observin<>^ all the utterances of tliat Book upon which your system is founded, and conse<|uently from which all the principles of your Brotherhood are drawn. The Bible is the Mason's book. With tlie aid of this i^freater lioht you will be enabled to work out the great problem of life to a happy and glorious demon- wstration. All you need is here. Every implement is at your hand, and every line and every angle is drawn by the o^reat Geometrician of the universe. I'llKI'lMASCJNHV. aD S(M< to it Well Micrcrorc, that while you nvc. jx^rmittftl t(» woriv in thr (jmu'ries ol' th(( world, that you work jiccortliiii^ to this rule, n,?iir s])eech, and they will judije of your system l»y tin; fruit it lH>ars. Show, therefore;, to the coiinriunity around you what Masorny is in its int«dlectualiti(!H, its peac(;ful ))rinciples, ami its happy a,inis. I'rove that it is worth i't'taini?iL( and pt^rpetiiatin;^. L<}t not your j^ood Im> evil spoken of. Disarm prejudice ai^ainst your frat<^rnity hy a wc^ll r!j<(ulate(| lif«;. You arc the sons of an orj^ani/ation liandtMl down to you from th(; towers of anticpiity and tluj teinplcs of fame — demonstrate your rii^ht to the nohle succession hy eituilatin^ij the examjile of thi; ^ood, the wise, tlie happy and tin; free. Your Lod^(;s ^irt tlie earth, they are on tin; mountains and in the valhiys, and they are dotting tlie watery world ; th(;r(! is not a land of civili/ed li^djt to-day wh«;re tlwnr calls to labor are not heard. Let the world, th(;n, V)e impressed with the sifrnificancy of Masonry as a bond of Brother- hood, of peace and of charity, and its ^^rcab mission among nien will have been acconiplished. REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD. * f REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD. "Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations." — Delt, xxxii. 7. THE (lays or periods to which we wish to refer are England's victory over the Spanish Armada, the voyage from Holland, and landing of William of Orange at Torbay, in England, the Siege of Derry, the overthrow of the Gunpowder Plot, and the Battle of the Boyne. Among the many years memorable in English history, 1588 will long hold, on many accounts, a conspicuous place. In that year England began to illustrate such latent powers, imperial courage and superior skill in naval warfare that she soon success- fully asserted her right to be styled mistress of the seas, an honor hitherto enjoyed by Spain. In remem- bering the days of old and in considering the years of many generations, we shall speak of England's glorious victory over the " Invincible Armada " and the proud hosts of Catholic Spain, and tell how British freemen, full of British valor, though comparatively few in number and of limited resources, by the favor of Providence, won a complete victory over the immense, well-disciplined and organized forces of Spain. Also, '.1 ;^1i 44 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. how they defeated and broufyht to naught a com- plicated and dangerous plot for the subjugation of their civil rights to Spain and their religious freedom to Rome ; and how the veteran army of the invaders and their proud Armada were broken to pieces and became like chaff before the wind. We, who inherit the blessed fruits and results of that unequal struggle, owe the memory of those heroic sires, by whom they were so nobly and successfully achieved, the tribute of a loving remembrance and appreciative mention iV-^ their honored names and deeds may never faae or perish from the memory of their childie /. We also owe it to the young of our own generation tnat we make known to them the historical traditions and remains which point out the way by which the great race and national heritage we enjoy was secured and won. Then may they in turn tell it to the generation following, so that the unborn may arise and tell the same to their children. Besides, it tends to inspire our own patriotism, fill us with whole- some admiration and love of the powerful agents, human and divine, which secured them, and arouse manly purposes in us to preserve and defend them for those who shall come after us. The Greek historian never tired writing, the bard singing, or the oiator speaking, of the heroic deeds of their fathers. Nor did the sacred historian, prophet, or poet ever cease or weary relating, in the loftiest form of Hebrew eloquence, the grand and majestic doings of their fathers and their fathers' God in Egypt, at the Red REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD. 4') Sea, in the wilderness, at the Jordan, and in the conquest of the Land of Canaan. Why should not the memory of the noble struggle and the glorious victory of our English fleet over the Armada, the Siege of Derry, the Gunpowder Plot, and the Battle of the Boyne, be kept in perpetual remembrance. For the victories of 1588 and 1688-90 were not merely that of England over the power of Spain and William over James II., but of liberty over despotism, of Protestant- ism over Popery, of modern life and progress over medifievalism. Before proceeding to relate the causes, motives, and designs of the Spanish invasion of England, we will introduce the chief personages of the drama. The first was Philip II., King of Spain. He claimed the power of life and death over all his subjects. He proclaimed war and made peace without consulting any of his nobles, rulers, or people. Their substance, houses, as well as money and goods, he regarded as his, even as the pjeople themselves belonged to him. It might be said of him, as Daniel said of Nebuchad- nezzar, the despot of Babylon, that God had given him a kingdom and majesty, and that his people, of every nation and language, trembled and feared before him ) whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down. He associated with none but Spaniards — carried on his government almost exclusively by Spaniards. He had all the pride, exclusiveness, and intolerance of a genuine Spaniard. But he was a Spaniard, above all, in zeal for the papal religion and r l! I mi 46 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. hatred of all other forms of belief. The Holy- Inquisition, established in Spain, was a portion of the repjular workinf^ machinery by which his absolute kinj^ship and his superhuman will expressed them- selves. The Grand Inquisitor was almost as awful a personage as the King or the Pope. The king- dom of Philip, the Most Catholic King, as he delighted to be called, excelled any in Europe during his day in wealth, population, and power. For several years his power over Europe was greater than even that of Napoleon. The Spanish infantry were the most renowned, while the Spanish generals were unrivalled, in Europe. Another distin- guished name and ally on the Spanish side was Pope Sixtus V. There was, besides, the Marquis of Santa Cruz. The King appointed him Captain-General of the whole Armada. He had the rare good fortune of havinof never lost a battle or sustained a defeat during thirty years of public service. Among the English chiefs the first name in prominence and importance is Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England. When she ascended the throne in 1558 she was twenty-five years of age. She was consequently fifty-five when the invasion took place. During the reign of Elizabeth the population of England did not reach quite four and a half million souls. The population of London in that day was about 150,000. Next after the Queen we may mention the name of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. The Queen had long experience in the government of REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD. 47 England at the date of the Spanish invasion. She had the aid of many sin Roman Catholk PuiKST ani> okkat Prkshy TKRIAN MiNISTKR AND OrANOKMAN. BY THE REV. CHARLES E. PERRY, ffiidid Chaplain of Ontariit JVvsf. FEATHER CHINIQUY is the son of Charles Chiniquy. He was born in (Quebec on the .SOth July, 1809. His father studied for the priesthood, but before taking his vows, having been the witness of a great iniquity in the highest quarters of the Church, he changed his mind, studied law and became a notary. His father had a French and Latin Bible. That Bible was read by him from the time he could read. The priest wanted to take the Bible from them and burn it. In 1818 his parents sent him to an excellent school at St. Thomas. Mr. Allen Jones, a Protestant, was the principal. It was the only good school, and yet all the priests were opposed to it. The reign of the pricvst is the reign of ignorance. The Confession of Children. When about ten years of age, he went to Confession. Previous to going he knelt down to pray to the Virgin IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) I / {./ '/ o W^ 1.0 I.I m 112.8 1131 ,i ilM IIM 20 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 ^ 6" — ► V] «^ /i % ^-^^ y #• //a Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ; 92 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. !