Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-31
SIR KNIGHTS SERVICE
HELD IN CENTRAL UNION
CHURCH EASTER SUNDAY
Mustered Forty Strong aud Marched
From Masonic Temple - Rev,
Alex. Macintosh Was
Not Present.

The special services Of the Knights
Tcmplar of the Honolulu Command.
cry. as held annually, took place IN
Central Union Church Sunday after.
noon. The Sir Knights, forty strong,
with plumcd chapeaus. and in the full
uniform dress of the order, with bald.
/ RIGS. crosshiltcd swords and belts.
marched from the Masonic Temple to
the church. making a very fine appear.
anCe. They were under the command
Of Eminent Sir Normi-l Il. Gedge. com.
mandcr; Sir Samuel J.. Ramsey. gen.
eralissimo; Sir Henry c. Morton. cap.
tain general; Prelate w. II. Wright;
/ Senior Warden X. X. G.. Wallace. Ju.
niOr Warden c. S. Hail. Recorder J.
! ID. Tucker, Treasurer David Dayton.
Standard Bearer NJ. Z. Lyons, Sword
| Bearer II. G. Pnucger Wardcr +. J.
Amweg and Sentinel Thee. Hoffman.
Upon arriving at the main entrance
to the church, the knights divided. one
! file going down the Waikiki aisle and
the other down the Eva aisle. They
occupied the two front rows of seats,
the officers in the central part. Orders
were given for rising. sitting or kneel.
ing, as the ritual required.
a special choir composed of Mrs.
Otis tsOpranO). Mrs. Whitney tcontral.
to-. Mr.. ElstOn tcnOr), and Mr.. |. s..
Dillingham; tbasso). furnished the ma.
jOr part Of the music. Mrs. J. r. Nc
Donald sang the offcrtory solo. Prof
ingalls, presided at the organ. On &C.
count Of Illness, Rev. Alex. Mackiu.
tOsh, acting prelate. was unable to re
present and his place was taken by
Rcv. W. NJ. KinCaid.
The singing OF Coward. Christian
SoIurers," followed by the Lords Pray.
or and an alternate reading Of Psalm
I CNVlII by the prclatc and knights
| opened the service. The MagnifCat
was given by the choir.
After the oHcrtOry solo, the minis.
| ter reCited prayer in COmmcmOratiOn
OF the sufferings OF the knights of old
On time, which was rccitcd by the
knights in their dungeons. II Is as fol-
lows: u
Thou o Lord. who knOwest that
we are innocent, promote our deliver
ance that we may in humility pre-.
serve our vows and keep thy command.
ments. to the end that we may accom-.
plish thy holy service and sovereign
Will. Deliver MS from those cruel and
unjust reprOachcs hcaped upon MS, in
consequence Of our great disasters
our tremendous conflicts. and our
dreadful fluctuations which we have
hitherto borne. but have no longer
| al rpngtl tn pnlurp "
Rev, VIM. NJ. Kiucad made a brief
address, He wished to extend to the
knights present a hearty welcome 20
Central Union Church. He considered
It eminently proper that the knights
| Templar should observe with revcr.
enCc the great event In Christ's life
the CsurrcCtiOn-whiCh Easter Sun.
day typihes. Jesus was the one
knight without reprOaCh, whose
strength was as the strength of ten.
because his heart was pure.
Mr.. kinCaid said he was not a
knight but he knew that none could
be true to his VOWS without being
faithful In all his relations to home
life, and he must he good neighbor
and brother, a loyal citizen and true
patriot, but, above all, good Chris
| tian.