The daily sentinel., 1908-11-16
BISHOP E. ]. KNIGHT
ANSWERS LAST
SUMMONS
Beloved Church Man Contracted Ill
ness Here That Ended Fa-
tally Yesterday.
HIS LIFE WAS A NOBLE ONE


the diocese of xes,crn Colorado,
one Of the leading churchmen Of
the state, widely known and very
popular in Grand Junction and
all other western Colorado towns
in which he had visited in his
official capacity. highly esteemed
and sincerely honoreu by all who
knew him, passed from earthly
life yesterday, sunday, morning
at his residence i'll Glcnwood
Springs, after IA long illness
which first made itself known
while Bishop knight was in
Grand junction officiating at the
institution of Rev. John Wallis
Oil as rector OF st. Matthews
Episcopal church, ON Sunday,
September 20. of this year.
The unfimely taking away of
Bishop Knight will spread a pail OF
sorrow over the entire diocese OF
western Colorado. The announcement
of the death came as a great shock.
not only to the members of the Epis-
copal church in this city but to scores
of other local people who had met
the bishop. 1t Will cause keen sor-
row in the large parish in New Jersey
which Bishop Knight had served as
rector many years before being made
bishop
Less than year ago Bishop
knight. newly consecrated as "a
bishop. came 10 Colorado to take
charge of the affairs of the diocese OF
western Colorado which embraces
many prosperous and growing Epis-
copal churches. He made visit TO
every charge and became well ac-
quainned. He has visited in Grand
xyf. md
was especially well known here. He
decided to make his residence tenn
porarily at least al Glenwood Springs
although 1t was known that he CON
templzsted removing 10 Grand juno
ton in the near future. On Septem
Der "a. Rev. John Wallis Oil was
instituted ;as rector of st. NIatthe WI
church in this city TO succeed Rev
C. w. &. Lyon who had been made
arch deacon oE the diocese Bishop
knight came down from Glenwooo
and officiated at the impressive ser
vice He spoke of not feeling well Oh
the 19th. Sunday morning he was
seized with violent nose bleed while
participating iR the service and was
forced To leave the chlnceL He s.f
fered fr0m IN slight helnorrk:age tnut
day vet he insisted on going TO Cliff
ton thai evening TO I'LL an nppolf T.
ment T'he sermon hsa delivered ~
Clifton SUNDAY .evcnia y, Septemh-l
goth was the las sermon he ever de-
liversd.
Nor daF. September 2lst Bishc.t
Knight, still ifeesiing very b,sslly. re-
turned to his h0me IN Gk'nwoot
Springs He tossi to his bed and
was found that Ehe WAS sufferin
from typhoid fesser. However, the
attack secRled to AIe a Eight one 'ano
although l0ng drawn ou1 IT WIS MOI
.consid cred serious OF dangerous
Illness. Two weeks ago there was !;
relapse. The hishcp suffered from q
severe 'hemprrhage- He was very
sick for a few days and then seemed
to grow better. New. chll kept ii
close touch with his condh ion. Sat
urday morning the bishop seemed tt
he mucS better hut during the siaa
Saturday there came u change for Sht
worse, tfle bist op rapidly failed ant
the end came yesterday vnornlAg
Rev. OH received telegram yester
day afterK oon announcing the deaJf
and he left for Glenwood Spring
in the evening. We has entire charst
of thu funeral arrangements.
Bishop Eslward.-. Knight was bor'
forty-Ihree years ago in Merchant
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