The Orange Independent Twelfth Edition 2014

THE TWELFTH Edition 2014

ORANGE

Independent

Protestantism not Politics - Principles not Party- Measures not Men

TWELFTH BY THE SEA Welcome to Portrush

An Orange family day at Portrush

After hosting the Irish Open in 2012, and its annual sucess in terms of both the North West 200 and Air Show, Portrush is an obvious venue for Northern Ireland’s oldest and largest tourist event – The Glorious Twelfth. While we as an Institution commemorate it primarily as a religious event we are aware of it cultural tourism credentials, and welcome the benefits its brings to venues which play host each year.

We would thank Ballycastle District for organising today, and wish them well in the year ahead.

Portrush is one of Northern Ireland's main Holiday Destinations. Portrush has a great location, being situated on a mile long peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean on the North coast of N. Ireland. This affords panoramic views over the ocean to the, Causeway Coast, Scottish Isles and the Donegal hills.

With a population of about 6,000 people and has two exceptional beaches, superb restaurants, quality hotels and many family entertainment venues. Attractions such as the Giants Causeway, Royal Portrush Golf Club, the Old Bushmills Distillery and Carrick--a-Rede Rope Bridge are located nearby. Portrush hosts the North West 200 and the Raft Race in May followed by the

Mini Weekend on the North Coast, the North West Pipe Band Championships in August in addition to the N. Ireland Air Show in September.

Historically Portrush has a long connection with the Protestant cause and it is fitting to mark aspects of that proud tradition, researched by the Institution as part of its Education and Cultural Tourism Policy.

Portrush as part of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada, had Dunluce and Dunserverick Castles as a focal point of life and conflict. It was a costal frontier which saw many interesting episodes Ulster’s history. ........................Contd on page two

The Main Parade will commence at Lansdowne Green at 1:00pm led by Ballycastle District followed by Ballymoney District, Portglenone District, and Rasharkin District. Parade route will be Lansdowne Crescent, Causeway View, Main Street, Eglinton Street, Kerr Street Ramore Street, Ramore Avenue and Lansdowne Crescent. Platform proceedings will begin at 2:15pm and the Return Parade in reverse Order will leave Lansdowne Green at 4:00pm. Parade route will be Lansdowne Crescent, Causeway View, Main Street, Eglinton Street, Dunluce Avenue and Sandhill Drive ending at Sandhill Drive Car Park. For bands and Lodges arriving in Portrush arrangements have been made to park adjacent to fire station and parade from there to Lansdowne green between 11.30am and 12.30pm. This is where the parade will terminate after the platform proceedings and will make it simpler for boarding transport to complete journey home.

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Granted to Sir Thomas Phillips, in 1605 he envisaged Portrush as a Plantation island fortress garrisoned by 6000 men, and built a castle there. This may have fallen to Irish during the rebellion of 1641 with the massacre of local Protestants, including William Loggan who was hung by the rebels at Lowry's Brae. Portrush castle, and Ballywillan old church was captured by the avenging Covenanter Army, under General Monroe. He also captured the rebel camp at Dunmall uncovering uniforms and flags which had been plundered from government troops at Coleraine.

In 1689 Portrush served as a sea port for Coleraine which held out against the Jacobites as Protestant forces defended the line of the Bann against Jame’s forces. The port was used to land valuable supplies and evacuate women and children before Williamite forces withdrew behind the walls of Londonderry.

It is also notable as the birthplace of Rev. James Law, father of Andrew Bonar Law, British Prime Minister who was prominent in supporting Ulster’s opposition to Home Rule, the events of which the Institution has been heavily involved in commemorating.

