The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-10
KNIGHTS rEmP1AR ooNozAYE.
Number in Pittsburg sweiled Yesterday
 by New Arrivals to 10000.

Pittsburg, Oct, 9.-Not in the history of Knights Templar conclaves has a conclave ever been opened on more beautiful day. The sun, after having been hidden behind rain-filled clouds for several days, rose clear upon the awakening city this morning. The in Aux of Knights continued during the day and up to midnight, when the for nal opening of the conclave was inau- gurated with the festival sermon at the Trinity Episcopal church. There was congregation assembled larger than this historic building ever before held. The first formal event on the pro- gramme of the twenty seventh trienni- al conclave took place in Trinity Epls- copal church. It was the official d. vine service of the Knights Templaf, and was as usual very impressive and largely attended. Most Eminent Sir Knight Warren La Rue Thomas was es- corted to Trinity church from the Mo nongahela hotel by five hundred Pitts | ''tpA crowded the churchyard unable to ob- tain admittance. The old church was filled to it's utmost capacity Rev. pr. Alfred w. Rundel, rector Of Trinity, read the service and the sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. c. l.. living, rec tor of Calvary church. Brooklyn, N. Y., and grand prelate of the grand en- | campment. After a graphic descrip- 1 tion of Templarism as related to the relieving of distress and the uplifting of the fallen, Dr. living said:
 To-day we meet in this beautiful | temple, erected to God and consecrated to His worship, to ask His presence and blessing upon the labors in which we shall be engaged and upon the pleas ures we shall enjoy. We are not a be- | leaguering host nor an advancing ar my; no trumpet sounds summon us to
 battle; the gleam of our swords awak- ems no hostile emotion, nor do they in- | cite any fear. We come in peace from 1 all parts of a land that is at peace. The sound of war has ceased: the strife is
 over; the bravery of our army and navy has won a glorious victory and a war that has lasted about one hundred days and advanced civilization one hun | dred years in the lands that have been | freed from the power of nation that l has always persecuted Freemasonry
 and tried by inquisitorial methods tc suppress it. Thank God for the vic | tory. Thank God for the loyalty an6
 patriotism of the United States. Thanl
 God for the good example of the brave
 boys who have given up their lives fol
 the cause of humanity and progressive liberty. The grand encampment soor
 to assemble in triennial conclave arc
 representatives of the great and glori
 ous order of Christian knigthood Like our ancient brethren, we are marching l towards Jerusalem, but not the one o.
 Judea, but the Jeruslaem on the hills O. | heaven. In Hoe signo vinces was tht
 motto of the heroes of the cross in the
 past. They put the precepts of the ! Christian religion into practice and i
 bore fruit in their lives and action. Wt 1 must do likewise or our profession is 1 vain and idle thing" During the day enough Knights arrived from all part:
 of the country to swell the number nov
 here to something like 10000. The grand
 commandery of Massachusetts arrived | to-day.