Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-21
SOCIAL LIFE ON The ISLAND OF MALTA
In the Footsteps OF St Paul the Apose-Old Sanctuary
OF the Knight OF ST John.


most striking effect
Next the root demands attention. us
wonderful arches, 60 feet IRON tlv
ground, are outlined By gilded palihy
branches. and the paintings Whloh COY
er the entire surface are appareity /
living ana breathing figures iou /
would almost swear that Heroala
daughter Ii really dancing tlat -
John IL baptzing our Lord, the disciples |
ontine their last supper, and that the
tventv-f four blessed martyrs of the Or
der of Jerusalem and all the other |
saints and knights and nuns followed !
YOU with ewes that had speculation |
i'm theml For more than forty years !
me greatest artists OF the time de-
voted their genius 20 this work. lht |
picures are in oil, laid on the stone
itself. which was specially prepared Tor
the design.
And then the forest OF pillars all In
laid with slabs Of green marble, bearing
i'm relief the cross Of conservation ana
the arms Of their princely donors the
multitude Of chapcls and affairs the
host of sculptured figures, the trophies
and rellcsl Each OF the chapels de-
serves weeks study, 80 rich are they
In treasures. though most OF the Qld
gold and silver service encrusted win
gems disappeared with the French ROB-
beers. The tapestry Is particularly ln-
teresting -fnirty great pieces, measur-
ing over seven hundred square metres
and Of incalculable value though the
green and azure hair, purple eyes ana
gorgeous apparel OF the colossal iB
ures in the tableaux are considerably
dimmed By the wear ana tear OF cen
turtles. A few years ago the local gov
"a thlg futsa
estry restored
AZ for The sacred relics, II Is safe 70
say that another such collection was
never gathered under one roof. The
most treasured object here for many
years was the reputed right hand OF 81
John the Baptist. which was kent IN
splendid golden monstrance above the
high altar Think OF 1.-THE very manu-
that poured the water upon the heau
OF our Lord II Is said TO have been
brought fr0m Antioch 10 Constantine
pie by the Emperor Justlnian, VINO
buIlt n church expressly for its recep-
ton. Shortly after the capture oil
Constantinople by the Turks, sultan
Bajaaet gave II 20 Grand Master u
Aubusson. M Rhodes; and when the
knights came TO Malta. Llislc Adam,
brought Il with him BY the way, con-
sidering that the brotherhood wan-
dered homeless upon the earth FOR sew
oral years after being driven out OF
Rhodes, one wonders where they kept
all the treasures, biz and little when
they are said TO have brought 20 Mai
ta The sacred hand was encased IN IL
glove OF gold thlckly set with priceless
gems Besides It, among other Valu'
able offerings. was a magnificent sol
taire ring. Napoleon | put the ring up
on his own finger, and Hampesch car
rled off the apostles hand, ana after-
wards presented 1t 20 Paul l. emperor
OF Russia. II Is still iealously preserved
In the Winter Palace, at st. Petersburg.
Somehow the relic does not seem to
have brought blessings TO any OF It's
possessors. IL history tells true.
II would require columns OF space
to describe all the relies In
this church. Among them Is
the right foot OF La2arus-let
us hope with it's sores all healed one
| OF the indentical stones which mar
| tyred ST. Stephen. stu stained with his
| blood. some Of the bones OF Thomas
Beckett. portions Of three OF the Apos-
Ties biz OF the cradle In which the
/ virgin mother rocked her babe; a cruel
fix made from the metal basin In which
the Savior washed His disciples feet
pieces Of the true cross; and one OF the
| Identical thorns that pierced the head
Of the tortured Christ In the crypt be-
meath the high altar, L1se Adam, La
| Villette and Ximena await the resur-
rection morning, and under other affairs
of the zane sanctuary hundreds Of the
| knights OF Jerusalem are sleeping. Be
meath the French chapel lies the young
son OF Louis Philippe who died IN NAL
Ia OF consumption, In 1877.
or course YOU must visit the scene or
St Paul's shpwreck. which Is said to
have occurred near the eastern end oil
this island. You will find minute de-
scrlptlon Of that ancient disaster In TIE
Acts OF the Apostles, and there Is little
doubt that It actually did occur IN the
large harbor now known as Marsa
Scirocco, into which the dreaded south
east wind (slracco) blows with sucf
force the year around that II Is OF NJ
use 10 shipping. Even the two seas,
which caused the accident, as recorded
in holy writ exist today In the power
full currents between theSland and tn
open sea. and that caused by billow
dashing into the bay over line OF SUB
merged rocks. One OF these PARTIAL,
hidden reefs, which pokes a bald hea,
above the waves, called Salmon island
IL believed 10 be the rock upon whic
ST. Paul came 10 grief Upon Its top
most knob a colossal stone statue q
, The early navigator has been erected
10 warn others away. II would not b
: advisable even In calmest weather,
: follow by water In the wake Of N
Anostle but YOU may reach his n
!, puted landing place by carriage froi
: Vuletta, via Casil Nasain. Just aboN
a the spot, on the highest point Of Il
cliffs that enclose the bay tower an
g fortress have been planted AT the vei
. verge OF overhanging rocks-althouf
n II would seem that nature had We
n enough defended that portion Of u
n coast. Far below this eyrie. which
n garrisoned by regiment Of his male
a tvs fencbles. the curving strip
al sandy beach IL lined with humble fis
i ing boats--probably about as Il W
$: when discovered by St. Paul, T
a- rocks on every side have been worn
C. dashlng surf into innumerable hollow
~ luttresses. promontofes and cavern
Is. In one Of the latter the APOSTLE is ga
lg 10 have lived for time, while pertorl
he inc his miracle. by PRAYER and fa'
III | ing, or freeing Mdltd iI'lH Nlt plaS
as OF serpents-the same friendly sery
On which ST. Patrick long afterwards 3
as complshed for Ireland. Local uadiii
Is, asserts that the shipwreck occurred
w FahruarV. and that the Saint wet
O ,he akin md. chilled 60 the marrow.
by about building a Ere soon as
le, reached the shore While picking
le- drif,wooa. he was bitten on the IN
IT nv n viper. Of n deadly species N
he comuron on the island The people
sse nec,ed 10 see the standard marine d
! dead on the spot, and when he
he malned uninjured they at once rec,
Of nized his Sainlhood.
on FANNIE Il. WAR;
nd
IN A Night uf Terror.