• It" Mary for help. He believed it to be his duty to con- fess the greatest sin first, He confessed thus : " Father, I accuse myself of having mocked a priest." " What priest did you mock, my boy ? " " You are the priest 1 mocked." " What made you mock me ? " continued the priest. " Because you lisped." " For what other reasons did you laugh at me, my little boy ? " " It is rumored in town that you love the girls." The poor priest was overwhelmed by his answer, and ceased questioning him on this eubject. He says that the boys and girls were polluted and scandalized by the questions of the priest. Preparation for the First Communion. Initia- tion INTO Idolatry. To prepare the children for the Communion, two and thrae months are set apart every year for that purpose. The Catechism taught as a preparation for the first Communion was the foundation of the idolatries and superstitions which the Church of Rome gives as the religion of Christ. In the Church of Rome it is not Jesus, but Mary, who represents the infinite love and mercy of God for the sinner. It is not Jesus, but Mary, who saves the sinner. f. The First Communion. ' Chiniquy says that he was almost exhausted when the day came ; that he had to eat what the priest had assured him was the true body, the true blood, soul REV. CHARLES CHINIQUY. 03 and divinity of Jesus Christ. He was to eat His flesh, His bones, His hands, liis feet, His head, His whole body. He had to believe this or be cast forever into hell, while all the time his eyes, his hands, his mouth, his tongue, his reason told him that what he was eatinfj was only bread. Father Chiniquy says the Poor Child Thinks he Believes. He believes as Roman Catholics believe. He believes as an idiot believes. He believes as a corpse believes. The Communion has made of him a real machine in the hands of the Pope. It was the first, but most powerful link of that long chain of slavery which the priest and the Church pass around his neck. The Pope holds the end of that chain, and with it he will make his victims go right or left, at his pleasure, in the same way that we govern the lower animals. Chiniquy finished his classical course of study at the College of Nicolet, in the month of August, 1829, which he had commenced in 1822, so that he was seven years in college. The moral and religious instruction in the Roman Catholic colleges i ^ Jbad. The models of eloquence which are learned by heart are almost exclusively taken from Pagan literature. They are in the college surrounded by an atmosphere in which nothing but Paganism is breathed. In Pro- testant colleges the infallible antidote, the Bible, is given to the student. Just as nothing remains of the & ■ ^ 94 LECTURES ON OEANGEISM. i m darkness of night after the splendid morning sun has arisen on the horizon, so nothing of the fallacies, superstitions and sophistries of Paganism can trouble or obscure the mind on which that light from heaven, the Word of God, comes every day with its millions of shining rays. How insignificant is the poetry of Homer when compared with the sublime songs of Moses. How pale is the eloquence of Demosthenes, Cicero and Virgil, when read after Job, David or Solomon. " But, alas! for me," says Chiniquy, " and my fellow students in the College of Rome, no sun ever appeared on the horizon to dispel the night in which oar intelligence was wrapped." During his seven years in the college he was not allowed to read the Bible. " Our religion, therefore," he says, " could be nothing but Paganism disguised under a Christian name." Christi- anity in a college or convent of Rome is a strange mixture of heathenism and superstition. From the college is excluded the only true standard of morals and religion — the Word of God. Protestant children in the convents and nunneries of Rome. More than half of the pupils of the nuns are the children of Pro- testants, and seven-tenths of these Protestant children become Roman Catholics. Father Chiniquy was ordained a priest of Rome in the Cathedral of Quebec, on the 21st of September, 1833. When he was raised to the priesthood, he believed he could work the miracle which the Church of Rome calls Transubstan- tiation. He believed that he had power to convert a piece of bread into God. The priests were ignorant of REV. CHARLES CBINIQUY. 95 of the Word of God, while they proclaimed and believed themselves to be the true 1 lights 'of the world. Unfor- tunate blind men leading the blind into the ditch ! It was said by one of the priests of that day : " If the masses paid into our hands which f^o to the bishops are all celebrated, purgatory must be emptied twice a day." The sums given for those masses in Canada cannot be less than J?4,000 every day, and as there are three times as many Catho- lics in the United States as here, SI 6,000 at least will thus be given every day in these two countries to throw cold water on the burning flames of that fiery prison. Now, these 816,000, given every day, multi- plied by 865 days of the year, make the handsome sum of 85,840,000 paid for low masses every year. But as we all know that more than twice as much is paid for high masses than for the low, it is evident that more than 810,000,000 are expended to help the souls of purgatory end their tortures every year in America. Father Chiniquy was appointed First Chaplain of the Quebec Marine Hospital. In November, 1834, he studied his first anatomy lesson on Temperance from Dr. Douglas ; he studied under that gentleman, who proved to him that alcohol is one of the most danger- ous poisons. During the four years he was Chaplain of the Marine Hospital, more than 100 corpses were -nened before him. He had read the best books on the rav- ages of rum, but he never read anything which enlightened him so much, and brought such profound 96 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. r I' fv 1 r, i convictions to his intelligence as the study he made of the brain, the lungs, the heart, veins, arteries, nerves and muscles of a single man or woman. Fifty years ago he took the temperance pledge and has kept it. In 1839, 200,000 of his parishioners signed the temper- ance pledge. He was called the Apostle of Temperance of Canada. He lectured in Canada and the United States, and was instrumental in 200,000 becoming teetotalers. The people near Quebec erected a beauti- ful Column of Temperance to commemorate their grati- tude to Chiniquy for the great work done by him. The Government gave hira S2,500 as a public acknow- ledgment of the good he did in the cause of Temper- ance while a priest. After he was twenty-five years a priest, he read the New Testament, when his eyes fell on these words: "Ye are bought with a price, be not ye the servants of men." 1 Cor. vii. 23. He said to himself, "Jesus has bought me ; I, then, belong to Him! He alone has a right over me. I do not belong: to the Bishops, to the Popes, nor even to the Church, as I have been till now. I belong to Jesus and Him alone ; His Word must be my guide and my light by day and night." " In that instant all things, which, as a Boman Catholic, I had to believe to be saved ; all the mum- meries by which the poor Roman Catholics are cruelly deceived ; the chaplets, indulgences, scapularies, auri- cular confessions, invocation of the Virgin, holy water, masses, purgatory, given as means of salvation, van- ished from my mind as the Saviour of my soul. REV. CHARLES CHINIQUY. 