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\ \X STAND Aif AT “THE OIL CITY”RIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1923.K.K.K. CALLS AT CHURCHHAND PASTOR ENVELOPE AND RF^IRE WITHOUT A WORDSUNDAYEVENINGThe First Public Appearance of White Robed Figures in GreybullThe first public appearance of the Ku Klux Klan coming to our notice in Greybull was made Sunday evening when two persons clad in whitei entered the Christian church just as George Rimer was preparing to sing a special number before the pastor, Rev. W. J. Lloyd who was to deliver his farewell sermon, started his address. The door was opened without ' noise and two figures stepped inside. Pausing they saluted the pastor and then marched straight to the altar, which was occupied by Rev. Lloyd, and Rev. Jackson of the Baptist church; both the Christian and Baptist (congregations, together with a num- ;1 ber from other churches having ’ j gathered to hear the farewell sermon and bid Rev. Lloyd goodbye. Stop- ‘ ping at the altar rail one of them j handed Rev. Lloyd a large envelope, both saluted and turning marched back down the aisle and out the door. Not a word was uttered. The quiet would have been oppressive had it not been that a few small tots, who attended the numerous Christmas trees recently and become somewhat accustomed to surprises, exclaimed, j “look! there comes Santa Claus.”Rev. Lloyd stood for a moment somewhat nonplussed and then tore open the cnvelone which was addressed, “Rev. W. J. Lloyd, please dpen and read.” As he took the contents from the envelope two sheets cf paper appeared, inclosed in which was ' some two or three bills of currency. He looked it over and remarked that the letter seemed to be quite long and that Mr. Rimer might proceed with j his song, after which he would read the letter. The letter, which was typewritten on Klan stationery with the seal attached, covered two pages.I Rev. Lloyd permitted us to have it j Tuesday long enough to put it in type ! and it read as follows:KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN.Klan Number 8.Realm of Wyoming Greybull, Wyoming, Dec. 31, 1922. REV. W. J LLOYD,Pastor of the Christian Church, Greybull, Wyoming., Dear Mr. Lloyd:| Upon this day which closes the year i 1922, we, the Knights of the Ku Klux i Klan of Greybull, unknown person-1 ally to you and perhaps to most of ' your congregation as an organization■ existing in this vicinity, solicit of you,1 an apostle of the Christian religion, the reading of this communication to 1 your congregation.With profound regret, as citizens of 1 the city and vicinity of Greybull, we 1 learn of the closing of your activity as pastor of the Christian church in Greybull.5 Your Christian work, the abundant • worth of your character, ycur exem-; plification of a Christian life with 1 consistent service to humanity, has 3 been marked in the community in which you live, so that any evidence■ of appreciation that we may evince■ is but that of the residents and ad-3 ; mircrs of Greybull.- j Caleb Ridley says, “More than nine-f . ten hundred years ago a new life forco f burst into human history, and began f j its sweep down the centuries, an everLARGEST CIRCULall, and while it adheres strictly to 1 A the tenets of the Christian religion, ^ it seeks no quarrel with any individ- ^ uni or organization because of relig-| ious difference.We believe in the cultivation and promotion of chivalry, humanity, jus- 1 i ticc, and patriotism. To protect the ,| weak, the innocent, the defenseless, 'J from the wrongs, indignities and outrages of the lawless, the violent and the brutal, to relieve the injured and the oppressed; to succor the suffering and unfortunate, especially worthy widows and orphans; to protect and defend the constitution of the United States of America; to aid and assist ! J in the execution of all constitutional laws and to honor and preserve the j dignity of the state by opposing tyranny by the faithful and fearless ad- \ ministration of justice through and |j by legal means, lawfully constituted ^ | courts and officers.| Because certain individuals at ^ ! various times have rcmmitted acts of | violence under cover of darkness, and n I shielded by masks and robes some- y | what resembling the official regalia of I v ! the Ku Klux Klan, they have been 1 y I classed as members of the organize- !{tion. The Ku Klux Klan is a strictly j j, law-abiding organization, and every ( 0 j member must uphold the law at all j, j times and must assist the officers of I ^ | the law in preserving peace and or- t 1 der whenever occasion arises; and j. 1 any member violating this require- I ment ceases to retain his membership j a in the organization.The Ku Klux Klan of today rides f on, not upon the backs of faithful i, steeds, but in the mind, heart and soul j j of every true, white American citizen , ( who loves our great country and who | j glories in the nv.c America, and | f who is honest enough and grateful ] enough as a true sen to perpeutally I ( memorialize the V rcism of our fath- ■ ers and transmit untarnished the , priceless boon of the glorious heritage ; transmitted from an uncorrupted and unstained lineage, to in turn expect of the generations who are to follow after us that the luster of our age may increase in splendor.We solicit your acceptance of this little evidence of our respect and''ac- 1 knowledgment of your goodness of deed and character, and wish that you might beecme associated actively with us in our works; at all events we would like your membership.May your days be long and happy. THE KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUXKLAN.Greybull Klan, No. 8, Realm of Wyoming.By the Exalted Cyclops.(Seal).M’NALLY FINDS GREYBULLELKS DOING BIG WORKR. E. McNally, Sheridan attorney and state deputy for the Elks grand lodge, returned yesterday from Greybull, where he completed an inspce-tion of the local lodge of Elks.Recent welfare work of the Grey-bull lodge included taking the place of a Salvation Army post. One hund- j red baskets of food were distributed at Christmas time. The lodge has offered a yearly scholarship at Wyo-1 ming University at Laramie to the best senior student in the high schools j of the basin country, the standing to j be determined in May of each year.McNally will leave Sheridan January 6 for a trip through the state in the interests of the Elks grand lodge. Two other Sheridan men, C. L. Car-' ter, exalted ruler of the Sheridan lodge, and A. J. Ham, secretary, will attend the convention of state exalted ; rulers and secretaries at Cheyenne January 13 and 14. McNally will j I visit the lodge at Laramie January I 8; Rock Springs, January 9; Rawlins, January 10; Cheyenne January 1G; Casper, January 18, and will return j to this city January 24.Oustanding activities of the Elks lodge in Wyoming, McNally says, are in welfare work, the lodge doing the work of the Salvation Army in
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