Bushside ILOL No 24 Presentation of Sixty Year Jewels

Bushside ILOL No 24 held a presentation evening in the Orange Hall on Tuesday 1st April 2014. 60 Year Jewels were presented to Wor Bro Robert Henry PCGM by the IGM Rt Wor Bro Alan McLean, Bro Robert McIlhatton by Wor Bro Cyril Glass PIGM and Bro James McIlhatton by Wor Bro James Anderson DIGM. Wor Bro Robert Henry joined the lodge on the 2nd April 1954. He served as WM from October 1970 to October 1979. He served as Ballycastle District Master from October 1972 to October 1975. Bro Henry was elected County Grand Master of Antrim in November 1991 and served untill November 2006. Bro Robert McIlhatton joined the lodge on the 4th June 1954 and served on the committee for a number of years. Bro James McIlhatton joined the lodge on the 4th July 1952 and served on the committee for a number of years. Tributes were paid to the three brethren for their many years service to the lodge

A LIFE TIME OF SERVICE Ballinagarvey ILOL No 33 recognise special birthdays.

At seprate meetings of the above Lodge special presentations were made to two members of the Lodge.

Bro’s Frank McClure and Alex McElreavey were both presented with framed photographs of Ballinagarvey Orange hall on both attaining their 90th birthdays 2

INSTITUTION REMEMBERS 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN KNOX Born 1514, near Haddington, Knox is the father of Scottish Presbyterianism, and at a time when we are concerned about the constitutional future of Scotland we remember the man who cried to God “ Give me Scotland or I die� and whose life and work shaped it as a Protestant nation.

Heavily influenced by the godly martyr George Wishart, Knox was no stranger to conflict, imprisonment and exile as he debated, wrote and preached until reformation and revival swept popery aside. Assisted by men like Sir James Sandilands, the first Protestant Grand Commander of the Knights of Malta, he literally fought to secure the Reformation.

By establishing the Bible through preaching and education he defied the monarch and the church giving Scotland a legacy we still see today in her educational attainments, her commitment to democratic principles and above all her spiritual heritage, which all bear testimony to this remarkable individual.

REFORMER SOUNDS AGAIN .

New Lambeg Drum for John Calvin ILOL No 60 will be on parade for the first time, as we recall the words of the Reformer as they still ring:

John Calvin Memorial ILOL No 60 Ballymena held their annual dinner in the Curran Court Hotel Larne on Friday the 23th May 2014. After dinner Mr Dobbin presented the lodge with a new lambeg drum. The drum was dedicated by the Rev Brown. Presentations of membership certificates were made to Bro Owen by Wor Bro Uel Boal WDM and Bro Kirk by Wor Bro Cyril Glass PIGM. The DIGM Wor Bro James Anderson presented Bro Wilson with his Past Masters certificate. The Wm of ILOL No 60 Bro Maxwell presented Mrs Kirk and Mrs McKendry with boxes of chocolates thanking them for making the tea during the year.

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LISNAGAVER OPEN NEW ORANGE HALL Saturday 24th May 2014 saw the members of Lisnagaver Lodge gather with friends and brethren to officially open their new hall at Lisnagaver. The chairman for the day Bro Wm Fenton welcomed everyone to the event and called on Lodge Chaplain Bro Drew McIntyre to open proceedings with prayer.

Following the prayer Bro Fenton spoke on how honoured and proud he was to be on this platform today and praised his fellow lodge members for their efforts both manually and financially during the building of the new hall. He also thanked all those who had given of their time and money, including other lodges and members of the public. Without all this help the project could not have been completed and this included “Awards for all� who kindly gave a grant to complete the project.

The following brethren than came to the podium and brought greetings and congratulations to the Lodge- IGM Rt Wor Bro Alan McLean, County Grand Master Antrim Wor Bro James Anderson and Rasharkin District No3 WM Bro Daryl McLean. Bro Fenton then called on Mrs Vi Dawson to come to the podium and say a few words before cutting the ribbon to open the new hall. Mrs Dawson spoke glowingly of her pride in being invited to perform the opening and presented the Lodge with a framed picture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II .

Master Sam Fenton then presented Mrs Dawson with the scissors to cut the ribbon and declare the new hall open and this was followed by the presentation of a bouquet of flowers to Mrs Dawson by Miss Kirsten Moore.

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Reverend Gordon Cooke a long time friend of Lisnagaver Lodge conducted the service of dedication and delivering a short sermon. Bro Tommy Fenton assumed the podium and proposed a vote of thanks that was ably seconded by Bro Alex Mark. Before calling on IGL Chaplain Wor Bro Derek McFarland to close proceeding the chairman invited everyone to avail themselves of the food that awaited them in the new hall.