07 "Oh ! what joy I felt at this simple but sublime truth." With an unspeakable joy he said : " Dear Jesus, the gift of God, I accept Thee ! Thou hast offered the pardon of my sins as a gift ; I accept the gift. But this is not enough ; I do not want to be saved alone. Save my peo- ple also, save my whole country." This sudden revela- tion of that marvellous truth of salvation as a gift completely transformed him and made him a new man. His great ambition was to tell his people wdiat the Lord had done for his soul. He says to his people, " I was your pastor till yesterday, but I have no more that honor to-day, for I have broken the ties by which I wasL bound as a slave at the feet of the Bishops and of the Pope." He told them " I am no longer a priest of Rome ; but I am more than ever a disciple of Christ, a follower of the Gospel. That Gospel is for me what it was for Paul : the power of God unto salvation." He spoke for over two hours ; its effects were profound and lasting ; he asked all those who think it is better to follow Jesus Christ than the Pope, better to follow the Word of God than the traditions of men : " Let all those of you who want me to remain here and preach to you nothing but the Word of God, as we find it in the Gospel of Christ, tell it to me by rising up." Without a single exception, that multitude arose ! More than a thousand had forever broken their fetters. The terrible difficulties which Luther, Calvin and Knox had met, were to meet Chiniquy in St. Anne. They not only accepted the Gospel of Christ as their only auth- ority in religion, but had publicly given up the name 7 it i^ I I 'f 98 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. of Roman Catholics, to call themselves Christian Cath- olics ; this took place in 1858. The news of that sudden religious reformation spread with lightning speed all over the continents of America and Europe, and an incredible number of enquiring letters reached Chiniquy from every corner. Episcopalians, Methodists, Congregational ists, Baptists and Presbyterians of every rank and color, kindly pressed him to give them some details. He generally answered those kind enquiries by writing them : " Please come and see with your own eyes the marvellous things our merciful God is doing in the midst of us." In less than six months, more than one hundred venerable ministers of Christ and promi- nent Christian laymen of different denominations visited him. They declared that he was the most re- markable and solid evangelical reformer among Roman Catholics they had ever seen. These converts adopted the beautiful name of Christian Catholics, but Chiniquy soon perceived that unless they joined one of the Chris- tian denominations of the day, they were in danger of forming a new sect. He came to the conclusion to join that branch of the Protestant Church which gave so many martyrs to the Church of Christ. Accordingly, it was their privilege to be admitted into the Presby- terian Church of the United States. The Presbytery of Chicago had the courtesy to adjourn their meeting from that city to Kankakee on the 15th of April, 1860, when Chiniquy presented them with the names of nearly 2,000 converts, who, with himself, were received into full communion with the Church of Christ. REV. CHARLES CHINIQUV. 99 Chiniquy started a college and thirty-two of the young men were taught by him daily the preparatory course of study for their future evangelical work. He was in- vited to lecture in Great Britain, France and Switzer- land. In six months he raised $15,000 for his college. In 1874, Chiniquy was again invited to Great Britain by the committee appointed to prepare the congratu- latory address of the English people to the Emperor of Germany and Prince Bismarck, for their noble resistance to the encroachment of Popery. He addressed the meet- ings held for that purpose in Exeter Hall, under the Presidency of Lord John Russell, on the 27th of January, 1874. The nexi; day several Gospel ministers pressed him to publish his twenty-five years' experience of auricular confession, as an antidote to the criminal and too successful efforts of Dr. Pusey, who wanted to restore that infamous practice among the Protes- tants of England. After much hesitation and many protests, he wrote the book entitled, " The Priest, the Woman and the Confessional," which God has so won- derfully blessed to the conversion of many. Twenty- nine editions have already been published. It has been translated into many languages. He spent the next month in lecturing on Romanism in the principal cities of England, Scotland and Ireland. On his return he was invited to come to Canada. He went to Montreal, where, in four years, he had the joy of seeing 7,000 French Canadian Roman Catholics and emigrants from France publiclyjrenounce the errors of Popery, and follow the Gospel of Christ. In 1878, Father Chini- : f ;i ',* ■i. I i' I ft ■!<• 5 I* I 100 LECTURES ON OHANfJKISM. quy joined the Loyal Oranjjje Association in Montreal, the same Lodge which Hackett belonged to. The fol- lowing is a copy of his Certificate : — L. 0, A. B. A., L. 0. L No. JfOl. Montreal, September 20th, 1878. — This is to certify that Bro. C. Chiniquy was duly initiated into Boyne L. O. L. No. 401, and is a member in good standing, and we therefore request all brethren to receive him as such, whereof witness our hand and seal hereto affixed. Master No. 401. John Hamilton, Secretary. Chiniquy said he considered it to be his duty to join that grand and noble army of Soldiers of Christ. A great and noble work was done in Montreal. The great work was due first to God's blessing, and secondly to the efforts put forth by the Orangemen. He could not have preached there only for their protection. He says "I always found them staunch and true. I consider it a great honor to be an Orangeman. Every ti?ne I go on my knees I pray that God may bless them and make them as numerous and bright as the stars of heaven above." Under the auspices and protection of his Orange brethren, he crossed the Pacific and went to the Antipodes, lecturing two years in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. During those two years he gave 610 public lectures, and came back to his colony of St. Anne with such perfectly restored health that he could say with the Psalmist, " Bless the Lord, O ! my soul, thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." REV. CHARLES ('HINigUy. 101 His Narrow Escapes. The first time he visited Quebec in ISoO, fifty men were sent by the Bishop of Quebec to force him to swear that he wouhl never preach the Bible, or to kill him in case of his refusal. Sticks were raised above his head, a daijijer stuck in his breast, and the cries of a furious mob were rinofinij in his ears: "Infamous Apostle ! Now you are in our hands, you are a dead man, if you ever preach your accursed Bible. In- famous renet^ade ! Swear that you will never preach any more your accursed Bible, or you are a dead man ! " Chiniquy said, " I solemnly swear, that so loncj as my tongue can speak, I will preach the Word as I find it in the Holy Bible." Soon after more than 1,000 British soldiers were around him with fixed bayonets ! They formed themselves into two lines alont^ the streets, through which the mayor took him in his sleigh to the lecture room. He there delivered his address on the Bible, to at least 10,000 people, who were inside and outside the walls of the larc^e buildincj. He was stoned twenty times. The principal places in Canada where he was struck and wounded, and almost miraculou.sly escaped, were Montreal, Charlottetown, Halifax and Antigonish. On a dark night, as he was leaving the steamer to take the train, on the Ottawa Biver, Canada, twice the bullets of the murderers whistled at no more than two or three inches from his ears. Several times in Montreal and Halifax, the churches where he was preaching were attacked and 102 LECTURES ON OllANGElSM. il: Hi the windows broken, by the mobs sent by the priests. The 17th of June, 1884, after he had preached in Quebec, on tlie text : " What wouhl 1 do to have eternal life," a Hiob of more than 1,500 Roman Catholics, led by two priests, broke the windows of the church and tried to kill ,hini. The same year in Montreal, while preachini^, he was attacked with stones and sticks, and struck several times. His life was saved by an organi- zation of a thousand young men, who, under the name of Protestant Guard, wrenched him from the hands of the would-be murderers. When the bishops and priests saw that it was so difficult to put him out of the way with stones, sticks and daggers, they deter- mined to destroy his character by calumnies, spread everywhere, and sworn before civic tribunals as Gospel truths. During eighteen years they kept him in the hands of the sheriffs, a prisoner, under hail as a criminal. Thirty-tw^o times his name has been called before the civil and criminal courts of Kankakee, Joliet, Chicago, Urbana and Montreal, among the names of the vilest and most criminal of men. He was accused of having killed a man and thrown his bodv into a river to conceal his crime. He was accused of having set fire to a church and destroyed it. Not less than