The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-18
BISHOP KAIN'S
ADoalss TO THE KNIGHTS SUNDAY

On the Occasion Of BlssslnE the Banner Ree,ntl
Presented Them bJ the Ladlss-Daties,
responsibilities and Privileges ofa
RseosnIr,d Catholic Society.
Following is the address OF Bishop Kain,
delivered at Cathedral on Sunday last, on
the occasion Of the blessing Of the banner oI
the Knightsof 81. George. The B!shopsaid: u
extend to you, Knights OF st. George, o cor
dial welcome on this your fst visit to the
Cathedral, and your first public appearance
liz uniform. 'Tis highly proper that your
fi,st appearance in public should bring
you 10 the church to recsiye the Bene-
diction Of our Divine Lord In the Most Holy
Sacrament. You come to lay your beautiful
banner, bearing the imsge OF your sainted
and on yourselves the church's benediction.
Il will give me pleasure to comply with your
request, but before invoking this blessing,
W. .ich though short and simple IL
form, 10 moat expressive In the ssnti.
ment, It embodies. I shall avail
m 70 II OF your presence here In body,
to e1hort you all TO the faithful practice Of
those Christian virtues which, more than
gilded trappings and gorgeous decorations,
will shed lustre on your young society.
The first and cnief Of these virtues Is
loyalty TO God and TO Gods Holy Church.
You wear the outward insignia OF the
knightly character, bat 1t iswell foryou 10
remember that long ago your souls were
decorated In Holy Confirmation with the in.
deltble character OF the christian soldier.
t, TaE rrRsT DUTY.
As such, your first duty Is to uphold and
defend the honor OF God and His holy reli-
gIoa. You are bound, each In the sphere in
which he moves, to show yourselves true
Christians-loyal Catholics. When your
faith 10 asssiled, or your Church decried, You
should be able and ready 70 silence the assail.
ant and d, fsnd your religion. Therefore, you
should consider 1t an obligation to acquire
such Information, and TO ground yourselves
vow ws NAV .Ssyp Iva haSs band The % m.ans sol
defence. Do you know your religion vel !?
Can you defend its doctrine,? Are you &C.
quainted with the chief events In its history?
You cannot certainly spend your leisure
moments more probably than In acquiring
| this uaefnl Information. twill nrqusstion.1
lably be more advantageous to you, ' sud mora
Iiu keeping with your profession as soldiers Of
| Christ. 10 provide yourselves with auch
knowledge, than 20 while away your free
time ~ iaie or aangesou55 tia dassneIss, .san ..
70 IRa1 shy % teaeuH as,, ssea, 70 y, ~
nist tIeoomeauSui, ~ s ySna :, ns. ~ oo
loyal 10 your lsns.os w usie tisl, ~. aSsins'
query assault lou ,usa sanSos .uaa ;anat snsoonsa
tion, II you aIo yoise"Gn .say,ant nJ,I y, .s
leachiog' ano ,, ,.s his.oy om ot.en Iavs
met iaymrn win w pslsIi oppof,nunaaes nn,sss
lnau you i, nass, nS;,. tsst tS na.o aso %
mastsiea snsse Suo{ so aaa,.os a sAoS =. ,s mese
always Ieauy, a. St rsssI a ~ aasis, 70 s,@vs VIZ
which mat lAtn nnea saeiI .nsars. anere
are pefhaps mary y9uhs asn w among yoWuf
assosiates Wno ase raa,y autt. upJn .ne NJ
vitsi mss.eso ot oa ts ,ha hiinsyr .aa nas w !avs
ment enough 20 ses tne naiio"hess h Oh Muen
mat passes iof Onlst.au.y, ou. peinaps
tniousa snsei lsnoianoss .ney s. a.s iupasu .s
WIN uaaltlonsi PIT aaices tsalnst Me
SatGoic chu!cn. they ate ~ koou tIisu
~ thls opposiuon, .ne very or1solons na s 'asy
silege ~ your ptsssnsee, ay msy aaufu you you .ne u
aesiieo 9ppoisun,ty u Nv .hns .nsm on
lntse ana ninHiea 81. jsoe,aaui iasa,a. nss m Sou
provss yoats,siWs, hos on'y osisnuefs ou'
apo'aes Oh 'he uu'n.
y ARAPPsAL TO Duff. .,sE1
Would that nv exhor,at,on did but en-,
.,r.aa ,o, ~ A, yo, r,e,vss for ,b;s snhI;ma
ooutske Wv :. -. ~ :, 49,
Missions misaipn nos unhke tnat Oh tne
Holy Baptist. For as be went before to pre-.
pare men to believe In Christ, so may you be
instrumental IN preparing men 70 neiieve 10
a az soIdisgs hH Of Jesus cbFist Won are bonnd to
uphold in another Important respect, the
honor Of your Divine Captain. refer 70 the
moral aS 10 tnSse ntrae,ion oSens ~ .sa wntGn tbj,
morning =, ~ have bean written by the anger Of
God, NOT only on tablets Of stone, but on the
world and reaches the years Of developed
reason.N. Need tell you how prevalent are
sins which most oulrageously violate this
moral law? Blasphemy, profanity, immoral.
ity, intemperance, dishonesty, calumny-
what black catalogue Of hidsous crimes
might be enumerated by which the sovereign
msiss,y OF Heavens great God 10 outraged
Who IL tho propagator Of all this wicked
ness, but that internal spirit represented In
the Apocalypse and on your Banner as a
huge dragon-the devil himself? Have you
heretofore resisted this monster and crushed
him as your Blessed Patron is shown to have
done? Have you used your influence 70
cheek the spread OF thsss defling and de-
acant @ % silence. shown your aversion 10 such
sins? Or alas! have you mingled put too
freely In the isscivious jssting Of the obscene,
the earousings OF the incorporate, or the
detestabls work OF the calumniator?
.,,.rv or ropr r,no
% aA,.,. - ', .yS "s..., ~. ..
ask you, eoiaisfa oi oni,sl "nas 10 your
bounden duty In the face OF the immortality
and corruption that q bod our country; that
AAe - -. go ~. = ,.k.hon . "A ~. "a, :.
pene.iase 'nso 'ne "'ihsuop alu sne "tiee
and the social circle; that TEEN IN almost