The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-26
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS FROM ALL
OVER UNITED STATES POUR
INTO LOUISVILLE
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES HELD
Form of Service Especially Pre-
pared by the Bishop of Kentucky
Is Used-Grand PreIate Coke
Delivers the Sermon
C0NCLAvE BEGINS TOMORROW

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 25. - Com
manderies of Knights Templars poured
into Louisville today and tonight from
the four corners of the United States
The city is rapidly filing with It's plumed
guests, although the triennial conclave
proper does not begin until the grand
parade starts Tuesday morning.
Imposing religious exercises were held
this afternoon and these were the only
formal events of the day. At l D. III the
Knights assembled ait their various COM
manderies, and at o'clock marched to
the Gault house, where the general for
nation was made for the march to the
Broadway Methodist church. where the
services were held at p. m. The col
umn was led the Templars of De Molay
and Louisville Communicates of this city
Snd the body formed an escort for the
grand master of the grand encampment,
Reuben H. Lloyd and other grand Off
GERS. The ground floor Of the church
was reserved for Knights Templars in
full uniform. The ground floor of the
Sunday school room was reserved for
ladies and visiting Knights and for
knights in uniform accompanied by Ia
dies
The form of service had been prepared
by Sir Knight the Rt. Rev Thomas q.
Dudley, Episcopal bishop of Kentucky.
With a few changes it was the form of
worship used by the grand commandery
of Kentucky. The services opened with
a special musical programme. at the
opening of the anthem the knights rose
and stood while 1t was being sung and
while Grand Prelate ]. c. w. Coke, of
the Washington, Iowa, commandery de-
liVered the ritual eXhortation This was
followed by prayers, the Gloria and TIE
Deum Laudamus and the reading of
Bible passages. The most striking part
of the service then came, when the grand
prelate delivered the faith of the knights,
who, with swords uplifted, recited with
him the Apostles Greed. After the cor
onation hymn Grand Prelate Coke deliv-
cred his sermon, hds text being, What
Think Ye of Christ?'
After the taking of a collection, to be
delivered to the almoners of Louisville
Communicates for distribution to the
poor, the hymn "St. Hnda" was sung,
and after prayers the service closed with
the benediction.
reception and escorting to their quarters
of arriving communicates. From s D. m.
to u m. tomorrow the grand commandery
and the subordinate Communicates of
Kentucky will hold a reception at Ken
tucky headquarters at the custom house
in honor of the officers and members Of
the grand encampment and their ladies'
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fngton KY, viii deliver Kentuckys well
come to The Knights Templars at the
opening meeting of the grand encamp-
ment Tuesday afternoon.
Among the arrivals today and tonight
were the following:
Ann Arbor commandery, of Ann Ar
bor, Micn., and Milwaukee commandery, .
of Milwaukee, Wis.
Honolulu Commandery No. 1, of Hono-
lulu, is represented at the triennial CON
clave by Grand Commander Archibald
F. Gillillan, Past Grand Commander H.
II. Williams and Standard Bearer T. ].
King. These Knights have travelled over
4,OOO miles for the sole purpose of at
tending the grand encampment in Louis
Vile. The roster of the commandery
embraces such names as Col Samuel
Parker, Prince David Judge Kepoikal
and eX-King Kalakanai, of Hawaii Mr..
Gilhllan is a member of the Hawaiian
legislature.