Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-28

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ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER OF NO
BLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE.
A brief history Of this Order which is
destined in the near future to become
one of the foremost Of the orders OF our
country, would not seem amiss to the
readers of the fraternal column at this
time, especially that part of it which
will relate to the emigration of the
Some of Arabia to West Virginia, as
well as its doings from its incipiency to
the present time.
We learn that the Order of the Mystic
Shrine was first instituted a Mecca, in
the year of our Lord CSC (Arabicily
speaking) Higea 25. by the son-in-law
of Mohammed, and 10 be used as an In
QUESTION or as a vigilance committee,
that in that period was necessary by
the failure Of the laws, as was in those
DAYS administrated (as is also in our
day) to execute punishment on criml-
nails. Thus the true purpose for which
the order was founded, was 10 arrest,
and bring to judgement, and to meet
out proper punishment to criminals,
even within the hour, and thereby to
strike terror and CONSERVATION into
the hearts of all evil-doers. But in
those days the order also was equally
devoted to the cause Of truth, mercy
and religious liberation. but those
grand and mystic purposes were made
known only to the initiates, as is the
custom now practiced by the order in
our day. The order has since its be-
ginning numbered among its votarles
those most eminent from among the
hest educated classes Of the world, and
who have been held in highest esteem
by the secret societies Of the Eastern
world as we'll as in our own land. It's
rites. ceremonies and emblems are
purely oriental. and their symbolic
meanings characterize the nation from
whence they eminate, and of the mind
of the Mohammedan who founded It.,
but notwithstanding it does not re-
quire belief in the religion OF the Mo-
hammedan. for we find all over the
globe the Jew and the Christian are ad-
mitted into its secret enclosure on an
equal footing with the Moslem.
Ancient History discloses that the
order has been fiourishing from time
unrecorded. in Arabia, Persia, Egypt
and Turkey. while many who advocate
its principles are known TO be among
the most prominent men of our land, as
we'll as throughout all Europe. Travel
where YOU will throughout the oriental
land. the Shriner can find his brother
Shriner, and he then fiEds a helping
friend and brother.
But to come to the establishment Of
the Order in our country, we find that
authority was given DR.. Walter NJ.
Fleming, a thirty-third degree Mason,
and a Templar and Past Commander OF
Columbian Commandery No. l OF New
York City. by Rick Allah Hassoon En-
fendee. and he, with several prominent
Scottish Masons and Templars of that
city. established Mecca Temple in 1873,
a wear previous to the organization Of
the Imperial Council for the United
States. The order spread rapidly year
by year all over the country, and into
Canada. and now no State has not its
one or more Temples Some in the
larger cities have magnificently built
temples and equipped quarters, sur
passing in magniflcence and grandeur
the other bodies Masonically whence
they derive their material.
TO be a Shriner in America the as
pirant must be either a thirty-second
Scottish Rite Mason or a Knight Tenn
plar. in good and regular standing, and
if of the former, Of bodies holding allie
glance to the Supreme Council or the
Northern or of the Southern Jurisdic-
tion of the United States, or to one in
amitv with. and recognized by them.
The order first came to light inthe city
of Wheeling on July 18th, 1887, when
Osiris Temple held its first session.
with eleven Knights Templar, of whom
four have passed to the Temple above.
From this small beginning Osiris pros
nered and the noble workers have had
the pleasure of conducting more than
five hundred of the unregenerated over
the burning sands Of the desert, and
none of them got lost or had their foot
wear Of nature even scOrched. 10
Osiris was a child born within the past
twelve months. and is located at our
conitol CITY. OF it it is said to be
nrospering youngster, and likely TO out
rival IFS narent if il does not look out.
Before closing his theme so interest
inc "a the Shriner. we would again IN
form those of the Craft that are elgiDle
for membership in the order, that ISL
ris will hold a session on the evening
afto, the close of the conclave OF the
Grand Commandery of West Virginia
which occurs in May, and we would ao-
10 tbose who desire to take this Jour
-, -, U.itb tho Mobiles OF Osiris to send
~ tba;r change to Noble Thomas Car
noban Jr. the Secretary, and he viii
For,,,ard Won the necessary passport 10
lol You n comfortable trip. with
lots of choice food at the journey e-iO
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son.
.,. 49, Frederic T. CSvada.
In the year l>o'' -,.t,t,,,,
American Consul i'm the city O. .-.'liaaU,
Cuba. proposed establishing " 'oube ~.
scottish Rite Masons. % }. \. I-uc'H'' Oh
,ba+ city. As they were IN daTldleS7 rs
IN tbe way Of procedure me Iohsul WI DC
70 an unc,e residing in P1iladel2nii' N"o
,,.rot. I'm turn to Mr.. Fox at PORTLAND 'le.'
,aa tbroueh the latter's agency Bro. j.
II D,,,r,r,ond who was the then C'ahd
commando. Informed them to write 10
~ Reni Ado. Grand Secretary Of the
80 ~, order de Colon in Santiago and
,,.hicb was done IN in due time receiving
80 49, hin, the necessary authority TO pro
a ID When everything was in readiness
- ansn the lodge formally for institution