The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22


The Turks were determined 70 starve
them our. The Christians offered 20
stake the issue Of the valor of six knights
who would meet in an equal number OF
Turks upon the field and fight 10 a finish
the army represented by the defea ted
knights 10 surrender but this and other
offers were rejected with disdain, and,
placing faith in the efficacy Of the relic
which had been secured IN such 2 miracu-
Ious manner, the crusaders determined
10 risk an attack. and Aldemarbore bore
IL before them. Following him We're Count
Raymond. Hugh the Great. Robert Of
Normandy. Trancred and others OF equal
fame. accompanied by many bishops ard
priests carrying orucifXes and praying
for tie Intercession Of the holy mother,
St Andrew and other saints.
The Turks dropped their arms and fed
on an sides TO the mountains. Many deeds
Of valor were wrought and. although the
Christians were at times hard pressed,
thanks 10 the Lords lance writes Al
denar. none Of rs were wounded: no.
not so much as by an arrow. ]. who
speak these things. saw FOR byself since
was bearing the Lords lance. And then
came out Of the mountains innumerable
armies on white horses and bearing white
banners. Ard our men, seeing this host.
Enew rot who they were tn they recog-
nized It for the promised ala Of Christ
II was the day Of the greatest glory
for the Christian host for the half fam
ishod hand of fanatics routed an immense
well organized army and captured stores
sufficient to maintain them for many
months
Eut. rs often is the case. it was not
lons before the warriors began 10 recover
thesr conceit. ard claimed the victory to
have toen the result Of their own vslor
in-tead IF attrihuhng it to the hosts Of
angels which came down from heaven
~ ral1for-e them. They even scoTed At
this eHcscv = the holy larce. and soon
divided irto tive factions. those who be-
iisred ara those Who denounced the Peter
Bartholomew as an impos ter.
ze me the biggest ere that you
can. he rctorto5 and I viii pass through
g. with The Lord lance in my hand. II
Sc d. .he true Lords lance I she'll emerge
from she flames uHharmed; il IT be false
shau be burned up.
and on Good FRIDAY April s. lo9S. faeoa
or saiers gathered &c witness the test.
'Tvo parallel piles of olive branches tour
feet hi-h eish. feet wide and fourteen
feet long were blazins. With q pathway
onlv one Tot VIDE between them. Count
Raymond spoke 20 the multitude
IF The blessed St Andrew showed him
the Lord's lance as he slept. may he PASS
through the IRE unharmed- II thu thing
be re let him he burned AT together
with the lance which he holds in his hand
and all the people shouted amen"
The ere burned 50 dercely that no man
coul5 approach nearer than twenty euhits
bu1 Peter Partholemew. clad only in
cotton tuaic. ard bearing the lance aloft
passed through. some fancied that they
sew q bird. the HOLY Spirit. natterins
shove his head. When he emerged from
The flames che amazed and aNe-stricsen
multitude pressed forward 10 touch him
hoping TO receive for themselves some Of
the sanctity or his person. The crush
WAS So sreat thst hc WAS nearly CORR 10
pieces and he died a few DAYS later The
skeutics claimed that his Death was due
70 the effects o. the fire h,r thu great
multirude accented the testimony OF his
supporters shat he passed through the
naucs u1hurt. bat was fatally injured
In The excitement that followed How
EVER that misht have oeen. The lance was
unhar-ne6. and from that hour has been
accepted as genuine by the Roman Cath
o. church II was carried st The head
~ the army during the renaininE cru-
sa6es and. after The fau ot Jerusalem
was taken u France and preserved with
m GROVE. The scepter aad TIE sword of
Ch srisnasne -rst ct AlN ia Chape,le
sftcrVar1 az Nurernherg. ana since 1-es
ln the Imperial treasury III Vienna.
It is TIE oldest ana tie mest precious
D al the re,ies of The F-oiv r raan I-sa-
ri-c. The 81 ear Is o. iron. VITA stasie
shaped ilks q larcct. snd B AclaW sc.<sa
Ter tle pole. Daring ths reign CT She
Emperor ohio me Greet nae narrow SLY
Uzs made u The c-rrss ~ Ih- h.lfe lve
i.yr.arzrioas aTe given l-c IS t4-f Use