seventy-two false witnesses have been brought by the priests of Rome to support this last a?cusation ; but every time, from the very lips of the perjured witnesses, they got the proof that they were swearing falsely at the instigation of their father confessors, and Ids innocence was proved by the very men who f: HEV. CHARLES CHINIQUY. lo:{ had been paid to destroy him. In the last suit, Chiniquy thouf^ht it was his duty, as a Cliristian and citizen, to have one of those priests punished for having so cruelly and publicly trampled under his feet the most sacred laws of society and religion. Father Bennett, found guilty of having invented those calum- nies and supported them by false witnesses, was con- demned to pay S?2,oOO or go to gaol for fourteen years. He preferred the last punishment, having the promise from his Roman Cui'nolin friends that they would break the doors of the prison and let him go free to some remote place. He was iPv^j-rcerated at Kankakee ; but on a dark and stonny night, six months later, he was rescued, and fled to Montreal — 900 miles. There he made the Roman Catholics believe that the blessed Virgin Mary, dressed in a beautiful white robe, had come in prison to open for him the gates of the prison. Those constant persecutions, far from hindering the onward march of the evangelical movement to which Father Chiniquy had consecrated his life, seemed to have given it a new impulse and a fresher life. To- day the Gospel of Christ is advancing with an irresis- tible power among the French Canadians from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. Numbers of converts are to be found in almost every town and city from New York to San Francisco, rallied around the banners of Christ. They form a large army of fearless soldiers of the Cross. Among those converts we count now thirty-seven priests, and more than tifty ministers born in the Church of Rome, and brought from Romanism. Through 104 LECTUllES ON ORANGElSM. ' i ;•,[ ?; iV ^; the instrumentality of Chiniquy, directly and indi- rectly, we may put them down at not less than 70,000. What a glorious work, accomplished by one converted priest. What Father Chiniquy says to the Orangemen and the Freemasons : " Orangemen, if you read my * Fifty Years in the Church of Rome,' you will find new reasons to be more than ever vigilant, fearless and devoted, even unto death, in the discharge of the sacred duties imposed upon you by your love for your country, your brethren and your God." This wonderful book is written and published for the sake of truth and righteousness. The plates were twice mysteriously burned, but sprung to life for the third time. The book commends itself to the Canadian people, and to lovers of liberty everywhere. A hand- some volume of 832 pages ; contains two portraits of the venerable author, one representing him in priestly robes. Freemasons. I know that many are reproaching you with your secrecy. But where is the civil or Christian organiza- tion which has not its secrets ? Has not Christ Himself kept His own secrets well when he warned His disciples that He had many things more to tell them ; but they were not yet wise and strong enough to hear them ? Has not Paul said the very same thing to the first Christians ? Where is the home which has not its secrets ? Can we find a well regulated family where no secrets exist in the relations of the father, the mother, the children ? What civil government could stand without keeping well its own secrets ? REV. CHARLES CHINIQUY. 105 Have we ever heard of a well organized army on a battlefield, without some sacred secrets between the general and his officers in the face of the foe ? Where is the successful merchant or wise banker who has not his secrets ? Freemasons, I am neither your apologist to defend you, nor your judge to condemn you, but so long as I hear nothing worse against you than your secrecy, I will respectfully say to your opponents : " You speak very loud against the Freemasons. But I have heard a much louder voice in their favor when our great God called them to march at the head of the armies of liberty sent to pulverize the usurped throne of the Pope, for who will deny that the Freemasons were the chosen ones of God to cheer up the heart and strengthen the arm of the greatest soldier of liberty heaven ever gave to the world — Garibaldi ? I do know by the sacrifice of incalculable treasures of money and lives, that the Freemasons wrenched from the hands of the Pope and forever broke the bloody sword which had spread terror and death all over the world for so many centuries. As in every human institution, the Freemasons may have their weak points, but the Christians owe them a debt of gratitude which they will never be able to repay, in their long and success- ful efforts to break the heavy and ignominious yoke of the Pope over Italy and the whole world, under the name of King of Rome." The world is more than ever in need of your wisdom and devotedness to the interests of liberty, equality and fraternity. [!*■ REPORT OF THE GRAND ORGANIZER. The report of tlie Grand Orejanizer was presented and read by R. W. Bio. C. E. Perry, G.C. To the R. W. Grand Master and Members of the Promncial Grand Lodge of Ontario West : R. W. Sir and Brethren, — I have great pleasure in presenting my second annual report as your Grand Organizer of the Orange Order of Ontario West. During the year I received invitations from nearly every part of the Province to attend primary lodge meetings, to deliver public lectures, preach sermons and also to be present at the opening of new halls. I have tried, as far as practicable, to go to those who wanted me, but especially to those who wanted me most. In several instances I was compelled to say no to brethren who sent me urgent requests to attend meet- ings. On account of my ministerial duties it was impracticable for me to do all that I would like to have done and all that was in my heart to do for our beloved Order. Under the circumstances, being the pastor of a church, I did the best I could with the ■ 108 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. m M'. m ' L ¥ : limited time at my disposal. I have learned from my past experience as your Organizer that it will require the whole time and attention of a brother entirely devoted to this work. A great deal of missionary work can be done and should be done if we want our principles to be known and respected in this grand Dominion. I found in several places Protestants who wereigreatly prejudiced against Orangeism. I have tried as far as possible, on the platform, in the pulpit and in private, to remove those prejudices. I have also met Orangemen who had never heard of our O.M.B.S., and others who had never heard of our grand Orange paper. The Sentinel, not even ever having had one in their hands. Under all such circumstances I did my best to pour light upon the minds of brethren who seemed most to stand in need of light. During the year I have visited eighteen Orange counties.' I attended the county meeting of Parry Sound at Magnetawan. The brethren postponed their meeting for a week so that I could attend. There was a large turnout, the brethren coming forty and fifty miles to be present. My visit to that county was highly satisfactory and successful. Several of the brethren at the county meeting wanted me to visit their respective lodges, but I was necessitated to return home that week, and promised to return in the near future and visit the whole county, which will take time, as the distances are great in those northern regions. They think nothing of distances there, which will appear from the following : A brother at the REPORT OF THE GRAND ORGANIZER. 