The Reverend Edward Giles Knight
Sixth Rector (1897 – 1901)...

Edward Giles Knight was born in Salem, N.J. He prepared for the ministry at Crozier Theological Seminary, Chester, PA. He was made deacon in the Episcopal Church by the Rt. Reverend John Paddock of Olympia and ordained priest by Bishop Ozi Whitaker of Pennsylvania. He served as rector of St. Thomas from 1897 to 1901. During this period, the Sunday School grew in numbers. Reverend Knight was very interested in the music of the church and promoted the use of paid soloists. He also attempted to stabilize the finances of the church, speaking from the pulpit on the financial responsibility of the congregation. After leaving St. Thomas, he served as Rector of the Church of the Incarnation in Drexel Hill, PA until his death in 1935.