The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-29
The sacred Banner Of Isis ~.

Rev. DR. Schauller. for the last twenty
five years missionary at Constanilnoplc, IN
the course Of an address delivered one sun.
day evening at Mr. llosarths church. in
Brooklyn illustrating the general belief
which prevails among the Turks that their
religion has closed its mission, stated the
fact that the green coat OF Mohammod,
which il the sacred banner OF Mohammeian
ism, had disappeared from Constantlnople.
This article is believed by every Mohamodan
10 have been woven in Heaven. and brought
TO Mobammcd by the angel Gabriel; and II
il also mn article of belief that whom the
cause Of lsamsm is TO terminate, the angel
will again descend and rctakc it 10 Heaven.
/, has ever been regarded rs the great sacred
emblem, around which cluster all the pray.
era of the faithful and without which all
PRAYERS would be unavaiing. For centuries
Il has been guarded with the greatest care
in particular mosque Mt Conslantlnople.
When il was first reported, last spring. that
il had suddenly disappeared, the nlsslona-
rics did not give the story much creiiti but
all doubt has since been dispellei. The
hypothcsis OF the missionaries n that tho relic
has been taken away by some Of the more
bipote.l ecclcsiastcs. who are convinced that
Constantinoplc is about 10 osc IL character
as n sacred city, and become ehristianizrd !;
and that they will probably. IN due time
again bring the relic 10 light IN some Mo
hammelan locality, less exposed to Chris
tian influence. Yet the general belief of,hc
Mobammolans of Turkey il, that the disap
pcsranca is supernatural, and that il il ano-
iher proof that thcir religion will soon cone
10 an end Their Interpretation Of their 81
cred books. il is well known. has long point
cd 10 the present period az TIM, which ~ to
witness the extraordinary event. one thing
il certain, that tho sentiments ol the great
bulk Of the Turkish Mohanmedans toward
the Christian religion. a. well as the Turk.
ish government, itself, have undergone most
marvellous change within the last lew yen =.
--L,)e illustrated.
A IIrgoIYR- Among the naval officers
dlroppcd by the Naval Retiring Board, tsays
the Philadelphia Buiidn) was Capt. Smoot
who had received the thanks OF congress
and been voted sword by the State o' Ma
ryland, Tor his gallant services ~ me war "'
IsI2 Tho sentcnco of the Board lfll upon
him with crushing weight, and the NORTH
cation which il occasoncd him il believed
TO have hastened his death, which occurred
some months since. His widow. feeling the
responsibility resting upon her to sindicnte
the fame Of her deceased husband, when the
first month OF grief had passed, set about
rearing ii,e noblc4t monument to hls memory
which Roman mairon could have desired.
Taking the Maryland sword, she proceeded
with il to Annapolis during the recent @s
siou Of the Legislature. Here she presented
the memorial, setting forth the action III the
Naval Board in her husband q case, and sug
ges,inq that il he had been justly condemned
by that tribunal, the gin Of Marylan had
b,n unworthily bestowed aud ought to be
no longer retained by his family. Accord.
ingIy, pbe begged leave TO return the sword
To the State, with the request that II the
legislature believed her husband bad bcn
injured by the inqulsiton, they would make
some disposition Of the token u confidence
and regard that should stand a. q rebukd OF
his prosecutors, and viudcate his lair lame.
The legislature at once accepted the return
Of the sword, and passed n vote, alp,o~t nnan
imously, bcstowing II upon the gallant cap
ain, son--a manly lad Of some ! summers.