At the end of the platform proceedings all brethren present accompanied by the following bands Tullaghans Flute, Killycoogan Accordian, Garryduff Flute, Bushside Flute and Lisnagrot Accordian enjoyed a leisurely parade to McLaughlins corner and back in brilliant sunshine.

Lisnagaver Lodge would like to thank each and everyone who helped in any way to allow them to complete their new hall and we look forward to seeing you at events in the new hall in the future.

Fifty Year Jewels for Killycoogan brethren Killycoogan ILOL No 48 held a special presentation meeting in their hall on Tuesday the 5th November. WM Bro William Gordon Jr chairing called on the IGM RT Wor Bro Alan McLean and PIGM Wor Bro R J Johnston to present a 50 Year Jewel and Certificate to Wor Bro Cyril Glass PIGM, and Bro Hugo Glass. Tributes were paid to the brethren for their service to both the lodge and Band.

A framed picture of Wor Bro Cyril Glass PIGM to mark both times he served as IGM was presented to the lodge.

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Bushside Independent Flute Band Dedicate New Uniforms

deputy bandmaster, Mervyn Christie.

The act of dedication was performed by Mervyn Storey MLA, who then addressed the packed hall, speaking on the portion of scripture from Ephesians Chapter 6 verses 10-18 (The whole armour of God), which had been read earlier by band member Nathan McLeod.

Another chapter in the history of Bushside Independent Flute Band unfolded in the Orange Hall, Edward Street, on Saturday 3rd May 2014.

To mark the band’s one hundred and tenth anniversary year, a service of dedication was held to present their new uniforms.

The new uniforms were presented by Tommy Henry and Alexander Taggert to the bandmaster, Brian Caldwell, and the

After the dedication, tea was served, followed by a social hour with entertainment from The Crimson Star Accordion Orchestra, Robert McAuley(recitations), The Bushside Babes (drum duet), William Christie (band history) and James McIlhatton (poetry).

After the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Willion and Mary were jointly crowned in April 1689 in westminster Abbey, an event marked by by a historical evening at the HeadQuarters.

The evening commenced under the stewardship of IGM Rt Wor Bro Alan McLean with a musical session by the “Cullybackey Music Men” that got everyone in the mood for the very informative and interesting talk on the events surrounding the the coronation of William and Mary as King and Queen, delivered by local historian Alex Blair. An excellent supper was then served to all provided by the usual team of ladies and more music followed.The evening closed with the singing of the national anthem

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The evening was brought to a close by the Bushside band. The bandmaster said it had been eleven years since they had last received new uniforms, and he hoped they would encourage members to join the band. The band committee wishes to thank all those who gave donations towards band funds and to everyone who took part in making such a memorable evening.

Plans were started about a year ago to obtain new uniforms. In the autumn designs were drawn up, members measured, and the uniforms completed for the beginning of April.

He hoped for a good year and that the band will be able to participate in more parades this year than last.

Obituaries.

Bro James Mc Gaughey, a staunch and valued member of Killycoogan ILOL No48.James joined the Lodge on 4th April 1949 and was a member for 64 years until his passing on 31st July 2013.He was also a founder member of Killycoogan Independent Accordian Band.

Bro Sam Boal, a valued member of Killycoogan ILOL No 48 serving his lodge well in addition to being a great worker in his district lodge. Sam joined the lodge in 1970 and remained a member until his passing on 25th March 2014,a total of 44 years.

Mrs Doreen Glass. Doreen, as she was affectionately known was a staunch supporter of both Killycoogan Independent Lodge and Band. When in good health she never missed an event run by either the band or lodge and was always a great fundraiser for both ,Her smiling face and words of encouragement will be sadly missed around Killycoogan.

Doreen leaves behind a legacy of seven sons all of whom are members of Lodge No 48.

Mrs Glass passed away on 12th August 2013 at the ripe old age of 94.