109 county meeting said he would like me to visit his lodge. I asked him if it was far away, and he said, " Oh, no ; it is only about forty miles." Another brother said there was a lodge in the county that I should visit before I returned home, and when I enquired if it was far away he said, " Only about eighty miles." I also delivered thirty-seven public lectures and several Orange sermons, besides instructing the breth- ren in the secret work of the degrees. In the prosecution of my work as your Grand Organizer, I travelled 4,322 miles, of which I travelled by stage and other conveyance over 400 miles. In nearly all the places I visited J found Orangeism pro- gressing ; it is increasing in numbers, in respectability and influence for good. I found especially that wher- ever The Sentinel has the largest circulation, there Orangeism is most progressive and the lodges best attended. The Orange sentiment is stronger than it ever was before. God has blessed us as an association in the past, and I hope and pray that the time is not very far distant when The Sentinel shall be found in every Orange and Protestant home in the land ; every Orangeman become a member of the O.M.B.S., and every sound Protestant become a loyal Orangeman, and that the cause of Orangeism may move on as beautifully, as grandly and as triumphantly as in the past, and even more abundantly. Yours fraternally, Chas. E. Perry. REPORT OF NEWFOUNDLAND DELEGATE R. W. Biio. Re\'. C. E. Perky, D.G.C.B.A., presented and read a very interesting report, setting forth his visit to Newfoundland and the Maritime Provinces, as per instructions from this Grand Lodge at its last annual meeting, as follows : To the Most Worshipful Grand Master and Members of the Most Worshipful Grand Oranije Lodge of British America: M. W. Sir and Brethren, — I have pleasure in presenting my report as special representative appointed by the Most Worshipful Grand Orange Lodge of British America to visit Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. I commenced the year as usual as Grand Organizer for Ontario West, and worked on up to the time for attending the Most Worshipful Grand Orange Lodge of British America, which I had the pleasure of attending in the City of St. John, N.B. At the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge I was appointed to visit Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. My appointment to visit Newfound- land and the Maritime Provinces of course stopped 112 LECTUllES ON ORANGEISM. StS my work in Ontario West. I had learned from my past experience as Organizer that it would take the whole time of a brother entirely devoted to this work. I therefore resigned my ministerial duties for a year or two, so that I could go wherever I was needed. During the year I visited seven Orange provinces, travelled over thirteen thousand miles, delivered two hundred public addresses, and attended four Provin- cial Grand Lodges, besides the Grand Lodge of British America. I left Toronto on the 18th of September, 1890, and returned on the 16th of March, 1891. " In the Province of Quebec I lectured and preached in Montreal, Sherbrooke, Water ville and Sawyer ville. They had nine lodges in Montreal, and are in a better condition and stronger than they ever were before. There is a bright future for Quebec, and if some brother could visit the province and attend public meetings, with the assistance of such men as Bros. Galbraith, McGlaughlin, and Van Luven, I have no doubt but hundreds could be added to our numbers. In New Brunswick I lectured in Frederic- ton, Keswick, Upper Keswick, Marysville, Newcastle, and Moncton. There are two lodges in Moncton. This stirring and prosperous city was not very long ago a little straggling hamlet. It is now rich in elegant private dwellings ; its streets are lighted with electricity ; it is strong in churches ; its places of business are numerous ; it has a number of thriving industries — cotton manufactory, foundries, and espe- cially the railway shops, where six or seven hundred hands are at work. KEPORT OF NEWFOUNDLAND DELEGATE. 113 long h in with s of ving 5spe- dred The reason I stayed so long on my way in New Brunswick was, that I received a cablegram from Grand Master Morison not to come for another month, as the fishermen had not returned from Labrador. I arrived in Summerside, P. E. I., on the 15th of October, but before I had held many meetings I received another cablegram from Bro. Morison, requesting me to come at once to Newfoundland, as all things were now ready. The only time that anything can be done in this ancient colony in the way of organizing or lecturing is late in the fall or winter, as the fishermen are all away fishing during the summer. On my way from Prince Edward Island to Newfoundland I lectured in Westville, N.S.; thence to Halifax, where I preached on Sabbath to large congregations. Rev. S. R. Ackman gave me letters of introduction to two gentlemen in St. John's. On arriving at St. John's, Newfoundland, I was met by Bro. Morison, who had all arrangements made for me. On my first Sabbath in the capital of the colony I delivered four sermons in the Presbyterian and Congregational churches to large congregations. On Monday evening I lectured in the Orange hall to fifteen hundred people, several going away not able even to get standing room. I attended their Grand Lodge, and delivered four lectures in all in the city. Bro. Morison said they were the largest audiences he had ever seen in the hall for any purpose before. The population of St. John's is estimated at 30,000, over one-half 8 114 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. m •Mi'; II of whom are Roman Catholics. The Orangemen have a very fine hall in this city, worth about Sir>,000. In one of the lodges in St. John's, from the time it was organized, they initiated twelve hundred. I delivered several lectures throughout the colony, which took me two months. The following are places where I attended meetings, viz. : Killigrews, Portugal Cove, Harbor Grace, Carbonear, Bay Rogers, Brigus, Western Bay, Lower Island Cove, Old Perlican, Hant's Harbor, Heart's Content, Trinity, Catalina, Bonavista, Bird Island Cove, Moreton's Harbor, and Twillingate. At Heart's Content they have three Atlantic cables, thirty telegraph operators, and seventy employees. On these shores the little cord which first bound together the old world and the new found a resting place. We had a very large meeting here in their beautiful hall. At the close of the public meeting we had a Royal Arch Purple Degree meeting, and Newfoundland is the place where they give the Royal Arch in proper style. In Catalina I was met by a brass band and procession, and there were over a hundred flags up in the town. We had a very enthusiastic meeting in their new hall, which was opened that evening. They have very fine halls all through the colony, which will seat from five hundred to a thousand people ; buildings which would do credit to any town in the Dominion of Canada. At Twillingate I was presented with twenty dollars in gold and an address. There are about 4,000 IIEPORT OF NEWFOUNDLAND DELEGATE. 115 I have }. In it was ivered 3k rae ere I Cove, Brigus, irlican, ,talina, »r, and three eventy jh first pund a lere in Royal and is proper id and up in ing in ^ening. olony, )usand town lollars 4,000 - Oranjjemen in the colonv, and some of the largest lodges in British America are in Newfoundland. There is great opposition to Orangeism in the colony, as there are 125,000 Roman Catholics, and only 75,000 Protestants. Many Orangemen lost their lives at Harbor Grace and other places at the hands of the Roman Catholics. Newfoundland is Britain's oldest colony. It ranks tenth among the islands of the globe, its greatest length being 1317 miles, its greatest breadth 310 miles, and its area 42,000 square miles. Its coast line is 4,000 miles in extent. The difficulty of travelling there is very great, which will be seen from the following, that I had to go in open boats, on foot, or with little ponies, which were very slow ; but I had the satisfaction of havincf larije conffresra- tions at every place. The following are extracts of letters from Grand Master Morison : " The visit of Bro. Perry has been a great success, and will be the means of accomplishing much good for the Associa- tion, and of removing much of the prejudice which exists in the minds of outsiders concerning it." He writes to Bro. Birmingham stating " that the Rev. Bro. Perry had done more good during his stay than any single movement that has ever happened to the Association in his province. The brethren of New- foundland feel that they owe a lasting debt of gratitude to the Grand Lodge of British America for sending Bro. Perry to visit them." I left St. John's on the 20th of December, and delivered thirty lectures in Prince Edward Island, 116 LECTURES ON OIIANGEISM. and travelled through the province 980 miles. They have twenty-seven lodj^es in Prince Edward Island. Grand Master Bell assisted me in my work. You will have some idea of the kind of stuff the Prince Kdward Island Orangemen are made of when I tell you that four brethren from that Island came all the way to Toronto to attend the Triennial Council, and are present at this Grand Lodge at their own expense. In Nova Scotia, I lectured in Halifax, Shubenacadie, Truro, New Glasgow, Westville, Scotsburn, River