Qualifications
of an Orangeman
An Orangeman should have a sincere love and veneration for his Heavenly Father; a humble and steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind, believing in Him as the only Mediator between God and man. He should cultivate truth and justice, brotherly kindness and charity, devotion and piety, concord and unity and obedience to the laws; his deportment should be gentle and compassionate, kind and courteous; he should seek the society of the virtuous and avoid that of the evil.
He
should honour and diligently study the Holy Scriptures, and make them the
rule of his faith and practice. He should uphold and defend the
protestant religion and sincerely desire and endeavour to propagate its
doctrines and precepts. He should strenuously oppose the fatal errors and
doctrines of the Church of Rome, and scrupulously avoid countenancing (by
his presence or otherwise) any act or ceremony of Popish Worship. He
should by all lawful means resist the ascendancy of that Church, its
encroachments and the extension of its power, ever abstaining from
all
uncharitable words, actions
or sentiments
towards Roman Catholics.
He
should remember to keep holy the Sabbath day, and attend the public
worship of God, and diligently train up his offspring and all under his
control, in the fear of God, and in the Protestant faith. He should never
take the name of God in vain, but abstain from all cursing and profane
language, and use every opportunity of discouraging those, and all other
sinful practices in others.
His
conduct should be guided by wisdom and prudence, and marked by honesty,
temperance and sobriety. The glory of God and the welfare of man, the
honour of his Sovereign, and the good of his country should be the motives
of his actions.
Could you live up to these High Principals and ideals ?
If so; contact our Secretary, via e-mail. send him your phone number and ask him to contact you for a friendly informal chat. Whether you work (like some of our brethren) as a Bus Driver or Managing Director, all are equal in the eyes of the Loyal Institution.
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