THERE`S BOTHER AT THE COURT OF QUEEN NICOLA

March 2015
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There’s bother at the
court of queen Nicola
State control over our lives – with plans to set up a central identity
database and have State-employed “guardians” intervene in
children’s lives without parental consent. First under Salmond and
now under Sturgeon, the aggressively secular and Tory-hating SNP
has come a long way from the days when they were once ridiculed
as “Tartan Tories”.
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Little Miss Bossy Boots
Nippy’s Marxist inclinations have been causing discontent and
disillusion in the ranks. The flood of eager new members who
thought they were signing up to a refreshing new dawn in Scottish
politics has long since dried up. And whatever became of those
flag-waving rallies that were going to bring thousands of kilt
wearing activists onto the streets to keep the ‘Yes’ momentum
going? Judging from the humiliating turn out at the Clan Alba
event held outside Holyrood on 31st January, the fervour that
turned Glasgow’s George Square into a victory rally in the face of a
crushing referendum defeat has all but fizzled out.
f we are to believe the SNP hype, they’re a racing certainty
to trounce Labour in May’s General Election and send a
triumphant Alex Salmond back to Westminster at the head of
a wrecking army of nationalist MPs. The gullible have bought into
this scenario, not least the London political establishment who
have been quaking in their shoes at the prospect.
There’s something familiar about this swaggering confidence.
That’s no surprise for it comes from the same nationalist
propaganda machine that told us they were on course to win last
September’s independence referendum. Whatever the opinion
polls may say – and let’s recognise they are notoriously fickle and
that a General Election is a whole different ball game to a straight
Yes/No referendum – the nationalists are there to be beaten by
Scotland’s unionist majority.
The SNP works hard at projecting an image of being a well oiled
machine working together in a common cause. But all is not
sweetness and light in Indyland, home of the ‘Nippy Sweetie’, the
sore losers of ‘The 45’ and the vile and offensive ‘cybernats’. Fault
lines among SNP activists have been opening up into infighting
and defections. Something is clearly very wrong when elected
councillors walk out at a time when their electoral fortunes have
never been higher.
Much of the grumbling discontent is the result of a stifling central
control that brooks no dissent. The SNP is in the iron grip of a
controlling elite that spurns the advice and criticism of its own
elected politicians, far less the hoi polloi at the grassroots. Sturgeon
has been well trained by Salmond. If anything she is even more
a “one man band” than her mentor, with a presidential style of
government that has seen her ministers recently derided for being
all but invisible.
There’s also no doubt she fully intends to maintain the SNP’s
lurch to the left and doctrinaire Marxist thinking on extending
Clan Alba – when the stewards outnumber you it’s time to pack it in
It’s the same story on social media, where nationalist websites are
full of comments from activists who doubt the politburo’s cocky
self-confidence. They’re right to be worried. One recent opinion
poll revealed what might be the beginning of a turn around in
Labour’s fortunes. It’s the first indication that Labour may have
begun to claw back some of its traditional support in Glasgow
and West Central Scotland that they lost to the nationalists in the
referendum.
But as Nicola Sturgeon struggles to win the propaganda war and
keep an absolutist grip over her cantankerous sect of true believers,
she can at least rely upon the Sunday Herald, almost alone among
the Scottish media, to back her cause. We say “almost alone” for
there’s also The National, launched last November by the Herald’s
owners, with much waving of saltires, as “the newspaper that
supports an independent Scotland”.
The initial print run of 60,000 was an instant sell-out in the heady
days of post-referendum excitement. But it didn’t take long for the
novelty to wear off. Echoing the grumbling discontent that infects
pro-independence social media sites, sales of The National have
plummeted by 75%. How long before the owners pull the plug on
this dismal failure? And how long before Scottish voters pull the
plug on the Salmond/Sturgeon Marxist cabal?
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION OF SCOTLAND
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GLASGOW CULTURE & HERITAGE DAY
GETS AN UNEXPECTED THUMBS UP
he boyhood of Guardian journalist Kevin McKenna, include
fond memories of the Orange parade in Girvan “that
seemed to go on forever as it promenaded into town each
July”. In a major piece published by the Scottish Catholic Observer,
he challenges Glasgow’s Roman Catholics to respond generously
to the Order’s plans for an Orange Culture & Heritage event in
George Square in June. The invitation to church leaders to attend
ought to be regarded “as an extraordinary gesture of Christian
outreach and compassion by the Orange Order” adding that “we
ought to respond to it in good faith.”
Recalling the Orange marches in Girvan that he witnessed as a
Catholic schoolboy, he writes: “The marchers seemed always to
have assembled out of the mist but had, in fact, disembarked from
the Glasgow train. There was never any trouble, the sun always
seemed to shine for them and what child could not be captivated
by flutes ad sashes and the booming of a Lambeg drum, while a
twisting marionette led the marchers, throwing his cane high into
the air and catching it behind his back?”
Turning his attention to the independence referendum, he notes
that “the Orange Order came to prominence once more when
they announced their plans to parade through Edinburgh on the
Saturday immediately prior to September 18th. Unlike many on the
Better Together side, these people have a genuine, spiritual and
emotional attachment to the Union and the values which they
felt underpinned it. They aren’t expecting any knighthoods or
empire medals or plum non-executive emoluments from fawning
accountancy firms or retail giants that will come to many who
fought for the Union. Yet they were scorned and derided by people
from both sides of the campaign who really ought to have known
better.
“The Orange Order had a dog in this fight and represented
the aspirations of many working class people in our poorest
communities. These people feel they have been left to twist in
the wind by Holyrood’s political classes and that a tide of secular
humanism is advancing that is committed to destroying all
manifestations of Christianity in public life. They are right to be
concerned.
Fast forward to the present day and Kevin McKenna viewed last
“People will, of course, point to the ugly scenes
July’s Boyne Celebrations in Glasgow with the
same enlightened eye: “I didn’t see any enemies “Unlike many on the on Glasgow’s George Square following the
result, but it would be unfair to say
or arrogant displays of Protestant might, but
Better Together side, referendum
that those involved were somehow characteristic
fellow Christians from among some of the city’s
poorest neighbourhoods trying to hang onto these people have a of the Orange Order. After all, 15,000 Orangemen
had marched peacefully through Edinburgh the
something that is very dear to them and much
of which ought to be very dear to us too. As genuine, spiritual and previous weekend when pre-referendum feelings
well as their loyalty to the crown and the British emotional attachment were running very high on both sides.”
state, this diminishing community are fighting
“Here is the truth of the matter. The vast
to hang onto something more fundamentally to the Union”
numbers of poor Irish who swamped already
important – Scottish, Protestant, Christian
economically depressed areas in the west of Scotland also brought
values that helped make this country what it is and which did with them a religion that had made catastrophic attempts to put an
more to advance the cause of equality and freedom from economic effete French aristocrat on the throne just a few generations before.
oppression than any other force before or since.
In few other countries would the incoming community have been
“The doctrinal descendants of John Knox and the Protestant
Reformation were proclaiming the virtues of hard work, free
education and warning of the dangers of unfettered royal and
hierarchical power long before Karl Marx was born. It was an
enlightened approach that the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, following
its restoration in 1878, were challenged to match.
permitted by its hosts to storm the citadels of power as quickly
and overwhelmingly as did the Irish in Scotland, and with so little
hostility. The story has not yet been fully written of the subtle and
discreet exchanges that took place between church leaders and
many in the Orange Order to prevent outright violent hostility
occurring.
“Since the birth of the new Scottish parliament though, traditional
Scottish Protestant Christianity has found itself on the wrong side
of history. Gay marriage, the admission of gay people into the
ministry of the Kirk and the decline of the Conservative & Unionist
Party have been keenly felt amongst evangelical Protestants and
the rank and file of the Orange Order. In their Lanarkshire and
North Ayrshire heartlands their communities have suffered
disproportionately from the scourge of de-industrialisation and
the mass unemployment and multi-deprivation that arrived in its
wake and that neither Margaret Thatcher nor successive Labour
administrations did anything to assuage.”
“Perhaps, once, there were some Orangemen who hated me, or
at least my faith, but I don’t think many of them do now. This
summer they will hold an Orangefest in Glasgow’s George Square,
where they will attempt to address many of the misconceptions
and prejudices about the Orange Order. Leaders of the Catholic
Church have been invited too. I hope they accept on behalf of the
rest of us.
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“There are forces at work in Holyrood and on every quango and
committee that matters in Scotland, who would stamp all over
Scotland’s Christian heritage. If we are to fight this we should be
joining with the Orange Order as allies and friends.”
SALMOND LIMBERS UP TO WRECK
THE UNION FROM THE INSIDE
do next?” he asked in disbelief. “They said ‘That’s no good! We’ve
been cheated! We demand another go!’ Alex Salmond, who had said the
referendum was the ‘last chance’ for independence, is now telling
anyone who will listen he believes he will witness independence
in his lifetime.
“We are part of a political union. It is a union that was reaffirmed
by the Scottish people a few months ago. And we all have a stake
in that union – even us knuckle-draggers south of the border. Do
the people and politicians of Scotland honestly think the rest of the
United Kingdom is simply going to sit back while they carry on the
way they’ve been carrying on before, during and after September’s
referendum? Do they genuinely believe they can continue demanding
a series of referendums on independence in perpetuity, until they get
the right result or get bored of asking the question?
“Scotland is a nation that has become drunk on constitutional
arrogance and self- righteousness: ‘We might stay in the Union, we
might not stay in the Union. We’ll let you know when we’re good and
ready’. I’m not sure what’s going on in Scotland at the moment and
I’m not sure I want to know. But I know this – someone up there
has to start to get a grip.”
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Best of pals!
icola Surgeon has been trying to terrify the English with
scare stories about how her former boss, Alex Salmond, will
shake the Union to destruction when he makes a triumphal
return to Westminster at the head of an army of nationalist MPs.
‘The 45’, as the frustrated losers like to call themselves, should
maybe reflect on what happened the last time the British
establishment was threatened by rebellious Scots. Bonnie Prince
Charlie and his Jacobite army got as far as Derby in 1745. With
a panicked London in their sights, the highlanders inexplicably
decided they’d had enough. They turned tail for home and ultimate
defeat by government forces on Culloden moor.
Doubtless the Salmond-Sturgeon duo like to imagine they can
do better. They certainly have a stronger grip on their cranky
followers than the bonnie prince had, so there will be no retreat
this time round. The strategy is to create a powerful SNP bloc at
Westminster to undermine the Union following a General Election
whose outcome in other parts of the UK is said by pollsters to be
on a knife-edge.
The nationalists are already dictating the terms on which they
might be persuaded to shoehorn Ed Milliband into Downing
Street. But what they’re really hoping for is a slim victory for David
Cameron, an outcome they’re already plotting to exploit among
Labour voters ahead of the next Holyrood election.
But whatever the colour of the party ultimately in power at
Westminster, one thing’s for sure. The nationalist MPs will take
full advantage of an increased presence to make a nuisance of
themselves and turn up the volume on their endless complaints
and demands. Will this annoy the rest of the UK? You bet it will!
For an indication of the exasperation already felt about whining
Scotland, consider the recent comments of Dan Hodges, former
Labour Party and GMB trade union official.
Quoted in the Daily Telegraph he lamented Scotland’s failure to
move on from its “once in a lifetime” referendum. That referendum
was free, he noted. It was also fair and it cost £13 million. And the
Scottish people voted by a margin of more than 10 per cent to reject
independence.
“And having voted in a free, fair, multi-million pound election,
what did the people of Scotland and their elected representatives
Neither Sturgeon nor Salmond can be expected to “get a grip”.
Exasperating and infuriating the rest of the UK is precisely their
aim. The ones who really need a reality check are the Labour
voters who were duped into voting ‘Yes’. Many of them are buying
into the ludicrous notion that voting SNP is the only sure way to
defeat David Cameron. As for the rest of us, the coming General
Election will require the setting aside of party loyalties to get
behind the candidate in each constituency most likely to defeat the
nationalists.
And so you know exactly how you can help stop the nationalists
in their tracks, next month’s Torch will publish a constituency by
constituency voters’ guide.
ORANGEMEN
OF VALOUR
David Bryce launches new book
There’s another book
launch coming up on
Wednesday 1st April,
when Bro David Bryce
unveils the fruits of
his latest research.
Orangemen of Valour
– Orange VCs tells
the inspiring stories of
members of the Loyal
Orange
Institution
awarded the Victoria
Cross for their heroism
while in the service of
the Crown. The launch
is at 7pm in Glasgow
Evangelical
Church
and will also feature
the Menin Gate Colour
Party and Queen Elizabeth Accordion Band. Attenders will be able
to purchase copies at a reduced rate, signed by the author.
ORANGEMEN OF VALOUR – ORANGE VCs
Wednesday 1st April, 7pm - Glasgow Evangelical Church
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by Bro Rev S.E. Long
Religion
& Reality
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will
see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:5)
H
ypocrite in Greek is someone who plays a part, an actor. He
is not being himself but is taking on another personality.
The word is taken literally to describe the person whose
real commitment to Christian faith and practice is less than it should
be to meet the profession he makes. John Bunyan used the thought
starkly when he wrote about a saint abroad: devil at home.
Play acting is often good entertainment and of practical value for
teaching and learning. It heightens the imagination to allow us
to visualise ourselves in locations and situations, the thought of
which stimulates the mind and innervates emotions.
In early Shakespearian theatre the audience were players,
producers and plotters of the dramatic incidents. The theatre, and
its off shoots in film and media communication means that we
are targeted for every conceivable purpose and objective. What
began as elementary entertainment is long since an industry with
employers and employed in huge numbers world wide.
There are Christian principles which remain and the text here is
the constant reminder that our religion must have the reality which
disdains dishonesty and encourages standards of conduct for the
betterment of people individually and collectively. That ideal has
to be the reality made meaningful by the character and conduct of
the person with the sense of responsibility for making his religion
effective for him and helpful for those with whom he has to care in
whatever capacity.
The emphasis is on honesty and decency fair-mindedness. Also
kindness, for to be kind in word and deed is the desirable, a quality
to be encouraged in all of us. Not just good and goodness, but kind
and kindness. The little girl in her prayer asked “O Lord, make all
the bad people good and the good people kind.”
because our society is less religious and more secularist and the
trend is growing to be the controlling factor in people’s lives.
The emphasis here is on honesty in word and deed which is a human
need of continuance wherever the location and the environment of
people in individually familial or societal circumstances.
The Christian religion has its basis in Old Testament thinking
and teaching. Jesus in his attractively titled “The Sermon on the
Mount” from which the text here is quoted, stated with clarity and
precision what He believed about God and his responses to people
who believed in and trusted him to meet their every needs.
The Sermon with its continuance in our thinking of Jesus in
“the says of His flesh” encourages us to be as He was - realistic,
honest, and forthright and to condemn as He did hypocrisy as a
debasement of a person by undermining honesty, decency and the
reality that has to be faced in the Christian religion where these
qualities are essentials in the practice of the faith.
“The Sermon on the Mount”, The Book of Matthew Chapters 5-7.
The weakness of our humanity is the recognition of what is
necessary for us but that knowledge is often bypassed in the
acceptance of lesser things.
The disagreements among Christians distorts the Gospel, “God’s
Good news to us”, and causes people to question its value and to
miss out on what should be meaningful to them and to lose the
benefits of the faith.
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From Colin Girvan: c.girvan3@ntlworld.com
It was said of a renowned surgeon whose work had changed the
lives of many people in several countries that he only had pity as
his motivation. It was practical, skilful kindness.
In our environment the sentiment practised in so many ways every
day that there is constant and continuous indebtedness of people
to people.
There is positivity and negativity when the response in shared
society is antagonisms and refusals to cooperate as fellow citizens
for the common good. It can have several causes. The concern here
is that our Christian religion is so divided that the essence of faith,
love of God and neighbours is discounted.
The initiation and support of Christian people in good causes
should be unquestioned for honesty, generosity and transparency.
Also undoubted should be the condemnation on attitudes and
actions alien to the sentiments and standard clearly enunciated
and written to ensure that there is no misunderstanding of what is
meant and the purposes for which they are intended.
However, the reality is that many who give consent to that
programme are less than enthusiastic on their commitment to it.
Edmund Burke reminds us that “every benefit and enjoyment,
every virtue, every prudent act, is founded on compromise and
better.” Burke had described man as a “religious animal” so that
this thought has application to Christian attitudes and emotions
and is meant to encourage people of faith to be thinking and acting
together on the issues that need insights.
The expression of Christian views helps give a balance to debate
and disputation on the many subjects that concern us and not least
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COATBRIDGE THREESOME
SINN FEIN PONDER A WORKING
RAISE £5000 FOR HOME FUND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SNP
The SNP has reacted cautiously to overtures from Sinn Fein to
develop a working relationship in the next parliament. A close
association with Sinn Fein would no doubt thrill West of Scotland
Irish republicans who threw their lot in with the referendum ‘Yes’
campaign, but it would be a certain vote loser with a much larger
section of the Scottish electorate.
There’s just no stopping the three tireless charity stars from Sis
Gallacher Memorial LLOL 184. At a glittering presentation
evening in Coatbridge Orange Halls, Helen, Sheena and Christine
were delighted to present yet another cheque to the Scottish Orange
Home Fund, raising their running total by a further £5,000. The
three pals are pictured here dressed as Santa’s Little Helpers at a
fundraising coffee morning in December.
ENGLAND PREPARES TO PLAY
HOST TO THE ORANGE WORLD
It’s an Imperial Orange Council year, and the English jurisdiction
are putting the final touches to a week of conference and social
events that will run from Sunday 5th to Saturday 11th July. Leaders
of Orangeism from all across the globe will convene in the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Liverpool, where they will spend time debating
matters of common interest and concern as well as enjoying some
fine hospitality from their hosts.
Proceedings will commence with Sunday worship at a Service of
Praise & Thanksgiving in Liverpool’s magnificent St George’s Hall
and will conclude the following Saturday when world delegates
will attend the annual Boyne Celebrations in Liverpool and
Southport. The Imperial Council will be welcomed to Liverpool by
Bro Ron Bather, Grand Master of England, and the sessions chaired
by Bro Rod Biel from New Zealand, who is Imperial President.
The prospect of an SNP/Sinn Fein pact seems largely down to
wishful thinking by Michelle Gildernew, MP for Fermanagh &
South Tyrone. “We have worked closely with MPs over a period
of years” she claimed, “but the SNP Westminster team seem to
be a little bit cautious. I know our Deputy First Minister (Martin
McGuinness) has had a very constructive and useful working
relationship with the SNP at Holyrood for many years. I’m hoping
that after the General Election we can form relationships with a
larger SNP team at Westminster. We have plenty of commonality
and I look forward to a very constructive working relationship
during the next term.”
Meanwhile Martin McGuinness, no doubt misled (and probably
unhinged) by the rip-roaring “success” of nationalism in Scotland
that famously missed an open goal last September, has been
gibbering excitedly about the prospect of a united Ireland. With
Alex Salmond assuring him he’ll soon be heading for Westminster
at the head of an army of Scottish Nationalist MPs, McGuinness
has predicted that the UK General Election, followed by elections
to Stormont and The Dail, will make “the establishment of the 1916
republic inevitable”.
Mimicking his Scottish counterpart, he called for 16 and 17 year
olds in Northern Ireland to be given the vote. “I have absolutely no
doubt that Scotland is now on that inevitable trajectory to freedom”
he said. “The challenge to us is to put our own struggle onto the
same trajectory.”
It will be interesting to see how a political party that refuses
even to take its seats in the House of Commons can be remotely
helpful to Mr Salmond’s ambitions – and Sinn Fein are hopeful
of leaving even more seats empty at Westminster. They’ve been
urging the SDLP to give it a free run in North Belfast, Upper Bann
and Fermanagh/South Tyrone. McGuinness calls this “a strategic
vision” and “progressive politics”. Dr Alasdair McDonnell, leader
of the SDLP, is unimpressed, dismissing the McGuinness overture
as “sectarian head-count politics”.
Letters to the Editor
St Helier, Jersey, November 2014
Dear Sir,
Like Rikki Du Heaume I also live on Jersey. May I assure your
readers that by no means all Scots living on Jersey were for socalled independence. Indeed, the vast majority of Scots I spoke to
were solidly against. I think you can surmise that the majority of
those Scots who were for separation had forebears who came to
Scotland from a certain foreign country in the British Isles.
Yours sincerely,
James B Sinclair
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BELFAST LODGE
CONVENES AT BROWNLOW
ALLANTON UNFURLS NEW BANNER
At the 60th Anniversary celebrations of William Colquhoun
Memorial LOL 152, the Brethren had the pleasure of unfurling
and dedicating a new lodge banner. The unfurling was performed
by Bro David Armit, Secretary and founder member, along with
Bro Andrew Cowan, long serving member of 59 years standing.
The emblem was then dedicated to the Glory of God by Bro Rev
Malcolm Anderson, Grand Chaplain. The lodge gave the new
banner its first airing around the village with music from Allanton
No Surrender Flute Band.
The January meeting of Witherow Memorial LOL 1337, was held
in Brownlow House, reputed to be the world’s biggest Orange
Hall. The installation of officers took place as well as the initiation
of three new members, Darren Roulston (whose father is a Past
Master), John Jordan and Stephen Lamour. The lectures were given
by Bro Ryan McDowell assisted by Bro Kirk McDowell. During the
proceedings, Bro Martin Coburn (pictured with the new members)
was presented with his Past Master Jewel by Bro Harry Whiteside,
District Secretary. The Brethren were later accorded a tour of
Brownlow House and its history, including its use by General
Dwight D Eisenhower during World War Two.
MEMORIAL BIBLE FALL FOR DENNY
LONG SERVICE AT PAISLEY
A special evening was held in the Orange Halls, Paisley, to celebrate
the dedicated service of three Orange ladies. Receiving their Long
Service Medals were (left to right) Sis Anne McKendrick (50 years),
Sis Jean Carson (40 years) both of Defenders of the Faith LLOL
252, and Sis Jeanette Higgins (50 years) of Gleniffer Ladies LLOL
27. Following the presentations there was musical entertainment
provided by Sis Carson and also Craig Baxter from Pride of Argyll
Accordion Band.
IRVINE JUVENILE PRESENTATION
Denny True Blues LOL 257 ended a highly successful year when
the Grand Master dropped into their meeting to dedicate a new
Bible fall in memory of Bro John Tripney who had been a devoted
and much admired member of the lodge. Bro Gordon Lyon received
his Past Master Collarette, following which Long Service Medals
were presented to Bro Robert McLean (40 years), Bro Jim Millar,
Bro David Fowler and Bro Danny Ferguson (all 30 years), and to
Bro Danny Dalrymple, Bro Ian McKean and Bro Jock Gillespie (all
20 years). The lodge has begun planning for its 80th Anniversary
in 2016, looking to commemorate this in stone by upgrading and
extending their Orange Hall.
PARTICK CELEBRATES 140 YEARS
Having served as Worthy Mistress of Irvine True Blue Juvenile
LOL 7, Amy Louise Dickson is pictured here being presented
with her PM Diploma and a Bible by Bro Billy Muir, District
Master. Looking on is proud father Bro Thomas Dickson, Juvenile
Superintendent.
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The 140th Anniversary Year of Sons of Glasgow LOL 50, Partick,
was marked by many enjoyable special occasions, including a
celebration parade in May and a lodge dinner in September. A
group from the lodge also attended the Grand Master’s Dinner in
March. Some of the Brethren are pictured here following the lodge
dinner held within the Crawford Orange Halls, Partick.
THE COMPANY OF WORTHY MASTERS
Elected to serve The Company of Worthy Masters were Bro Harry
McArthur, HDGM, District 15 (Chairman), Bro Joe Dunbar, District
3 (Vice Chairman), Bro Jim Rawlings, District 15 (Secretary), Bro
John MacDonald, District 46 (Treasurer) and Bro Rev Rom Greig,
District 1, and Bro Malcolm Campbell, District 49 (Chaplains). The
next meeting of the Company will be held on 21st March at 11am in
Olympia House.
60 YEARS HONOURED AT AIRDRIE
A YEAR OF CELEBRATIONS FOR
150th ANNIVERSARY PRECEPTORY
The 150th Anniversary Year of Star of the North RBP 171, Maryhill,
has many highlights in store, beginning this month with the
dedication of a new bannerette and collarettes on Sunday 29th in
Glasgow Evangelical Church, followed by a Civic Reception in
Glasgow City Chambers on Monday 30th. Then on Saturday 30th
May the preceptory will hold its Sesquicentenary Parade from St
Andrews Street at 10.45am, through the city centre to the Hughes
Memorial Orange Halls for an afternoon social.
From 28th to 30th August, members will join with RBP 920 for the
City of Belfast Demonstration to Banbridge. Then on Friday 30th
October the preceptory will host at 150th Anniversary Dinner Dance
with a Presentation Social Evening bringing the celebrations to a
fitting close on Saturday 19th December.
SCARBOROUGH
Annual Parade
Saturday 28th March 2015
12 Noon from Lancaster Hotel. All members of the
Orange family are assured of a warm welcome
Dougie Syme (01763) 373320
The February meeting of Airdrie Victoria LOL 125 was attended by
Bro Henry Dunbar, Grand Master, and by Bro Alex Taylor, District
Master. The occasion was the attainment of 60 years distinguished
service by Bro Dudley McGlade, who was presented with his Long
Service Jewel and an engraved crystal memento. Bro Jim Cullen
also received his Past Master Certificate. Pictured (left to right) are
Bro Jin=m Cullen, IPM, Bro Archie Harley, WM, Bro Henry Dunbar,
MWGM, Bro Dudley McGlade, PM, and Bro Alex Taylor, WDM.
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Obituary
Lay Chaplain to the County Grand Lodge of Glasgow, Bro Ian
Fraser was presented with his 40 Years Service Medal by County
Grand Master, Bro Edward Hyde. A member of Clydesdale LOL
58, he served as Worthy District Master of Cowcaddens No 11
District from 2007-12.
Bro Charles Shaw
The Brethren of Bible & Crown Defenders LOL 81, Leeds,
intimate the passing of our esteemed Brother Charles Shaw
following a brave fight against cancer. Bro Shaw was a
professional wrestler who fought under the name “Drew
McDonald”. He was formerly a member of St Andrew True
Blues LOL 209, Perth, before moving to Leeds in 2010. His
friendship was valued, he will be sadly missed.
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FLOWER OF SCOTLAND
GETS THE BUM’S RUSH
In another blow to the nationalists, Flower of Scotland, favoured
dirge of the tartan patriots at Hampden and Murrayfield, has failed
to win enough backers for it to be given official status as Scotland’s
national anthem. An online poll conducted by the SFA revealed just
56% support for the song, while 60% of Scotland Supporters Club
members came out against the idea.
‘YES’ CAMPAIGNERS FAIL
TO ABIDE BY ELECTORAL
COMMISSION RULES
As
an
officially
r e g i s t e r e d
campaigning
body
in
the
Scottish
Referendum,
the
Orange Order was
squeaky clean in
meeting the legal
obligation to provide
invoices and receipts
of our campaign
spending. Publication
of
the
spending
figures last month saw
the
pro-nationalist
Sunday Herald use the
Order’s disclosures
to question the hiring
of a particular IT
specialist to assist in
our Facebook and
Twitter activities.
As usual, opinion was split among other contenders such as
Caledonia and Scotland the Brave. Even the Proclaimers’ 500 Miles
has its admirers, while God Save the Queen is also thought to have
made a decent showing in the poll - though no one is telling! A
spokesman for the Scottish Government said “the government
currently has no plans to designate a national anthem and any such
move would require wider political support.”
GLASGOW POPPY TRIBUTE
TO EDINBURGH BATTALION
How strange that the Sunday Herald had nothing at all to say
concerning a prominent ‘Yes’ campaigning group that failed to
match the Order’s spending transparency. Wings Over Scotland,
a vitriolic independence website run from Bristol by the pottymouthed “Reverend” Stuart Campbell claims it completed all the
forms. But the Electoral Commission is adamant that they “did
not submit a return which met the requirements set out in the
legislation.”
Several Brethren from Lord Blythwood’s True Blues LOL 256,
Pollokshaws, visited the recently restored sandstone memorial
that stands in Edinburgh’s Haymarket in tribute to “McRae’s
Battalion”. This was the 16th Battalion Royal Scots raised in 1914,
famously comprising professional and amateur sportsmen, notably
16 players and 500 supporters from Heart of Midlothian FC.
The visitors from Glasgow were proud to lay a poppy wreath in
tribute to these Great War heroes from Edinburgh, and also in
memory of Past Master, Bro Robert Barnes, a lifelong “Jambo”
who is fondly remembered in the lodge for his kind nature and
generosity. The Brethren intend to make their tribute an annual
pilgrimage.
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Among the activities of Wings Over Scotland was the publication of
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The Wee Blue Book. According to Campbell, his Wee Blue Book
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shot full of errors, lies and distortions. Chief among them was the
promotion of a nationalist fantasy much favoured by Salmond that
Scotland contributes more to the UK Treasury than we get back.
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4 years actually shows that Scotland contributed £1,100 per head
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JOHN ELDER: A VERY HIGHLAND UNIONISM
A
t the time of the
Rough
Wooing,
long before the
Union of 1707 or the
Union of the Crowns of
1603, John Elder wrote
a letter to Henry VIII
entitled ‘A Proposal for
Uniting Scotland with
England’.
John
Elder
was a Highlander, a selfdescribed
“Redshank”,
and his writings challenge
the notion that early
unionism was the preserve
of Anglicised Lowlanders.
Elder was a Protestant
clergyman from Caithness,
who had studied at St.
A Highland “Redshank”
Andrews, Glasgow and
Aberdeen. His faith came at a price, for he was exiled to England
by the Catholic powers that ran Scotland in the regency of Queen
Mary. His persecution would lead to him becoming a fervent
unionist, who longed to see the people of Britain united under
a single, godly king. In his letter to Henry VIII, he expresses the
hopes and fears of a Scottish Protestant in pre-union Britain.
THE NEED FOR UNION
Religion was always at the forefront of Elder’s unionism. Like so
many of his Protestant brethren, he was dismayed to see his country
fall under the sway of Catholic clergymen in the regency for the
infant Mary Queen of Scots. Protestants were viciously persecuted,
burned at the stake, lost political office and were used as fodder for
their domineering Catholic allies, the French. This grim reality is
what forced Elder himself into exile in Protestant England. Elder
leaves no doubt as to who ran his native kingdom:
“… being reuled as it was in his tyme, be the advyse of the Cardinall,
associatt with proud papistical buschops, which euer allured our said noble
Prynce in his daies, with their fals, flatteringe, and jugglinge boxes, from
the natural inclinacion, and loue, which he ought vnto your Maiestie, his
moost myghtie and naturall Vncle.”
Elder believed that when Mary came of age and took the throne,
there was little prospect of the Catholic dominance in Scottish
affairs ending. With the picture looking so bleak in Scotland, it is
no surprise that Elder should look to his brethren in England for
support. Like John Knox and so many Scotsmen of the time, Elder
was overjoyed when the opportunity of union presented itself,
as the Protestant Henry VIII of England sought to have his son
Edward marry the infant Queen Mary of Scotland. In his letter, he
is quick in encouraging Henry to pursue such an arrangement, and
notes specifically that he desires to see a union of the two kingdoms
brought about as a result of it:
“… yf now after our said noble Kynges decese, Prynce Edowarde, whom
God preserue, your Maiesties naturall sonne and heare of the noble empyr
of England, shuld, as he shall by the grace of God, marye our younge
Queyne of Scotland… boithe the realmes of England and of Scotland may
be joynede in one ; and so your noble Maiestie for to be superiour and
kynge.”
There would be many beneficial aspects to such a union. Not least,
the persecution of Protestants would end. But beyond that, Elder
believed that it was essential to the peace and prosperity of his
native kingdom of Scotland. Although Scots today speak fondly
of the Auld Alliance, in reality it was never so popular with the
ordinary Scots of the time, who were often sent to the slaughter at
the beck and call of the French, used merely as a distraction to the
English on their otherwise secure northern frontier.
Elder is highly critical of the French and the Catholic clergy of
Scotland that were so supportive of the abusive relationship. The
more positive corollary of this point was that union would free
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Scotland from the shackles of the French, and allow for an era
of peace to reign in the British Isles. As foreign intervention is
removed, so the native peoples could live together in peace:
“… by reason wherof, hypocrisy and supersticioun abolissede, and the
Frence Kinge cleane pluckt out of our hartis, England and Scotland, and
the posteritie of boith, may Hue for euer in peax, loue, and amitie.”
SUPPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS
Perhaps the most unique aspect of Elder’s unionism is the emphasis
he places on the support it would have within the Scottish
Highlands. He argues that the Highland chiefs (which he refers to
as ‘Yrish’ or ‘Irish’, as was common in his day) had grown tired of
the growing power of the clergy, which had been infringing upon
the autonomy from Edinburgh which they had historically enjoyed.
Elder is confident that he can assure Henry of their support in the
event of an invasion:
“Moreouer, heringe and seinge what loue and fauour the valiaunt Yrishe
lordes of Scotland, other wayes callid the Reddshankes… beris vnto your
said Maiestie.”