John, Debert, and Springhill. The brethren of that province are grand, loyal men. I was sorry that it was impracticable for me to remain longer with them. During my short stay I was greatly assisted by Bros. Gass, Church, and Maxwell. In conclusion, I hope we may have a pleasant and profitable time, and that we may keep in perpetual remembrance the glorious, pious and immortal Prince of Orange, the Gunpowder Plot and the Siege of Derry. Yours fraternally, Chas. E. Perry. Kingston, July 28th, 1891. THE LOYAI. ORANGE ASSOCIATION OF I^>RITISII AMERICA. GENERAL DECLARATION, ** And thou slmlt teach men ordinanceH and hiws, and shalt show them tlie way wherin they must walk, and the work that they must do ; moveover, they shall provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear Ood, men of truth, hatin<^covetousnes9, and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundrediJ, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens," — Exodls, chapter xviii., vs. 20, 2L At all times nothing can be more natural, and at this time nothini^ can be more reasonable, than that those who have common rights to protect, and common interests to defend, should act together and know each other. It is by division that the benevolent objects of true patriots are frustrated, and their best and noblest efforts for tVie public good defeated. In these distant but important appendages of our great Empire, it must be obvious to every loyal and reflecting mind, that a union of intelligence, an increase of means, and a knowledge of each other are essential. The Loyal Orange Association is formed by persons 118 LECTURES ON ORANGElSM. mi ft ■ , i ( ma w ^1 i i I »«* i desirous of supporting, to the utmost of their power, the principles and practices of the Christian religion, to maintain the laws and constitution of the country, afford assistance to distressed members of the Associa- tion, and otherwise promote such laudable and benevo- lent purposes as may tend to the due ordering of religion and Christian charity, and the supremacy of law, order and constitutional freedom. Its members associate in honor of King William III., Prince of Orange, whose name they bear, and whose immortal memory they hold in reverence, tending as he did, under Divine Providence, to the overthrow of the most oppressive bigotry, and the restoration of pure religion and liberty. They revere the memory of that Immortal Prince, not only as a patriot, a constitutional monarch, and a hero, but as a true Christian ; and hope, in the adop- tion of his name, to emulate his virtues, by maintain- ing religion without persecution or trenching upon the rights of any. The Orange Association lays no claim to exclusive loyalty, or exclusive Protestantism ; but it admits no man within its pale whose principles are not loyal, and whose creed is not Protestant. Disclaiming an intolerant spirit, the Association de- mands as an indispensa,ble qualification, without which the greatest and the wealthiest may seek admission in vain, that the candidate shall be deemed incapable of persecuting or injuring anyone on account of his re- ligious opinions ; the duty of every Orangeman being GENERAL DECLARATION. 110 Ion in )le of is re- )ein2 to aid and defend all loyal subjects of every religious persuasion in the enjoyment of their constitutional rights. The rules of the Association are open not only to the members of the Association, but to the whole community ; there is no reserve, except the sigiis and symbols whereby Orangemen know each other ; and these mysteries are essential to the proper qualification of the Brotherhood, the recognition of the members, and the prevention of intrusion and imposture from strangers and enemies. The Association is general, not confined to any particular place, person, or nation, but extends itself wherever a loyal Protestant Briton is to be found, to the remotest corners of the globe, for the establishment of Protestant faith and British lib- erty to the latest age of posterity. The whole Associ- ation is one neighborhood, within which every Orange- man is at home, in the farthest parts of the world ; and such is the mechanism of the Association, that while its operations are thus extended, its every movement is alike felt and answered in every part. The Association in these Provinces can never be suppressed but by means which would subvert the constitution, and annihilate the connection with the Mother Country. In many quarters, where the true nature of the Orange Association is not properly known, its designs and objects have by some been misunderstood, and by others misrepresented. From the name it bears — being connected in everyone's mind with the history 120 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. of parties in Ireland — some are apt to suppose that its sphere is necessarily confined to that country ; not reflecting that an instrument which has been chiefly used there to suppress rebellion, repel invasion, and secure domestic tranquility, may be found equally eflicacious to loyal men of all countries, in protecting their lives, liberties and properties. The Association is constituted upon the broadest principles of national freedom. It takes its stand upon the glorious princi- ples of the Revolution of 1688 ; it lays its foundation in the field of British liberty ; it disdains the badge of faction, and knows no emblem save " '^ho Altar and the Throne." As the Prince of Orange was invited to England by a coalition of parties, who united from a common sense of their sacred duty to preserve their religion and liberties, so the Orange Association, named after that Immortal Prince, invites a similar combination, and calls upon the sons of Britain to lay aside political feuds, and, like their illustrious ancestors, who signed and sealed the great Covenant of Freedom, to sacrifice every private consideration, and establish a centraliza- tion of power to conserve the great blessings and privileges which we enjoy under British connection, upon such a basis as will enable every limb and fibre to receive vitality and nourishment from the parent stem. TESTIMONIALS. Bradford, Sept. 20th, 1890. To whotn it may concern : Rev. and Dear Brother, — Tlie Rev. C. E. Perry desires a letter of introduction, and it affords me the greatest pleasure to say that Mr. Perry is an honored and able minister of the Toronto Conference. His moral character is stainless, and he is greatly beloved both by the ministry and laity of our Church. Hoping that he may have a successful and pleasant time in the East, I am, yours faithfully, H. S. Matthews, Secretary of Toronto Conference. Halifax, Oct. 27th, 1890. Hon. Henry Woods : Dear Brother, —The Rev. C. E. Perry comes to you from the Toronto Conference. He is widely known in the Dominion of Canada as a representative of the Loyal Orange Lodges of British North America. Please receive him as a brother in Christ, for my sake. His business with you in your city he will explain himself, but I most cordially commend him to the Christian kindness of the Methodists of St John's. Yours as ever, in Christian love, Samuel R. Ackman. 8* 122 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. KlSft Halifax, Oct. 27th, 1890. Dear Brother Cowperthwaitb,— Rev. C. E. Perry, of the Toronto Conference, having paid us a short visit here in Halifax, and having preached in our church last evening to the great delight and satisfaction of a large congregation, and having business in Newfoundland, I have much pleasure in introducing, by note, this dear brother beloved. Believing that you receive him in the spirit of the Master, I am, dear brother, Yours very truly, Samuel R. Ackman. Newton Robinson. On the evening of Wednesday, the 29th December, the Rev. C. E. Perry, of Angus, delivered a very able lecture in the Methodist church under the auspices of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 209. Bro. John Piatt, District Master, occupied the chair, and introduced the lecturer in a few well chosen remarks. Bro. Perry proved conclusively that within our halls are to be found the good and true of our land, and also the leading men in the diflPerent pursuits of life have not considered it beneath their dig- nity to enter the doors of our lodges and uphold the principles for which heroes fought and martyrs bled. He exposed the real motives of the nunneries in endeavoring to get Protestant girls into their schools, and showed the advantages of our Protestant schools in giving a sound education over those nunneries. He explained the principles of the great Orange Association, and showed the necessity of upholding these as the great truths on which Protestantism stands. His contrast of William the Third and Julian, John Knox and Hume, Wesley and Tom Paine, made deep impressions on his audience of the blessings conferred on a nation by Christian men, and of the evil influence of the infidel and sceptic. The lecturer was invited to give us another lecture on the same subject in the near future. May the day TESTIMONIALS. 