LOYAL ORANGE ASSOCIATION. Bt Rev. W. H. Spencer , Minister of St. Jakes Presbyterian church, Cove head, And Grand Chaplain op The Order in Prince Ki >\vaki> Island. With the advance of time and amid the tumults of nations, critical periods arise, burning questions emanate, and developments take place and no one age can correctly measure the effect of courses of action pur¬ sued in the past, or fully estimate the debt it may owe to its predecessors. We stand at our respective view points, and though we may differ in national trait, in ancestral pro¬ clivity, in political sentiment and in religious conviction, yet, enjoying the light of re¬ vealed truth, we jointly acknowledge the fatherhood of God , "in whom we live and move and have our being," and the brother hood of man, as that God "hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth." Worshiping at the footstool of that one true God , consistency enjoins upon all to cherish good will toward the brother man. The organization of the Loyal Orange Association followed the developments of the historical reformation period. Taking its name from King William III , Prince of Orange, that immortal prince is revered in memory as a patriot, a hero, a true Christian and a constitutional monarch. While not laying claim to exclusive loyalty or exclusive Protestantism, the association in its avowed object stands for the maintenance of Christ¬ ian principles and practices and of the laws and constitution of the country, for the pro¬ motion of any lawful and laudable undertak¬ ings tending to Christian character, and for the supremacy of law, order and constitu¬ tional freedom. Where the true nature of the association is not properly known its de¬ signs and objects are by many misunder¬ stood and are liable to misinterpretation. It lays its foundation in the field of British lib¬ erty and is constituted upon the broadest principles of national freedom. The associa- tion is general, not confined to any particular place, person, or nation, but extends itself wherever a loyal Protestant Briton is found, to the remotest quarter of the globe, and may be found equally efficacious to loyal men of all countries in protecting their lives, liber¬ ties and properties. The watchword of the association is "Liberty," "Freedom," in the broadest sense, in state and in church, in politics and in religion, so far as may be consistent with morality and with the per¬ sonal, civil and constitutional rights of citi¬ zen, king and country. The morality of the association, with its humane disposition, its conciliatory attitude, its religious tone and precepts and its indoctrinating principles, is well known to those within its fold and may be judged from the following requirements of membership as found in the general dec¬ laration of its constitution and laws: "An applicant for admission should have a sin¬ cere love and veneration for his Almighty Maker, productive of those lively and happy fruits, righteousness and obedience to his commands, with a firm and steadfast faith in the Savior of the world, convinced that He is the only mediator between a sinful creat¬ ure and an offended Creator. His disposi¬ tion should be humane and compassionate and his behavior kind and conciliatory. He