Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-26
RESENT N
Father Dagnault, Sioux City,
Makes Public Attack Upon
knights of Columbus
RISE OF SPIRIT OF DlsLoyALTy
Father .Dasnault Insists That Catholics
Shall First Show Loyalty to Their
Own Parish and Its Societies, Es-
pecially the Catholic Order of For
esters-Iowa News.

Sioux City, Nov. 26-The Catholics
OF Sioux City have not yet quit talk
ing of the sensation which one of their
priests created last Sunday in pub
lie attack upon the knights Of Column
bus, popular Catholic society. That
organization is strong here and its
members are disposed to resent the
remarks of Father Dagnault from his
pulpit.
Father Dagnault's statements were
made from his altar liz the ST. Jean
Baptiste French church. While $50
knights and prospective knights were
attending mass at the cathedral of the
Epiphany Sunday morning he de-
nounced the order from the altar of
ais own church and urged the young
men of his parish to give the Catholic
Order of Foresters the preference.
Rev. Father Dagnault yesterday
would not admit that he had spoken OF
the knights OF Columbus as a fake
order" or that he had declared that its
objects were of political nature.
II am not a Knight of Columbus, nor
do l want to be-" declared Rev. Fa-
Their Dagnault yesterday in explaining
his attitude towards the other. ! de-
inland that the members of my church
shall support their parish societies, and
l want support for our court of the
Catholic Order Of Foresters in particu-
lar. l could not forbid the membe rs of
my church Joining the knights of &C
lumbus. because 1t Is a recognized orr
der hut do insist that they shall
first show loyalty to their own parish
and it's societies.
I'm my remarks from the altar
stated that the men OF the congrsga-
ton should become members of the
Catholic Order of Foresters before
they should Join other organizations.
Our court of Foresters at one time had
forty members. but now there are only
twenty-five members. The falling off
is due to the knights of Columbus in
our midst. A spirit OF disloyalty to
the Catholic Order of Foresters has
arisen. and this I deplofe.
II do not oppose the knights Of Co
lumbus as an order Indeed, know
nothing about the organization. / sup
pose it Is all right for the bishop and
ctner priests OF the city to belong to
the order. The fact remains, however,
that the coming Of the knights OF Co
lu,nbus into Sioux City has tended to
lessen the interest in parochial socie-
ties. I consider 1t my duty to protect
and to build up my parocial societies.
and see no ground for criticism of
the stand l have taken in this matter.
The statement that said the order
of the Knights OF Columbus took from
church members money that should be
gwen to the church Is false
The occasion for the unlocked for
remarks of Rev. Father Dagnault was
the presence In Sioux City OF large
number Of knights to attend the initia-
ton exercises at which fifty three
new members were to be received into
the order.
Epiphany Council, Knights OF Column
bus. was instituted in Sioux City on
Feb. %, 1903. largely thru the efforts
of Ri. Rev. DR.. p. ]. Garrigan. bishop
of Sioux City Rt. Rev. DR., Garrigan
has been member OF the order for
some years. Very Rev B. c. Lehman
CT Boone, vicar general of the diocese,
also is member.
The order OF the Knights OF Column
bus was founded by Rev. Michael J.
McGivney, Of New Haven, Conn, in
1882