KILLYCOOGAN BAND STILL MARHING ON Killycoogan Independent Accordion band that has been on the road for in excess of 55 years. For many of those years the band was under the stewardship of Cyril Glass and is now under the watchful eye of his brother Norman . It is a credit to all those involved over the years and we welcome them today and wish them all the best in the decades ahead.

Mosside ILOL No 25 held an Installation & Presentation Evening in Mosside Ind Orange Hall on Tuesday 4th February 2014 at 8.30pm. The Wm Bro John Lamont welcomed all to the meeting. After normal business he called on Wor Bro Frank McClure to conduct the Installation of Officers.

Bro Lamont thanked Bro McClure for conducting the Installation and he then called on the IGM Rt Wor Bro Alan McLean to present membership certificates to Bro Darren McHenry, Bro Josey Small, Bro Corrie McHenry and Bro Jack McGregor. Bro Lamont then asked the IGM to present a 50 Year Jewel and Certificate to Bro Victor Simpson. Following the normal speeches all present were entertained to supper

Institution Rediscovers Its first Publication As the Institution plans its next century, we look back with pride to the resolute and reasoned actions and words of our founders. Men of vision and leadership like Thomas H. Sloan M.P., whose valiant and vital defense of the Portestant cause still leaves a legacy today.

Our position on issues like clerical abuse in Convent Laundaries has sadly been vindicated as we see the horrors of these Roman Catholic institutions laid bare. Many of these points were first made in an early position paper entitled "Orangeism: Its History and Progress�, which the Institution will soon unveil on its website, along with other historical research of interest.

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Forthcoming Events The following are a few of the MANY events our Institution organizes annually,

PARADES Killycoogan Accordian Band annual band parade - Portglenone Saturday 5th July .

Bands assemble at Chesney Crescent at 7.45pm for parade of village.

Mullans ILOL No 34 and Finvoy Apprentice Boys Of Derry.

Sunday 3rd August,Annual service in Rasharkin Presbyterian Church at 3.30pm.

Assemble at Turnpike at 3.00pm for parade to church

Mullans ILOL No 34.

Thursday 3rd July at 8.00 pm in Keers Memorial hall, A talk on the Covenanters by Bro Wallace Thompson. Light supper to be served.

Garryduff ILOL No 15 Annual Orange service on Sunday 6th July Garryduff Presbyterian Church, at 3.30pm. Brethren to assemble at Garryduff Orange hall at 3.00pm.

INDEPENDENT GRAND LODGE EVENT. Unfurling and dedication of new bannerette Orange Hall Edward St Ballymoney, Tuesday 8th July at 7.30 pm followed by a parade of the town, and supper.

Mullans ILOL No 33 and Finvoy Apprentice Boys Of Derry.

Sunday 3rd August,Annual service in Rasharkin Presbyterian Church at 3.30pm.

Assemble at Turnpike at 3.00pm for parade to church

Wartime Commeration.

August 1st- 2nd , an event in Ballymoney to commerate the commencement of World War I. Over the two days there will be static displays in Ballymoney Showgrounds and on Saturday there will be a parade of bands ,loyal order members and others from Megaw Park to Showgrounds for short service conducted by Chaplain of the British Legion. There then will follow a parade around the town. This is an opportunity for our Institutiion to pay homeage to all those who paid the supreme sacrifice that we could continue the freedom we so richly cherish.

Lisnagaver hall committee.

Annual vintage and fun day with BBQ at Tommy Fenton’s farm, Duneaney Road, Rasharkin- Sat. 27th September. 11.30am----4.00pm.

As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of production of the 100 series of the Massey Ferguson we would like to have at least one 100 series tractor for each of the 50 years on display.

Mission Endeavour.

Mission to be held in Lisnagaver Orange Hall sometime in the late Autumn.Full details will be published later.

Riada Credit Union Ltd 10, Edward Street, Ballymoney, Telephone 028 27667552

Reformation Service.

Reformation Service in Headquarters Hall Edward St Ballymoney on Sunday 26th October at 3.30pm Speaker Mr James Strange.

(manned during opening hours)

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OPENING HOURS, EVERY FRIDAY 7.00PM—9.00PM.