Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-29
THE INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL MATTERS.

E1-H, Sons Of Miih-So order ever g.
taiaishsd has hlt,astsd the SANE degree Of Gu.
h0si,y and sarnise And dnHn bur,h q, many
'pseul',ions ~ 70 their doinga aoi objects -
tie order of the Sons ofMalh. As the eufiosi.
" nnEs' pretty high here rhefs The order Il
In foil blast, Hs propose . givs our readers a
snort Account u the ins,iialon iFota the begin.
ming, which We Dad Ia highly valued exchange
paper the Olio STATE JarnaL 10 the year Of
our Lord 1913. some merchants Of Melpha ira.
ding 10 the Lsvlni, OslAinel leave Of the Caliph
OF Egypt 10 srec, . hIuie l9r lknis who Went On
plgimagss 10 jerusalem. They erected hos
pIlai Jr the sick ~ A. u. ilOI, whence they
obtained the name Of llospiialirrs 10 4. d.
ms, they became a military order And many
psrsohs Of noble blood entered their ranka AZ.
ter the Christian had lost their interest 10 the
East. and Jerusalem was taken, the knight, re.
tired 10 Naigeti, and lhen 10 Acre, which they
defended Ia 1890. john, King Of Cyprus, then
led them 10 Linnisson, which country was DO.
1870, in which year they took Rhodes, aud ;he
next year defended it agninst the SancsnA In
1880 Charles V granted them the Isle Of Malta.
The order Of the Sons Of Malta which em5ra.
csa 80 many Of our distinguished fellow citizens
" understood N be the present representative Of
this formerly military religious order. The
hospitality which orce greeted the pilgrims on
the shores o: the holy land Is now dispensed
With liberal hand In the lodges of American
cities 10 Tie natives II every cline. The motto
remains the same rs when Gmnd Commander
Fuulques dc NHllgrct held Rhodes against hi,
enemies, although ,omc writers assert that the
+. 4. T. I. is interpreted by modern Sons Of
Malta AZ Funny EXorcisls Of Rlcful Thoughts
The Interpretation Of the motto u. N. y. |. s
l.. a, which appears on their initiatury tablets,
remains locked 10 the breast, Of the accepted
Sons Of Malta.
The Isle Of Malta Is still in the possession Of
the Sons who rent it to the British govern.
ment as plire Of deposit iJr military stores
II * however, contemplated by the Grand
Lodges Ia the Union, they having the control.
ling influence, to erect thereon a magnificent
retreat for those whom long service 10 the order
and old age have cnfeebled
All Sons familiar with the history Of the
order, will remember that it was one Of the early
Sons Of Malta Publius, who entertained in the
most hoSpitable manner 81. Paul when he was
shipwreeked On the Island, whence they derive
their name, We don't know as lie held any
Office in the order, but he Is described as the
''chieI man Of the Island
rhe Sons Of Malta evidently have deep dc
ssn in their organization. They may some
day s,ar,lc the world with al achievement so
brilliant. having oil the attributes Of nohlrneS,
and purity, which arc the prime functions Of the
order, that all mankind will look on with bless
ingS and applause Many Of their xonderiul
charities arc known TO the whole world, but
how many more remain secrets in the order,
and with those that receive. Verify, it is bless
cd to gladden. the desolate heart.