The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-16
AN ADDRESS TO THE BOYS.
How the Coming Men Of America
May Become Knights.
(By /. R. Brooks in The State

hard-Workng boy teel like saying
to him, ''How are you, Sir Knight. -
A knight is a common soldier, to be
true and brave all through life. An
idle boy can not be true and brave
so long as he is idle. All true knights
are brave. There is not much dark
ness about a good knight. You boys
have heard, perhaps, about the
Knights Of Pythias, Knights Of the
Road Knights Templar, etc. While
looking over a good book the other
night read of the Knights Of Malta,
or Of St. John Of Jerusalem, who were
ordinarily called Knights Of Hospi-
tallers, instituted by certain mer-
chants Of Amalphi, in the kingdom Of
Naples, who, trading in the Levant,
obtained leave of the caliph Of the
Saracens to build a house at Jerusa-
lem for themselves and pilgrims, on
paying an annual tribute. Soon after
they founded a church in honor Of
st. John the Baptist, with an hospital
for sick pilgrims, from which they
took their name.
The valiant and most pious prince
Godfrey Of Bouillon, who took Jeru-
salem in 1899, exceedingly favored
the hospitallers, who, in the sign of
Baldwin 7, king Of Jerusalem, 11O4,
added to their religious VOWS another
by which they obligated themselves to
defend the pilgrims in the Holy Land
from insults Of the Saracens. From
that time they became a military Or
der Of knights, their badge being =
cross with eight points. In li57, Sa-
ladin, the caiph Of Syria and Egypt,
wrested Jerusalem for The last time
from the Christians, after the king
dom Of the Latins had maintained
itself there SO years, under eight
kings. The knights retired to Aeon,
on the seacost in Palestine, till that
strong fortress was taken which time
they resided in Cyprus till, in 1910,
they took Rhodes from the infdels,
and the year following defended it
against their furious assaults, being
relieved by the seasonable succor
brought by the brave Amedens ",
Count Of Savoy. The Turks having
vanquished the Saracens and en-
braced their superstition and Muham-
mad II having taken Constantinople
by storm in 1853, under Constantine
Paleogolus, the last Grecian emperor,
these knights became more than ever
the bulwark of Christendom. Under
the conduct of the valiant grand mas
ter, Aubusson, in 1880, they bravely
defended their isle for two months
against the victorious army of above
100000 men Of Muhammad II, the
greatest warrior Of all the Turkish
emperors, who conquered the empires
Of Constantinople and Trebizand, II
kingdoms and 200 cities. The en-
peror, Charles v, gave to the knights
the Isle of Malta in 1880. Soleyman
II, in 1866 bent the whole strength
of his empire against the small is
land, but after siege Of four months
his army was shamefully repulsed by
the most memorable defense that is
recorded in history. The Turks re-
treated with $4,000 men when the
Knights Of Malta had only 5000 men.
Raymund du Puy was the first grand
master after they became knights.
He drew up the statutes of the order
and died in 1160. The knights Tenn
plar were Instituted by seven gentle
men Of Jerusalem in 1l18 to defend
the holy places and pilgrims from the
insults Of the Saracens and keep the
passes free for such as undertook
the voyage Of the Holy Land. They
took their name from the first house
which was given them by King Bald
win II, situated near the place where
anciently the temple of Solomon
stood. The Teutonic Knights owe
their establishment to certain Ger
man gentlemen from Bremen and Lu-
bee at the siege of Aeon in Palestine.
The Teutonic Knights conquered in
1850 the infdels of Prussia.
Now, boys, these were true knights
true to God and to their country
true men and true soldiers of the
cross. Remember that true boys gen.
orally make good men.
"Childhood shows the man
As morning shows the day.
You will soon be the rulers Of this,
the greatest country in the world, and
allow me to suggest that YOU take
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