Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-16
KNIGHTS EMPLARS.
The Grand 0ommandsry Of Knights-Te
plars Assemble in Annual
Session at Paris.
A Hearty Welcome Extended the Order
by Senator Ms1ey in the Name
Of the Paris 0ommandery.
special.

PARIS, TEX, April l5.-Ab0ut fifty
sir knights have registered at the Pc
terson house.
The Knights.Templars presented 9
very handsome appearance as they
marched to the opera-house, headed by
the Paris band, where large audience
had assembled to participate in the
services. The services commenced by
the choir singing "All Hail the Praise
OF Jesus Name.N
Sir Knight j. q. Chenoweth intro
duceI Sir S. Il. Maxey, who in we'll
chosen words addressed the grand
commandery, bidding them welcome
in the name Of the Paris commandery
to the hospitality of their asylum:
1.-THE citizens have surrounded the
grand commandry, and are standing
upon their door-sills to greet you with
that hospitality that viii cause you to
feel that you are welcome indeed. La
dies and gentlemen, IL is needless for
me at this time to enter upon the his
tory of the order that meets here to-
day. More than $50 years ago all
Europe was aroused and fired with
enthusiasm to wrest from the Saracens
the holy sepulcher OF our Lord Jesus
Christ. For that purpose this order
was established, and for 200 years it
lived as military order for the pro-
lection OF pilgrims to that holy shrine.
1t grew powerful in influence and be-
came the envy and dread of
crowned heads. Philip the Fair,
as he was sometimes called, invited
the grand commander Of the world TO
France wholcomplied with the request,
when he and fifty-four knights per-
ished at the stake, victims of treach-
cry. The property Of the order was
confiscated and ii was thought to be
entirely eNtirpated, but at the end of
the crusades the order was engrs fled
upon the illustrious order OF Masonry,
which has eNisted throughout ali
ages, and which finds place in all
written history, and today the
Knights-Templars gather In your
midst, not rs military organi-
cation 30 much as a benevolent
institution, bowling at the cross, lift
ing high its standard and swearing
allegiance upon their swords to be
ever true to that faith for which many
valiant knights have split the warm
blood Of their hearts,
"Ofiicers Of the grand commandery,
again bid you welcome in the name
of the Paris commandery and of the
citizens of Paris"
Right Eminent Commander M.
w. Hunter very briefly returned
thanks for the kind and
hearty welcome extended, as
surfing the members of the Paris
commandery and the citizens that the
hearts OF the grand commandery
warmed to their cordial welcome eX-
tended
In consequence OF the recent illness
OF the grand prelate, J, G. Carpenter,
SIR II. II. Starr conducted the ritual
services, which were very impressive.
after which Sir r. Il. Starr addressed
the grand commandery and the
knights very earnestly and practically
upon the principles Of their knight.
hood and their faith in the Christian
lily that tiIst created Knights,Templar
ism.
At the conclusion OF the address the
grand commandry was escorted to the
asylum, where reception took place
tonight.
A heavy hail fell here at 1880 d. M,
doing considerable damage to the gar
dens.
Comptroller WI. Swain is in the
city.
Rev. +. r. Starr is in attendance
upon the grand commandry. He will
remain oyer Sunday and preach at the
Episcopal church.