The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14
PATTERSON, N. j., june 3. 1881

HEADQUARTERS DEPUTY SuPREME
COMMANDER or NORTHERN NEWT
JERSEY
PATTERSON, N. j., June 8. 1891.
A school OF instruction Will be held in
each cofhmaudery Ia Northern New Jer-
sey, conducted BY the Deputy Supreme
Commander DR.. e. e. Jones, on the fol-
lowing plap:--Each comm4nderY nOnsin-
their commander, to take part in the ex-
animation. The nominations ara made
three weeks previous to the time OF hold
ing the school.
A list Of 100 questions is prepared by
the Deputy, covering the important
points IN the Constitution Of the SqDor-
dlnate Conmandery--Ri Of the Malta
and Black Degrees; the secret work OF all
tho Degrees, up to and including the
Priestly Pass Degree. The same list or
questions will be used in each command
cry. The commanaery that passes the
best examination Will receive honorable
mention in an official report to be pub
lished IN the Ancient Knight.
Past Commanders are not allowed to
take part IN the examination The
Deputy will appoint Past Commander
In each commaudery TO post the ten Red
Cross Knights for the School OF Instruc-
tiQn
A School Of Instruction viii be held in
Columbia Commandery No. II, Paterson,
on Friday evening, June g.
Washington Commandery No. So,
Paterson, Tuesday evening, June 80.
Alpha Cornmandery No. re, Jersey
City, on Friday evening, July 10.
Robert Bruce Commandery No. "a,
BHyonne, Thursday evening, July 2.
Damon C0inmandery No. a. Jersey
City on Wednesday. July %.
McClintock CoinmAndery No. SO, Ho-
bpken, on Saturday evening. JHiy L
Joppa ComnAndery No. 81, Jersey
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July is
S. a. Lentz Commandery No. 50, New
ark, On Tues1ay evening. July %.
A special meeting Of each conlmaudery
TO be held on the night of the school of
irstrncrion. at which every Red Cross
knight is to be notified TO attend. Iu
case one Of the ten Red Cross knights is
absent on the night OF holding the school
of Instruction, the commander will ap-
point a Red Cross knight to fill the
Vacancy
It is specially requested chat no degree
work be done on the night that the school
OF Instruction is to be held.
Faithfully submitted in Christian
knighthood,
Eli g. JONES, NJ. d,
Deputy Supreme Commander.
DIR. q. g. Jones has been reappoint ed
Deputy Supreme Commander of North
ern n. j., Tor another year.
The force OF the Turks was uudoubted
IL great. but IN Aslastic armies they
We're always numerous hordes that can
not be considered as soldiers. and the to-
Ial of 900 men were probably exag
gerated In the Christian army there
were 900 knights, ., 600 regular troops and
some 500 militia raised on the island
among both Greeks and Latins. But in
the course Of two centuries the HospIt-
talers had rendered the town Of Rhodes
Que of the strongest places IN the world.
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scompassed with a most strong double
wall. and wide, deep trenches; i5 had
thirteen stately towers and five mighty
bulWaTks, In addition to all Of which there
were many natural advantages. When
the Turks. after thirteen days of hesita-
zion and inaction, began to fire upon
the fortress, the Knights took
up their position according to
their nations, or The Languages" into
which they were divided by the order,
each under command OF a captain gen
eral, who received his orders from the
from the French tower stood the French
with the lilies of France ON their ban
ners, thence TO st. Georges Gate lay the
stout Germans with the eagle as their
ensign. from the Gate OF st. George
froWned the English, with the lion for a
symbol; after them came Spaniards, and
the Knights of Auvergne, then the ItaI-
ians, IN Valcr not inferior to auY of tn e
rest. aud L'Isie Adam, the aged but ac-
tive grand master. quitting his palace
took post hard by the church OF ''St.
Mary Of Victory whence he could best
sncc0r any point that should be hard
pressed by the infidels.
Nothing could be more unsuccessful
than the first operations of the besiegers.
The knights destroyed their works. over
turned their artillery with the cannon
walls and by sudden sorties c ut many
hundred Turks to pieces in the Trenches
they were digging. The assailants were
confused, aud but for the arrival OF Sui
Tan Solyfnan himself with a reinforce
ment, which is stated as high as $1,000
men. the Turks who had suffered ire
mendous losses must have retired. Even
after the arrival of the Sultan, who
forced his men into the deadly breach
and threw away human life without cal
culation or conjunction, the siege pro-
ceeded very slowly, and the most determ-
ined resistance was made by the knights
ut every point. The first bulwark blown
up WAS the English. but four
successive times did the brave warriors
who defended it drive the Turks back
from the breach and tear down the
Musselman flag they had planted there.
When the siege had lasted four months,
many persons within the town proposed
that the knights should capitulate, but
old L'isle Adam, VINO seemed deter
mined to be buried under the falling
walls. would not listen to them; and
though neglected and abandoned by ali
ehristeRdem and left to his own limited
resources, he actually made good his de-
fence for two months longer, and even
then when his gunpo WIDER and provisions
were alike exhausted, obtained an
honorable capitalization with permission to
retire with mis- surviving knights
whithersoever he might choose. Be
tween the killed and wounded and those
who died OF fever and contagious dis
orders the Turks are said to have lost up
wards Of 100000 men during the six
months siege of Rhodes.
There was q sort Of barbarous grandeur
mixed with inagnanimity, had now and
then a CLEAN of gentle feeling, in Sultan
Solyplan.. When he entered the city of
Rhodes as a couqueror, he paid a respect
full Visit to the yanquished Grand Master
resignation and his age, he said to his
officers, on quitting, "L'lsie Adams" IL
Is not without pain that l force this
Christian. ct his time of life, to leave mis-
dwelling
The Knights of Malta in the parade on
Decoration Day in Bayonne made a fine
appearance. They turned out about forty
strong, and attracted universal attention
by their handsome uniforms and fine
marching, forming the cross and other
embieIns.
Alpha Commandery was well repre-
scented in the parade
Alpha CoTnmandery had an interesting