The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-05-19
FROM N" F"hstmrg Dmiy .S"uthron.
THE SONS OF MALTA.

the United States which, on account of the
unprecedented Increase Of its members, ex.
tension of its lodges, the extensive dis,ri
button OF its charities, irrespective Of poll,
tics or religion, has attracted no small share
Of public attention. TO CRAFTY the curl
osity of the public, and to give the mem
bcrs OF that ancient order some infnrma.
ton concerning its origin, the Grand Lodge
ut Coustantinoplc sent over manuscript
entitled 'lc Historic of We Ares Motion,
by Il special messenger, with orders for it
to be copied by the Grand Secretary. and
mailed TO the various lodges. The lodge
in this piscc has ordered it he printed, OF
rather n condensed form of the Historic
TIE HISTORY OF THE SONS or MALTA.
And it came to pass, in the first cycle OF
the cartll's creation, after Adam and Eve
had been placed in the garden, the woman
was tempted aud fell. Then it came that
the sojourn of Adam in the garden OF
great beauty and much delight was short
ened abruptly by his being turned out into
the wilderness. Then it came TO pass that
at the proper time, and in the course OF
nature, the woman did bear, unto Adam
the man, two children Of the male kind
HE one he called Abel or good the other
Cain or evil. After many riSin"s of the
sun, and going downs thereof, it came 10,
pass that Cain went unto his brother and
Slew him. Then mark WAS placed upon
Gains forehead, and all the peoples of the
ealtli commanded not to njure him. That
mark each Son Of Malta now behol,ls gilt
tcrinS above the chairs of the NJ. l.. G
G., L. NJ. G., V. G. G. Adam knowing
that mankind were given up to worship
ping idols, which arc our passions, conceived
the sublime idea of binding them together
as brothers. And SO 1t came to pass that
Adam Journcycd together with Cain his
eldest born, unto the Land of Nod, wli,hc
Cain was bound. And when the county OF
Nod was reached, it came to pass that
Adam published aloud in the streets, and
also at the principal entrances to the
temples that he would hold converse with
the inhabitants Of the land of Nod. Then
there gathered together mighty multitude
Of people, and Adam untolded unto them
the sublime and majestic project lie had
conceived. And it came to pass that the
project pleased the people Of Nod, and so
Adam assembled ali the men and women
of good condition beneath the arches Of a
huge cavern, and there each man was in-
liatcd into the sublime mysteries Of the or.
der. And he called them the Ares Motion
which sgnifeth the Brothers of Love and
Charity. 1t came to pass that as the cycles
of the earth's creation rolled by, the Ares
Motion increased many. very many, fold
until they spread over tho face of the land.
And after many years, the people Of the
earth became wicked, while the women
who, because Q: the primitiveness of the
age, were confiled with, made members out
side of the lodge, thus falling through
temptation, rs Eve had done. Thus great
pouring down Of the waters came TO pass,
and no man WAS saved except Noah and
his family. Noah held the high and re-
sponsibe office Of G.. G. +. NJ, and the re
cords Of the order were safely secured in
the ark. And it came TO pass after the
subsiding Of the waters and the world was
again filled with the children Of men, that
Noah established divers and many lodg ges.
NoalI's children introduced it into the coun
tries they settled. Thus once more the
Ares Molten were spread over the whole
face Of the land. We find it extending at
the time of the building Of Solomon's Tenn
pie. Solomon was G.. G. L. NJ of the
order, and he it WAS who originated the Of
flee of G. G.. L. This Office was filed by
good and great man, called Gcharez.-
Ge!;arez was killed by party Of evil men,
because he refused TO give up an important
secret entrusted TO him. After the death
Of the c. G., Solomon gathered tho bretl,.
rem together, and tod them that he would
erect magnificent mausoleum in honor Of
the memory Of this good Geharcz, and his
murderers should be the builders thereof
So Solomon formed them into n secret or.
der and they became numerous, and erected
this mighty monument. None but wicked
and evil men were permitted to join this
association, and become acquainted with
its mortfying secrets. This structure was
many years in progress of construction,
and was known as the Chancellarius.-
After the great Solomon had been gath
cred 10 his fathers, the man who was a
the head of this body Of workmen entered
into base conspiracy by means of which
lie attacked the Ares Motion in the lodge
one right, possessed himself of its ar.
chieves, signs and grips, and then murdered
all tile brethren present. This wicked
mana mama WOO A A1or;,,, Af,n. az.