The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-31
Urges Them to Continue Their Good w ork
and Says They Have Respect
of the Bishops.
A Great Amount of Important Business is
Transacted by the knights
in Convention.

I serve fund, now in excess Of $15O,OOO
to which each insurance member was
called upon to pay S. in installments
OF 10 cents monthly, will no longer be
made The fund itself will be pre-.
served for the purpose for which 1t
was created
At the afternoon session the conven-
tion was honored by visit from
Archbishop Corrigan OF New York. He
was accompanied by Rev. M. J. In
velle, president Of the summer school.
After being welcomed by Supreme
knight Hearn he was introduced to
the convention, and spoke as follows:
ut was not my intention to say my
thing to you this afternoon, but wish
to thank you sincerely, gentlemen, for
the hearty and kind words addressed
to me. l congratulate you on having
such pleasant place for your delib-
erations, and l also congratulate you
on the great good which is being done
gradually but quietly by your organi-
zatiOn.
cat one time there was certain
feeling of diflidcnce and dIstrust with
regard to the aims Of this order, Some
entertained the opinion that 1t was
trending toward forbidden society,
ana that there was an element of
danger in the organization. That, how
ever is being gradually dispclled, and
the Catholic people to whom you have
been of great service now respect you.
You have the good will of the bishops
ana clergy throughout the country,
Therefore | have only to urge you to
continue your good work The virtue
or every good work is perseverance.
ANA trust you will continue to be of
great service to the Catholic cause by
being what you are, practical Catholic
knights of Columbus.
81 sincerely trust that what you re-
solve upon here in convention will be
Il great good to the organization and to
Catholics throughout the land"
Al the conclusion OF these remarks
HE archbishop was loudly cheercd, the
applause continuing until he passed out
of the hail.
| In connection with the Endorsement
OF the order by Archbishop Corrigan,
the knights were particularly pleased
with the defence Of the order by Rev,
John Walsh of Troy, N. Y, in replying
to the structures recently cast upon the
order by Bishop Jansen of Belleville,
III. Father Walsh is the permanent
rector Of his church in Troy, strong
character, scholar and n scientist.
In his closing paragraph in replying
to Bishop Jansen, Father Walsh said:
What there can be in such a society
deemed worthy of intelligent episcopal
ccnsurc passes our understanding. The
limited ritual will not suffer. The
chaplain is usually a priest, and he is
within his rights in Offering prayer,
ana these laymcn are within their
| rights in chanting a sacred hymn.
Even where the priest is not an ad-
junct, we insist again, according to the
council of Baltimore, that q ritual in
dependent of the aims of the society,
Is not sufficient justification for CEN
sure. The hope is justifable, If the
unjust verdict has been rendered, that
redress will come where the injury has
been done. Some years ago n bishop
of Alton forbade his diocesans to re-
ceve McMastcr's Freeman's Journal
into their homes. The great editor
wrote, Il bow my head to the episcopal
veto, and bcspeak a reconsideration
which will do me Justice The same
message we send to the right reverend
bishop of Bclleville."
On rcsulning business the conven-
ton took up the question of shutting
out from membership those engaged ip
the manufacture or sale of liquor. Ow.
Ing to the lack of uniform law on
the subject, quite a number of this
class have been admitted to the order.
The committee on revision of the
constitution reported the following
amendments dealing with this uues.
tion: