ORANGEMEN'S CHURCH PARADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 140, 8 July 1901, Page 3

ORANGEMEN'S CHURCH PARADE.

THE PROCEEDINGS IN SYDNEY. THE KEYNOTE OF THE SPEECHES. STRONG ANTI-PAPIST PKOTEST. THB PROTECTANT SCCOEBSION IN - danger. rE* PBESS ASSOCIATION. Recemd 8,12.17 a m. Stdnby, July 7. At tho annual Orange celebrations the keynote ef the speech's was the stiong opposition to any alteration in the coronation oath. The Rev. E. P. Dennis'en paid, " As soon as you do away with the cath you will be called upon to get rid cf Protestant succession, and there will be what there is now in Australia Roman Catholic domination" SERMON BY BISHOP JULIUS. PER FKBSS ASSOCIATION. OHBIBTCHUKCH, July 7. Despite the cold weather and the heavy snow lying on the ground, the Orangemen's annnal church parade was held in tho Cathedral to-day, and was lirgelyattendid. Lisbop Julius pri ched, and in the course of his sermon said tl&t the necessity which bad called the Orange institution into ez'stecce still remained. Great changes tad taken place, but the Church of Rome was the same now as then. Her errors had been multiplied and her political in-! trigues were as dangerous a' ever, a«j witness her recent action in France and in Europe generally. He believed, however, that at the present moment she was actually losing ground j in Eagtand, rather than gaining it, The Church of England was never more unlikely to put his neck under the yoke of Rome than at this moment. As to the colonies, in proportion to her numbers, the Church cf Rome's influence was enormous. ' Speaking plainly, he regarded the supremacy of that church in any country as fatal to that country's gocd ; and the Chuck of Romes activity demanded strenuous and organised oppesi'ion. He spoke ef the danger of intermarriage of Bomans and Protestantf, and the training of children born of such marriages. Rome had acquired a very great deal of political influence is this coontiy. Only the other day a.wrmm, in speaking about her son. who desi ed to secure a position, said that if he were only a Roman Oatho'ic he would get it immediately. That was tm'< simply because they worked together, and knew what they wanted, and got it. They were gaidng gra-iually in this country, and in oiler cunt>i<g they exerted a great deal of political Influence.