The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-15

Of the world each week. VIII have
camera men here 10 take moving
pictures during the state meet.
Following ga brief history 81. the
Shrine which win be. Of great inter.
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History OF The Shrine.
Dr. Walter N. Fleming, thirty .hira,
and William ]. Florence, ;hirty.second.
both O., New York. were responsible
for the organization OF the Order Of
the Mystic Shrine in tils country.
OF the Mystic Shrine. was Instituted
in the year of the Hegira 2s. aat
Mekkah. in Arabia. as an inquisition.
or vigilance committee. 10 dispense
Justice and execute punishment upon
criminals who escaped their inst de-
serts through the tardiness or the
courts. and also TO promote religious
liberation among cultured men OF alrl
nations. The order &is instituted byi
Mohaniinedan Kali AIN, the cousin,
germain and son.ia-law OF tho prcShetf
Mohammed. 49, ~, 80 4
IL was the original intention to form
a band OF men OF sterling worth who
would, without fear cd favor. upon al
VALID accusation. try. judge. and exc
cute, II need be, any criminal Within
the laws, having taken precaution as
10 secrecy and security. The MOBILES
perfected their organization and dbl
such prompt and efficient work tha.I
they excited alarm aud even conster.
nation in the hearts CT the evil.doers
In all countries. 1
To this day the order ~ yet one OIL
the most highly favored among the
secret societies which abound in
oriental countries, and vet has around
It's shrine a select few CT the bestl
educated and cultured classes. Their1
ostensible object Is to Increase the
faith and fidelity of all true believers
IN Allah.
; I'VE secret and real purposes canl
'e known only to those who hive en-.
sircled the Mystic Shrine. The mem.
bership of the Order Of the Mystic
Shrine IN all countries includes Chris.
lians, lsraelites, Moslems and men OIL
high position and learning and OF
Shrine are eminent for their broad.
Catholic liberation. The Noble who
holds to belief in a Supreme Being
Or Most High is never questioned as
10 any definition OF thatz Keller. i
IN the year 1859, the learned orr.
entalist, Levigi Marracei, who was
then Just completing his'gtaaf works,
The Koran in Latin and Arabiepl
with notes. and the Bible In Arabie"
ut Padua, in Italy. was initiated .int
me Order. Of the Mobiles, and found
we to Translate the ritual into tai.
Ian. -
nesp siSHillcuHce 81 this can
DO seen when the history OF the Ital.
an Society of the "Carboparia' is 70.
aalled. The very existeno, Of the
Italia" unity and liberty depended
largely on the Mobiles. who were rem.
resented by Count Cayour. Mazzine,
iarribaldi and the King, Victor EN-
~
Although Marracci was coniessor
Of His Holiness, Pope Innocent XII,
'or several years. yet he was cen.
snred by the College OF the Promo
sanda at Rome for having aided and
ibetted the work OF a secret society,
ina .the book was condemned to be
burned. A few copies were saved
md one is still preserved in the lib.
airy Of the synagogue, which stands
ust inside the ancient Roman gate OIL
he city OF Babylon. called by the
Arabs "Fostot Fostot" in the Mlddlet
Ages, and now known as "Old Cairo"
BY Fred A. Hines. Past imperial pc.
entate. ID