Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-30
WHAT sAroLLI SAID.
The Knights of Columbus As Viewed
 By It's Members and Friends.

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 By It's Members and Friends.
 It might be interesting at this time to read what Monsignor Satolli said of the Knights of Columbus in one of his able addresses delivered in this coun- try few years ago. He said:
 ..WE ALSO WISH TO EXPRESS OUR GREAT PLEASURE AFTER LEARNING THE MERITS OF THIS GREAT CATHOLIC ORGANIZA- TION (THE KNIGHTS OF COLUM- BUSD THAT IN THE PRESENT ACT I'VE PERIOD OF SOCIAL AND FRA THERMAL ALLIANCE IN AMERICA, THERE EXISTS A SOCIETY OF PRACTICAL CATHOLICS WHICH OFFERS THEM THE BEST ADVAN- FACES OF INSURANCE, BENEVO- LENCE AND FRATERNITY, PROF. TERED BY THE MOST POPULAR SOCIETIES. WITHOUT ANY OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF PRO- HIBITED COMPANIONSHIP."
 Secretary Daniel Colwell of New Haven, who knows more about the Knights of Columbus than perhaps not fear for the life of the Knights of Columbus on account of the opposition of Bishop Janssen.
 Secretary Colwell regards as ridicu lous the statment that the matter of the standing of the Knights of Colum- bus in the Catholic church would be brought to the attention of the author ities at Rome Its a renewal of a little hubbub.' said Mir sColwell. "Now and then the same question is sprung | by some one. The fact is that the authorities at Rome have already talk en cognizance and fixed the standing of the Knights of Columbus in the church. Monsignor Satolli a few years ago is- sued a letter giving the papal appro,>.. of the order. What more Is neces- ] sary to refute these periodical and senseless attacks upon the order." Sec retary Colwell said that the Knights would not attempt any defense of the attack. The right of the order to ex- ist has already been established, he says, and being recognized at Rome ! the officers do not feel called upon to reply to any attacks made. He believed | that the whole matter will drop of its own weight, and he declined to com ment further upon the proposed steps, l indicated by Bishop Janssen's inter- view.
 John Mulhall of Hartford, prominent | in the state organization, stated yes, | terday to q Hartford Times reporter that notwithstanding these facts, the ritual of the Knights of Columbus had been submitted to Mgr Satolli, who had approved of the same. He did not believe that the action of Bishop Janssen would be the subject of an inquiry at Rome. as suggested in the | Sun, but lie deplored the fact that after the bishops action an organiza tion had been perfected in Bellville. That, he believed, to be the result of nasty action, taken at a time when cooler heads should have governed. MT Mulhall said that Bishop Janssen had | absolute power in his diocese. His wishes should be respected. But should his action stand it will have no effect whatever on the society general | ly. He said that Bishop Tierney of this diocese is not q member of the order, but that Fathers Laden, Shanley and many other priests in the state are either active or associate members. J. J. Helion of Hartford, who has been in the organization for four years, said yesterday that he knew well that 1 the action of Bishop Janssen would have no effect on the organization. Why" he said, 'half of the priests are members of the organization, and it is upheld by them." As far as the l secrecy of the organization is con- cerned, it is on a par with the Odd Fellows, -Foresters and other similar organizations and cannot be classed with the MaSons, which is a secret or ganization in every sense. All the se- crecy about the Knights of Columbus that he knew about was their charity work. That was secret. What help ] they extend to others in hard luck is q matter to be kept quiet. He ex- plained that the organization was con ceived for the purpose of insurance and sick benefits. but of late years many associate members had been ad- mitted and. the social side has come prominently to the front. e pf The New York Suns article on the opposition of western bishop to the
 Knights of Columbus, which is in the
 main reproduced elsewhere, will
 doubtless interest but not startle mem
 bers of the popular order in this state
 The order has been doing business
 since 1882 and is we'll established.
 The last report of the insurance com
 missioner shows that the Knights of
 Columbus is on a sound basis and the
 discovery made by western bishop
 that it is hostile to the regulations of
 the great religious organization from
 which it draws it's membership is like
 ly to cause more smiles than fears
 Hartford Post.