▁which ▁L ett ▁wrote ▁anti - C atholic ▁editor ial s ▁and ▁posted ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁earliest ▁poetry . ▁ ▁The ▁Orange ▁L ily ▁circul ated ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁during ▁the ▁sect arian ▁str ife ▁in ▁Canada ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁' 5 0 s . ▁In ▁his ▁poem ▁ 1 7 ▁September , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Orange ▁L ily , ▁document ing ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁' St oney ▁Monday ' ▁ri ot ▁in ▁the ▁By W ard ▁Market ▁of ▁By town , ▁L ett ▁sides ▁with ▁the ▁T ories ▁and ▁Protest ants ▁against ▁the ▁Reform ists ▁and ▁C athol ics . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁moder ated ▁his ▁views ▁later ▁in ▁life , ▁L ett ▁remained ▁an ▁active ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁Order ▁becoming ▁Secretary ▁for ▁the ▁By town ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sc ar lett ▁L odge ▁of ▁Or ang emen ▁Number ▁ 1 1 9 ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁L ett ▁had ▁also ▁ris en ▁to ▁third ▁degree ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Dor ic ▁( O tt awa ) ▁L odge ▁of ▁the ▁M asons ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁graduated ▁as ▁Master ▁Mason ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁members hips ▁in ▁the ▁Orange ▁Order ▁and ▁the ▁Fre em asons ▁were ▁not ▁only ▁expressions ▁of ▁his ▁Protest ant ism , ▁temper ance ▁and ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Crown , ▁but ▁also ▁provided ▁the