Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
SIR KNIGHTS IN CLEVELAND.
Received by Grand Prelate Cole
man, Bishop of Delaware.

"A Sermon by the Bishop, Lunch ut tho
Hollentlen, and "a Visit of Inspection 70
Various Points of Interest About tho
Forest City.
St. Johns Commandery, No. 4, Il. r.,
ofPhiladelphia. with whom are Sir knights
II. Henry Young, James u. Hickman and
j. II. Frant2 of this city, arrived in Cleve.
land Sunday morning, Ell route to the
triennlal conclave at Denver. Their re-
ception in that city is thus described in the
Cleveland Leader of Monday;
St.John's Commandery left Philadelphia
on the Pennsylvania railroad at ) o'clock
Saturday afternoon. in special train COM
posed Of vestibuled dining, sleeping and
observatory cars, six in all. 1t is rule Of
Rights Teniplar, when on their pilgrimages,
never to travel on Sunday, and that day is
always observed as n day of rest and divine
worship. The special tram arrived at the
Union depot at o'clock yesterday morn
ing The commandery breakfasted on the
train. At 8 O'Clock Oriental, Hollywood
and Forest City Communicates Of this city
met at the Masonic temple, and, preceded
by the past commanders of each com
mandery. escorting Eminent Sir Knight
| II. L. Mcintosh, who represented Right
Eminent Sir Huntington Brown. the grand
commander of Ohio,
MARCHED TO THE DEPoT
and formed a line ON the hill leading down
| to the entrance, The combined organiza-
| tons were commanded by CAPTAIN General
| Towson of Hollywood Commaudery. AT 10
o'clock the visiting sir knights paraded in
the depot in full dress, but without swords,
| and took up the line of march to the outer
| air. As they passed the home commanders
| the latter saluted and then fell in behind
the visitors. The route was By way of
| Water and Superior streets to the Holen-
| den, The ladies OF the visiting party
DrnIlphI nj a ~
riages. After n short wait at the hotel
| ranks were again formed and the com
mandery proceeded to Trinity Cathedral,
at which a very large congregation had
assembled. Most Eminent Grand Master
John T. >. Goblin and RI. Rev. Leighton
| Coleman bishop Of the Episcopal diocese
| OF Delaware, and prelate OF the grand
cncampment of Knights Templar, Joined
the Philadelphians at the Holenden and
| Will be their guests TO Denver Grand
Master. Goblin rs a general in the Penn
| sylyania National Guard and commanded
the Third brigade at Homestead.
Bishop Coleman, arrayed in ful canoni-
Gals, met the knights at the west door of
the cathedral. Rev. Y. +. Morgan and the
vested choir led the way up the center
aisle to the chuncel the choir singing
onward, Christian Soldiers" Then fol-
| lowed Bishop Coleman. preceding the
| grand master and his staff OF past com
libLiiClS. ~ JOIlH SNsOlnlliuleFy lBituel
| BY 4, sir John Jay GilrOy, eminent com
mander Sir Mont H. smith generalssimo,
and sir Charles \. Stine, Jr,, captain gen
eral, entered next and the home comman-
| deries brought up
THE REAR OF THE PROCESSION.
Seats i'll the middle Of the church had
been reserved for the knights. The TEN
plars wore their hats until they reached
their pews Then came the command
uncover, followed by the words, sbc
seated" from the eminent commander.
The service was very impressive. Rev.
Mr, Morgan ottieiated aud the singing
was Of the usual high order of merit The
knights Joined heartily in the grand
strains of All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" and Nearer, My God, to Thee.
the hymns selected for the occasion There
| was a clash of swords when the eongrega-
ton arose TO repeat the Apostles Creed "
and the knights stood with their weapons
| at the present while they uttered the
words of their belief Bishop Coleman
| read the communion service and after the
| offertory he was escorted to the pulpit by
| Rev. MIR. Morgan. Prior to Announcing
| the hymn which followed the communion
service, however, Rev Mr.. Morgan adj
dressed a few eloquent words of welcome
| to the bishop and his knightly comrades.
In behalf OF the bishop of this diocese
and Of the congregation Of this cathedral, "
said he, in part, ~ welcome YOU. BY
| virtue of the spirit Of that word dear 10 us
| all, fraternity by virtue of our common
humanity and common faith in our
blessed creed hid you welcome"
| The bishop Of Delaware is a man of i'm.
| posing presence, and as pulpit orator he
enioySa national reputation. His sermon
Yesterday, was very eloquent He made
striking figure as he
sTocp Is THE PULPIT.
| He is tall and straight, as knight
| should be- and his gray hair and bnshy
| IRON gray beard added peculiar dignity to
his appearance. The text chosen was COM
posed of the following words from Mark
| YIN, Z: have compassion ON the multi
tude." The person of the divine man
| who spoke these words" said the bishop,
Stands forth pre-eminently as the hero uf
the worlds attention and worship If we
ask why this is so the answer i5 because
Of the two principal characteristics found
Ill every line Of Christ's histury--his
authority and his compassion | desire
more particularly to-day to speak of the
latter characteristic, ! mean lis compass
sim or sympathy, nowhere better SET
forth than in the passage from which our
text is taken In words of burning elD.
| qucnce the bishop elaborated the divine
attribute OF compassion, as exempliiied in
| Christ words ana works. lie dwelt par
| licularly on the fact that the saviour nm
derstood from actual experience what it
was to suffer, both physically and men
tally. and His compassion for suffering,
lallcn humanity was not only prompted
| by Ills divine love but by experience. Adj
dressing his words more particularly to
the Knights the bishop said that this trait
OF sympathy or compassion stood out pre-.
eminenllE as one Of the characteristics of
the ancient and honorable fraternity Of
which they We're members. remplarisn
would moi exist at all, he added, were il