123 speedily come when such men as Bro. Perry may be found in all our lodges, and when such able lecturers maj' be heard through the length and breadth of our land, upholding the principles of our Brotherhood and dispersing the mist of prejudice which clouds the minds of many persons, so that they may be enabled to behold the tree which has protected them for the last 200 years. — Com. Ivy. L.O. L. No. 450 met in their hall on Friday evening, 2nd inst. Amongst the visitors were the County Master, Bro. Jas. DufF, and the Rev. C. E. Perry, D.G.C. One brother joined by certificate. L.O.L. 450 has made rapid strides this year, and it is to be hoped that it may continue. After going through the usual routine of business, the lodge was closed for fifteen minutes, during which the books were audited. The lodge has upwards of $60 of funds to its credit, a respectable sum. After resuming business the W.M. , Bro. Speers, left the chair to the County Master, who called the attention of the lodge to the elec- tion of officers, which resulted as follows : Bros. Geo. Davis, W. M. ; James Speer, D.M. ; John Burton, Chap.; N. C. Bell, Rec. Sec; Jas. A. Miller, Treas. ; John Coxworth, Fin. Sec; Wm. Kenmure, D. of C. ; W. H. Davis, Lect. ; J. F. Lyons, W. Speers, A. Brown, George Little, R. Brolley, Com. After the election of officers, Bro. Duff made a very appropriate speech, contain- ing some very good advice, after which Bro. Perry gave a short but quite an intellectual treat. Thanks of the meeting were tenderetl to Bros. Duff and Perry for their presence and assist' ance. After the lodge was closed, the brethren sang the National Anthem, and then repaired to their various homes. j-Horning's Mills. On Friday evening last Rev. Charles E. Perry, Methodist minister, Angus, delivered a very eloquent Orange lecture in the Workmen's Hall, Horning's Mills. The rev. gentleman treated 124 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. 1} m V the subject very ably, giving statistics showing the d .'elopment of Protestantism and Orangeisni, forcibly showing that the Orange Association is as much a necessity to-day as when the Royal William fought for it. He urged all to be loyal to their colors, their country and their Queen, and closed a very earnest and forcible address by conclusively answering some of the ob- jections raised by those unacquahited with the Order, Any lodge desiring the advantages of the Orange Order to be clearly put before their friends and brethren, or wishing their lodge to be quickened into new life and activity, cannot do better than secure the services of the rev. brother. — I. P.M. The Grand Chaplain's Lectnre. Victoria Harbor, July 3. Rev. Charles E. Perry, Grand Chaplain of the Orange Grand Lodge, lectured at Victoria Harbor. Mr. Perry was greeted with a crowded house, and his lecture gave the utmost satisfaction. As an exponent of Orangeism Mr. Perry is admit- tedly without a superior. He has the best knowledge of the principles of the association, and places them before his audience in the most logical and concise manner of any speaker now be- fore the public, whilst his ability as an orator enables him to re- tain the fullest interest and attention of his hearers through- out. — Empire. Sermon by the Oranj?e (xrand Chaplain. A very largo number of persons assembled yesterday at the L.O.L. Hall on Queen street at 3 p.m. for the purpose of listen- ing to the Grand Chaplain, Rev, Charles E. Perry, of Angus, one of the Methodist divines now attending the sessions of the Toronto Annual Conference. Religious exercises having been conducted by Revs. H. S. Hartley, B.A., of L.O.L. 154, and TESTIMONIALS. 125 \Vm. Hall, the Rev. Mr. Perry pronounced his text, Exodus ix. 10. For the prolonged period of an hour and six minutes the Rev. Grand Chaplain held the attention of his large congrega- tion with his logic of facts and historic narrative. So strongly did he excite the admiration of his hearers that he received a good deal of applause from time to time. Mr. Perry was invited to come to Toronto and give the Orange Brotherhood another address shortly. — Globe. The Question at Woodstock. Woodstock, Marcli 21. Woodstock Orangemen and Sons of England lield a meeting in the town hall here on Monday evening. A very able address was delivered by Rev. Chas. E. Perry, Orand Chaplain, on " Orangeism and Protestantism." The rev. brother gave a very clear exposition of the origin, "aims and progress of Orangeism. Rev. Mr. Farthing, B.A. , Church of England minister, occupied the chair. Mr. Perry consented to remain for another night and deliver a lecture touching upon the Jesuits' Estates Bill. There was a mass meeting held in the Dundas Street Methodist Church, under the auspices of the L. O. L. The church was tilled to its utmost capacity, and for over an hour Rev. C. E. Perry spoke upon the Jesuits in a masterly manner, to the entire satisfac- tion of all creeds and nationalities. Rev. Mr. Kerby, Metliodist minister, occupied the chair, and the choir of the church fur- nished the music. — Empire. Lecture at Sturgeon Bay. Rev. C. E. Perry, Grand Chaplain of the Orange Grand Lodge, gave a very able and instructive lecture under the auspices o L. O. L. No. 672 at Sturgeon Bay on the 29th of June. Th hall was tilled to its utmost capacity. The eloquence, earnest- ness, and humor of the speaker quite fascinated the audience. — Barrie Advance, 12() LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. 'I'lie l*ark Orators, i i THE ORANGK GRAND (HAPLAIN ON TUB REi-OKMATION F'ROBLEMS DISCUSSED. -SOCIAL 1 Queen's Park had more than its accustomed crowds yesterday afternoon. There was an extra attraction : Rev. C. E. Perry, Grand Chaphiin of the Orange Lodge in Western Ontario, was announced to give an address in the park. This he did to an immense audience from the stone phitform of the Agnes Street Methodist Church to the east of the band stand. There was plenty of singing, accompanied by the brass band, before the Grand Chap- lain spoke. He is of middle age, dark complexion and hair, beard turning gray, and he had discarded the conventional white neck- tie. Vigorously he spoke on the cardinal doctrine of the Reformation : ".fustiti cation by Faith." His text was brief and pertinent: 1 .John ii. 12, "Your sins are forgiven you." This doctrine, he said, was at the foundation of our civil and religious liberties. It was the doctrine of the glorious Reformation, the uprising of which he told, and the turn- ing-point in Martin Luther's life. This great Reformer found the doctrine of justification by faith in the Bible, and heroically nailed his theses to the church-door of Wur- temburg, saying: "Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise. God help me, Amen." Mr. Perry entered into an explanation of the terms, denying salvation by human merit or works. It was faith, not knowledge, that saves. This doctrine brought light into Europe 300 years ago, Martin Luther, the solitary monk, sliook the world, the scales fell from the eyes of the people, and the chains which had held them were sawn asunder. " Now," said he, " we enjoy inestimable privileges as a result." This was the doctrine which revived religion in the eighteenth century under the Wesleys and their coadjutators, and the result of their work is world-wide. Justification by faith is the doc- trine w ich will preserve the Church now and secure a TESTIMONIALS. m maintenance of those blessings which the Reformation had brought. He concluded with a personal appeal founded on the text. Bradford,, Oct. 17. Last night in the Methodist Church in West Gwillimbury, Rev. Chas. E. Perry lectured under the auspices of L. O. Zion Temperance Lodge, No. 877, Bro. George Magee, Master. Tlie chair was occupied by James DufF, County Master of South Simcoe. The Methodist choir of Gilford furnished the music. Short addresses were given by Col. Tj^rwhitt and Rev. Mr. Smith, Presbyterian minister of Bradford, after which Rev. C. E. Perry talked for an hour and twenty minutes ; subject, " Rev. Father Chini(|uy," and