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Show Knight of Ht. John of Jerusalem. The New York Herald s.'os: About this time of jear the "Knights of bt. John of Jerusalem" are holding tlu-ir annual conclaves con-claves all over Europe. It is a creditable thing for men to associate t hemselves together to-gether in order to relieve the sick and wounded, but why should they call themselves them-selves by a name to which they have no right? The order of the KnightH of St.. John still exists and has its headquarters and its grand masters iu Home, but. tin modern Knglish or German Knight (rf St. -:,:.n has no possible connection with the order. ' A dozen gent lenien may form themselves into a charitable society and call themselves them-selves "Knights of St. John'' if they ehooso, but that docs not make tln-m member of the oldest order of chivalry in -existence". They are no more Knight of Ht. John t ban the nmpectiible grocers who call themselves "Knights Templar" in America are genuine gen-uine Knights of the Temple. The Order of the Knights of St. John cannot be "revived" "re-vived" by any noverfigu or legislature without the concurrent c of the grand master mas-ter of the order at Kome. |