Evidently Elder believed that Henry would restore many of the
privileges that the Highland chiefs had lost to Edinburgh or to
clergymen, and show some level of leniency towards their wellknown lawlessness. Elder bases this on the treatment that Henry
had shown to the Gaelic chiefs of Ireland, as Henry was of course
King of both England and Ireland, the crown of the latter being
tied to that of the former by the Crown of Ireland Act of 1542. He is
no doubt aiming to flatter Henry here to some degree, but there is
presumably some root of truth when he praises the king’s policies
in Ireland:
“Sene they heire and vnderstand how mercifully, how graciously, and
how liberally your noble Grace haith vsed, orderide, and dealide with the
lordes of Irland ther nyghboures, which haue continewid so many yeares
rebellis; perdonyng and forgyving theame ther offences and trespasses;
creatinge of theame, some erlis, some lordes, and some barons; rewardinge
theame more lyke princis then erlis and lordis, with gold, siluer, and
riches; and sending theame home agane with gorgious indumentis, and
riche apparell.”
The social structure of the Highlands was very similar to that of
Ireland, as the two areas had long had close cultural, linguistic,
economic and ethnic ties. No doubt the Highland chiefs, disgruntled
as they were with the Edinburgh government, would have looked
fondly upon the prospect of having a king who would respect their
ancient autonomy. The additional prospect of being given official
titles from the crown would also have been very alluring.
Thus, we can see in John Elder quite a unique strain of unionist
thought. While on the one hand, like so many unionists of the time,
he is greatly concerned with the persecution faced by Protestants
in his native kingdom; he also shows a very Highland-centric
concept of union, where the Highland chiefs might flourish, free
from the imposing
grip of Edinburgh and
its Catholic rulers.
The notion of local
autonomy within a
British state is in fact
a recurring theme
within unionism in
Scotland, as noted by
Graeme Morton in
his book, ‘Unionist
Nationalism’.
So
while there are some
very unique aspects
to Elder’s idea of
union, perhaps in
others, he would lay
the foundations for
the unionists of much
later times.
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THE GRAND MASTER’S
GRAND MOTTO
Robert Jocelyn, third Earl of
Roden, was an Irish politician
and landowner who became a
true Christian on hearing the
Gospel preached at a meeting
of the British and Foreign Bible
Society. Having received Jesus
Christ as his Lord and Saviour,
he became a lay preacher and a
great supporter of Evangelical
missions and charities.
Moreover he was a great
Orangeman, who served as a
Grand Master and a Deputy
Grand Master of the Loyal
Orange Institution during
one of the most turbulent
times of the Order ’s history.
3rd Earl of Roden, 1860
in later years Lord Roden,
as he became known, moved to Edinburgh where he died in
March 1870.
The following story relates to a much-loved verse of Lord Roden’s,
which was told by Canon Dyson Hague, first in a sermon preached
at London, Ontario in Canada, then again a few weeks later while
on holiday to the White Mountains in the United States. At this
second service, a man was so moved by this verse that he said with
deep emotion, “Never in my life did I hear of anything that made such
an impression upon me. Never in my life did I so clearly grasp the way of
salvation through faith in the Crucified.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One Sunday evening I was preaching in my old church, St. Paul’s,
Halifax, the ‘Westminster Abbey of Canada’, as the Governor of Nova
Scotia used to call it, and towards the close of my sermon I told the
following story:
Many years ago the great Dr. Valpy, an eminent English scholar,
wrote a little verse of four lines as the longing of his heart and the
confession of his faith. This was the simple stanza:
In peace let me resign my breath,
And your salvation see;
My sins deserve eternal death,
But Jesus died for me.
Sometime afterwards he gave this verse to his friend, Dr. Marsh, a
well-known Church of England clergyman, and the father of Miss
Marsh, the author of the ‘Life of Captain Hedley Vicars’. The verse
became a great blessing to him. Dr. Marsh gave the lines to his
friend, the Earl of Roden, who was so impressed with them that he
had them written out and placed over the mantelpiece of his study.
An old friend of his, General Taylor, one of the heroes of Waterloo,
came to visit him at Tollymore Park, Ireland, and day after day the
Earl found the old warrior standing by the mantelpiece with this
eyes fixed on the motto. “Why, General,” said Lord Roden, “you
will soon know the verse by heart.” “I know it now by heart,”
replied the General with great feeling, and the simple words were
the means of bringing him to know the way of salvation.
Some two years afterwards, the physician who had been with the
old General while he lay dying, wrote to Lord Roden to say that
his friend had departed in peace, and that the last words which fell
from the General’s lips were the words which he had learned to
love in his lifetime:
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In peace let me resign my breath,
And your salvation see;
My sins deserve eternal death,
But Jesus died for me.
Years afterwards at the house of a neighbour, Lord Roden happened
to tell the story of the old General and these lines, and among those
who heard it was a young officer in the British Army who had
recently returned from the Crimea. Nothing was known about it
at the time, but a few months later Lord Roden received a message
from the officer, telling him that he wanted to see him, as his health
was in rapid decline. As the Earl entered his room the dying man
extended both his hands to welcome his, repeating the lines:
In peace let me resign my breath,
And your salvation see;
My sins deserve eternal death,
But Jesus died for me.
He then added, “They have been God’s message of peace and comfort
to my heart in this illness, when brought to my memory after days
of darkness and distress, by the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.”
As I said, I was telling this story in my sermon in old St. Paul’s
and, as I began to tell it I noticed that an old gentleman, who was
sitting in a pew not far from the pulpit just in from of me, was being
overcome with extraordinary emotion. But, as I went on telling the
story, there was no doubt that it had in some way seized upon the
soul of the listener. And when at last I told of the Crimean officer,
I thought that the gentleman would have almost cried out in the
church, so deeply was he affected.
The story ended the sermon, and after the singing of the hymn I
went into the vestry. I had scarcely got there when I heard a knock
at the door and the old gentleman, with emotion still evident, came
and asked me, “Where did you get that story?” I told him I had read
it in the work of a modern author whose works are world-famous.
He said, “I do not know whether you saw that I was very much
touched by it, but it almost overcame me.” And then, with tears
streaming from his eyes, he told me this story. Years ago, when he
was a young man, indifferent to Christianity, he walked one day
into an old churchyard near Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and seeing a
fallen gravestone, he overturned it in curiosity. And there he read
at the foot, engraved in stone, a verse of four lines that took such a
hold upon him and so clearly explained the way of salvation that
they were the mans of his conversion. And from that day, nearly
fifty years before, he had, by God’s grace as a result of those four
lines, devoted his life to Christ. The lines were:
In peace let me resign my breath,
And your salvation see;
My sins deserve eternal death,
But Jesus died for me.
“You can imagine,” he said, “my amazement as well as my delight
when I heard you tell the story about the lines. You brought back to
me the wonderful way in which God was pleased to save my soul.”
It was not long after that I was sent for to visit this old gentleman
in a sickness, which gradually grew more serious. One of the last
things he did before he died was to take my hand, and ask me to do
him a favour; and that was, that at his funeral and over his coffin
I would tell the story of the lines in the hope that they prayer of a
dying man might be answered, and that they might be a blessing
to many more souls.
Not long afterward he died; and at his funeral, which was attended
by some of the most distinguished citizens of Halifax, I told over
his coffin the story of the stanza that had transformed so many
lives. I ended by saying that it was the wish of the dear old man
on his dying bed that the words, which would be distributed as his
last memorial to all present, might become a blessing to their souls.
And as each one passed from the house of mourning he received a
beautiful card, elegantly printed in purple, with the name and age
of and burial date of that old Christian.
God grant that these simple lines, may be to you, and many others,
a means of salvation, and that you may say as the confession of
true conversion:
My sins deserve eternal death,
But Jesus died for me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Me! Me! Me!
P
oliticians notoriously think very highly of themselves, none
more so than the egotistical Alex Salmond. Just before he
stepped down from the role of First Minister, he was at Heriot Watt
University in Edinburgh humbly unveiling a commemorative stone
to his own greatness. The stone lauds his commitment to free higher
education, something Salmond considers his government’s “single
biggest achievement”, claiming it has opened the door to college
education to more Scottish students from poorer backgrounds.
Unfortunately for Mr Salmond, the jury seems to be out on his
legacy. Rather embarrassingly, statistics show that the number
of Scottish students in higher education has declined during the
nationalist years. Labour accuses the SNP of unwittingly creating
a middle class benefit that has actually squeezed out youngsters
from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Scottish Tories agree. Their
young people spokesperson, Liz Smith, claimed that free education
had “done nothing to widen access”. Scottish students had actually
lost out as cash-strapped universities favoured fee-paying students
from elsewhere. “That’s hardly a legacy worth celebrating” said
Ms Smith.
Clearly the ever modest and self-effacing Mr Salmond disagrees.
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CITY BLINDS
WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS THIS?
The Kirk Moderator meets the Pope last month
You could almost hear the collective howl of despair from the
Scottish RC hierarchy as news broke that the Kirk Moderator had
urged Pope Francis to come to Scotland. “That’s all we need –
another expensive visit from the boss!”
The last two visits came at crippling cost to the pockets of the
faithful. The Pope with the superstar image who came in 1982
arrived at a time when Catholic adherence to papal authority was
still riding high and sex scandals had yet to rock the church. The
not-so-charismatic Benedict came in 2010 to a much more muted
reception.
These days most of Scotland’s Roman Catholics take a very casual
attitude towards the practice of their religion. There’s been a
marked slide into nominalism that’s not far behind the Protestant
experience. Many have never recovered from the shock of the
Cardinal O’Brien scandal in a church they’d been taught from the
cradle to trust absolutely.
Dwindling attendances at mass have resulted in an inevitable
financial crisis, with the hierarchy obliged to put non-viable
parishes to the sword. According to a recent report in The Times,
there are plans afoot to drastically reduce the number of RC
churches within the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
alone by two thirds.
When the going gets tough, a visit from head office is usually
considered a useful pick-me-up. And, in fact, Archbishop Philip
Tartaglia was keen to see Pope Francis in Glasgow this month for
the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit, John Ogilvie. What
he had in mind, however, was a day visit on the cheap, not the
expense of another grand tour.
It’s to be hoped that the Kirk Moderator, Rt Rev John Chalmers,
isn’t expecting a big hug from the cash-strapped Scottish hierarchy
for what he no doubt considers a fine ecumenical gesture on his
part. It’s more likely he’ll get a scud across the lug for his guileless
interference.
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SUPPORT FOR
LORD PROVOST’s
BURNS SUPPER
MARTIN LUTHER
IS A HIT (AGAIN)
Toymaker Playmobil has been astonished by demand for a new
plastic figurine depicting Martin Luther. The initial run of 34,000
“Little Luthers” sold out in the first three days, making it the fastest
selling Playmobil toy of all time. The tiny figure depicts the famous
Reformer with one hand clutching a quill and the other a Bible in
the German language. The educational toy was developed ahead of
next year’s 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Sales
of the first edition have been almost entirely within Germany, but
the unexpectedly strong demand is certain to see “Little Luther”
added to the Playmobil range across the globe.
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The Orange Institution was represented at the annual Burns Supper
held in aid of the Lord Provost of Glasgow’s designated charities.
The formal evening on Friday 23rd January in the Thistle Hotel was
hosted by Lord Provost Sadie Docherty. This year’s beneficiaries
include the Malawi Fund and Bobath Scotland – a charity devoted
to improving the quality of life of children and adults with cerebral
palsy. Last year’s event raised over £80,000. Joining the well-heeled
guests were the Grand Master and members of Grand Lodge
Executive and the County Grand Lodges. As well as hosting a
table, the Order donated an auction prize of golf and afternoon tea
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