Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-02
KNIGHTHOOD.

gress in Boston during this triennial
conclave week, when 10000 Templar
knights from all over the United
States assemble, brings to mind the
contemplation of what knighthood is.
To begin with it it is safe to say that
the Boston demonstration surpasses
in numbers, in elaborateness of de-
tail, in grandeur, magnifcence, splen-
dor of display and greatness of hos
pitality any other concIave ever held
on this side of the Atlantic since the
institution Of the order of Knights
! Templar here, and surpasses any. SIM
liar event ever held in Europe.
In the beginning of the worlds re-
corded history there was distinctive
recognition of chivalry and crude
idea of knighthood. Chivalry was re-
cognized and applauded from the be-
ginning and knighthood in time step
ped in as reward Of chivalrous acts,
and thus the origin of clubbing to
knighthood, by the ceremony known
as "adoptio per arma," when he who
by chivalrous act had won this dis
tinction.
Among the Lombards the sons Of
kings were forbidden to sit at the
tables of their fathers until they had
been invested with arms. Charlemagne
girded his son, Louis the Pious, with
the sword when he arrived at his man
hood, and Louis the Pious girded his
son, Charles the Bald. This, it is al
legged was done with certain ceremo-
ny and may be said to be the begin
ming of the order of Knighthood.
The most famous of the three great
military orders founded in the
twelfth century for the defense of Je-
rusalem is that of Knight Templar.
It's earliest members banded them
selves together for the purpose of
giving to the pilgrims armed protec-
ton. On the fall of the holy city, like
true knights, they protected the van
guard of the Christians on it's way
from Jerusalem to Tripoli. The quar-
tiers of these early standard bearers
of the cross was in the palace of the
Latin kings, which had been the
mosque of Mount Moriah, and was
known as the temple of Solomon.
For period of 40 years the history
of the templars is the history of the
crusades. In 1149 these Templar
Knights were appointed to guard the
fortress of GAIA, which was the last
Christian stronghold on the way to
Egypt They bore noble part for
two years in the siege q, Acre, began
Aug. e22,s 1882, and their grand master
died in the great battle of Oct. 4, 1889,
refusing to survive the slaughter of
his brethren.
After the fall of Tripoh and Acre
the templars we're forced to fly from
a contest where superior numbers
triumphed, and in their flight from
the main land took refuge in the is
land of Cyprus, where they remained
IS years. Forced from there they
found a footing on the island Of
Rhodes. The Turks made four at
tempts to recover the island from the
templars, and four times was their
powerful foe repulsed.
At last Solyman made himself mas
ter of Rho des, after losing 100, 900 men
before it's walls. The templars retir-
ed to Malta, where they were again
attacked by the Turks, but they main
tanned their footing on the island by
valor and courage, and at last remain
ed in peaceful possession.
These sir knights have come down
through the ages and centuries as
standard bearers of the cross, the EN-
blem of mans salvation, and continue
to wear this emblem as their cherish
ed badge. They are powerful in all
the civilized nation of the earth, and
in these nations take their places
among the highest and greatest.
The chivalrous spirit which brought |
them into existence has not departed
from tt EN-. They are still guided by
chivalry, generosity and hospitality.
During this week in Boston com
manderies are vieing with each other |
to see which will carry off the palm
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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