The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-01-09

D.
St Augustine, the Missionary, In
troduced Flags Into England.
The first western sovereign 10 adopt
a flag was Clovis, King of the Franks
After his conversion TO Christianity in
the fifth century he took the "chapc de
St. Martin as his standard. This,
according 10 some writer's, was actu-
ally part of the cloak which tire saintly
bishop Of Tours cut in two in order To
share it with bcgsar at Amiens. More
credible authorities. however, assert
.hnt Il was the blue liag Of St Mar
lin $ abbey.
Ntcr Clovis, the Mefoeagian kings
seem 10 have returned 10 the ancient
emblcn5. They were toHted 10 fight
HINDER eaelcs, flowers, crosses or the
IMAGES of saints until the time of Char
lcmaene, WIZ. if m Old mosaic in HE
Church Of 81. John I.atefan at Rome
IS 10 be believed. reintfoJueed the blue
flag cmbeliished with six red roses.
He color OF the French ilag was
changed in 1921, when Louis the Eat
carried tie rcd oritiamb Of ST. Denis
in his struggles against tire German
emperor Henry V. This continued 10
be The official French gag down 10 the
battle OF hGimeoIFt il lIlo In The
meantime the blue ilas had again made
It's appearance, now decorated with the
flcIr de lis in tead OF the roses or
Gharlemdgne. In this form il WAS ear
ried ut acre and creey and foitiers.
until IN TIE fifteenth century ii be
eamc the banner of France.
The first Willie fiac in French histo
~ WAS the banner Of the Virgin Mary
borne by Jaan OF Arc III her heroic
campaigns Tor the defense OF the dau
phin. A pure white flag was OCCASION
ally used bY francis | in his struggles
against Tire Emperor Charles Y but
II did mol become The permanent royal
banner until Henry ~ tAc first E9ur
bon. assembled The throne IN l1S9
Tie trieolar Of the lreRrh revolution
Was compromise. Tie eaekades 81
the rfVautjouists We're composed OF
Two eelets The red of tlie Paris con
mHne ana the blue Of tie ancient mon
arell In tic troubled tines ja.t Fre=
celiHg tIts deposition aud execution OF
l.auis MI IataFrfte. II signify Tie
desire If tie people for reseueilia
tt9n with dIrtr h8e added TIE Raur
bon white 10 tie eocEade The trieolof
rs Il national emblem WIS adopted bA
tGe convention in l1al.
Long before tins. however lie ~
color lad heen The uafuaa Tag al
Holland rfe Buteh wee m fact tie
iifzt = Hse IT, Nheu the United Prov
inees Pauea Their Independence from
Spain iA=lhe fifteenth century. accord
iHs Ia flaarite old story which can
lot be authenticated, they invited Hen
~ Of Nayurrc TO choose their col9rs.
and lac suggested GRANGE blue aud
white. Whether lie selected this com.
hiHation or not, such were tire eelof4
Of Holland mtl some time in the ser
eHteeHih century. when the orange was
replaced hY red. When William Of
Orange hceamc King Of England in
1898 he crossed the channel under the
red. while and hlin
The carly inhabitants OF England.
Hike those ef other countries, used c1n.
hlcmatie devices OF one kind or IN,
other. hat Of the SdNuns being 4 white
horse Tie Introduction of hass into
England IS aserihed to the missionary
st. Augustine and his followers, who
after the conversion Of King Ethelbert,
according To the Venerable Bele. en-