The Association was founded in the last years of the 19th century by Arthur Trew who had become an evangelical Protestant preacher and made fiercely anti-Catholic speeches on the steps of Belfast Customs House .
Arthur Trew is a former shipyard worker .
The Association was founded in the last years of the 19th century by Arthur Trew , a former shipyard worker , who had become an evangelical Protestant preacher and made fiercely anti-Catholic speeches on the steps of Belfast Customs House .