certainly delivered an earnest, eloquent and effective lecture. The house was crowded, and such a large and well-pleased audience never before listened to an address upon this subject in Zion. ^Ir. Perry has a great command of lan- guage, is fully stocked with anecdotes, and is a grandly ehxjuent speaker. His matter is something (juite different from what the people have been accustomed to hear. ') On Monday evening a lecture on Father Chiniquy was delivered in Zion Church, in aid of Zion L. O. T. L, , by Rev. Chas. E. Perry, a Methodist minister of Angus, and Grand Chaplain of the Orange Grand Lodge of Ontario West. There were nearly 200 people present, a number of ladies included. Mr. Jas. S. DufF, County Master, occupied the chair, and main- tained excellent order throughout. Rev. F. Smith and Col. Tyrwhitt gave short addresses. Gilford choir supplied the music for the evening, and the members thereof certainly deserve great credit for their excellent singing, and well merited the vote of thanks tendered them by the audience. Rev. Mr. Perry, who we notice has been very highly spoken of in lectur- ing elsewhere, held the audience deeply interested throughout 128 LECTURES ON ORANGEISM. I i his speech of over an liour. He began with Mr. Chini(iiiy in his school days, and foUowed his life through his classical course at Nicolet, his career as a priest, temperance lecturer, and lastly as converted and now a Presbyterian minister and Orangeman. The lecturer varied his discourse by some humorous illustrations and anecdotes, and in closing gave a grand peroration ou Oran^eism. Allanburg, Ont. Permit me through your columns to give a brief notice of a public lecture delivered in the town hall, Allanburg, on Wed- nesday evening, 0th inst., by the Rev. C. E. Perry, G.C. and G. 0., of G.L.O.W. on " Canada, Orangeism and Jesuitism." The lecturer commenced by giving a vivid description of Canada, its immense extent, great resources of its mines, forests, etc., its public works, great lakes, etc., thus showing that a glorious future awaits us. He then outlined the origin of Orangeism and the duty of all Protestants to join the Order, showing that the best men in Canada and the world belong to the society, al- though the Order has been so much maligned by its enemies. He then took up the subject of Jesuitism and showed the dan- ger our country was in at present, owing to the encroachments of the Romish Church and the vacillating character of our poli- ticians in cringing to it. The lecturer was listened to with rapt attention. Seldom is such a treat afforded to an audience here. To say the people were pleased would be too tame an expression. They Avere delighted with the lecture. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered the lecturer, and many, very many expressed themselves that they would like Mr. Perry to return and give a lecture on the subject of Jesuitism. He would get a ful] house. — Cicero. Stayner. Rev. C. E. Perry, Grand Chaplain and Grand Lodge Organ- izer, preached the annual sermon in the Methodist Church, Stay- ner, on Sabbath, November 3rd, under the auspices of L.O.L. TESTIMONIALS. 129 4(53. The church was tilk'd to its utmost capacity, and extra seats were necessary, as every spot in the buihling was taken up. After service the brethren marched to their hall, when tlrt) fol- lowing resolution was carried by a standing vote : Moved by Dr. Wylie, M.P.P., and seconded by Samuel Cobourn : That the thanks oi this lodge are due and are hereby tendered to the Rev. 0. E. Perry for liis very eloquent and instructive sermon i)reached before this lodge, and that we extend a cordial invitation to Bro. P» rry to visit us again in the near future. SouTHvvoLD Station. The anniversary of the (Junpowder Plot was celel)rated at Southwold Station, Elgin County, by an oyster sui)per given l)y L.O.L. 231 in Bro. .J. J. Marr's hotel, on the 5th of November. After supper a lecture was delivered by the Rev. C. E. Perry, Grand Chaplain, in the town ho,ll. The chair was occupied by Thomas Jackson, Es(^. , Deputy Reeve of Southwold. Music was furnished by Mr. and Miss Burtch, The hall was crowded by the most enthusiastic audience ever convened in this place, it being the first lecture ever delivered here upon the subject of Orangeism. At the close a vote of thanks was tendered Bro. Perry, and he was cordially invited to come back and give another lecture on the 7th of January, 1800. The lodge is doing well and is destined to succeed under the able management oi such men as Bros. M. Campbell, W.M.; Jno. Belton, Sec. ; N. Young, J. Kent and P. R. Pulford. The (irraiid Orj^anizer Abroad. To the Editor of The Sentinel : Dear Sir and Brother, — I always regard it as a privilege to be allowed to furnish TJw Setitind, from time to time with any scraps of news which may be of interest to its readers, and it is with pleasure that I now ask you to give the following a place in your valuable journal ; 130 LECTURES ON ORANfJEISM. Last Thursdrty evening our regular meeting was well attended. In addition to the routine business, the purple degree was con- ferred on one brother, and two were advanced to the royal ])lue. The lodge now numbers forty-nine members, wluneas two years ago we had only twenty-tive ; a fair improvement but not done growing yet. The following resolution was adopted : Resolved : That the brethren of this L.O.L. No. 400, convey to the Rev. Bro. Chas. E. Perry, Grand Organizer, our pleasure and satisfaction at having heard him lecture on "Canada, the Greater Britain," at the.Opera House, VV^alkerton, on the evening of January 5th, 1892, and we would thank hin\ warmly for his invaluable services at the Lodge of Instruction convened innnediately after the meeting. We would iilso expri>s our opinion that as a public lecturer Bro. Perry is powerful and eloipient, and as a lecturer on the degree work he is unsurpassed. We hope soon again to be privileged to have him with us. Be it further Heaolred : That the recording secretary be instructed to trans- mit a copy of this resolution to the llev. liro. Perry and to The Sentinel. 1 cannot give your readers a better idea of the lecture than to clip from the Walkertori Telescope the following editorial : "On Tuesday evening of this week, the Rev. Bro. C. E. Perry, Grand Org.-rnizer for the Orange Grand Lodge, delivered a lecture in Roth wv. Us' Hall, Walkerton. His subject was ' Canada, the Grevter Britain,' and for about an hour and a-half he held the closest attention of his audience while he dwelt upon the vast extent of the country, its mining resources, its timber areas and the part it was yet destined to play in the history of nations. Mr. Perry is a fine speaker and has a fund of forcible and humorous anecdotes, with which he interspersed his lecture. Mr. Collins, the chairman, after expressing approval of what had ' aen said, announced that the lecturer would meet the TESTIMONIALS. 131 nieinbcrs of tlio Order for a short coiifuroncii, ami that he hoped to soon have Bro. Perry back aj^ain. The meeting then adjourned." Bro. Perry lectured at Pinkerton on the (Jtli, at Paisley on the 7th, and at Cliesley ()n tl.e 8th inst. A strong eflort is being made with his assistance to establish a new lodge at Mihhnay, a thriving little village on the railway, about seven miles south of VValkerton, in the township of Carrick. As the neighborhood is strongly Roman Catholic, it was feared that a lodge could scarcely exist there ; but even there, there are (juite a number of young men, and old ones tov), out of which a good and per- manent lodge can be built up and nuide successful. Apologizing for the length of my communicati(jn, I am, dear sir and brother, Yours fraternally, W. Collins, VV.M., L.O.L. No. 4'JO. Walkerton, January 0th, 1892. From the President of the Tor«nt<> Conference. Bradfouu, Feb. 22nd, 1802. To ichoin it inaij concern : It affords me a great deal of [)leasure to be able U) say that I am personally acquainted with the Rev. C. E. Perry, and that he is an excellent man. Having known Mr. Perry for upwards of twenty years, I am preparecl»to speak positively of his worth and work, and to say that he is an able minister of the Oospel of Jesus Christ, a superior lecturer and a devoted Christian. He is a man of great energy, indomitable perseverence and wonderful activity; and being well versed in "historic lore,." must be useful in any field in which he employs his talents. With best wishes for his success, both temporally and spiritually, I am, yours respectfully, H. S. Matthews.