The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-25
MANY CANDIDATES
 RECEIVE DEGREES The Knights of Columbus Have
 Large tccessions SERVICES ARE IMPRESSIVE Knights and Candidates Attend High Mass at St. Paul's church--Rev.
 Father coyle Delivers An
 lmating Sermon.
SERVICES ARE IMPRESSIVE

Birmingham Council No. 6S5, Knights Of Columbus, initiated a class fo ffty-elght candidates yesterday. The degree work of this order is said to be deeply re- ligious and that being so, the limitations usually take place on Sunday.
 The Knights and the candidates marched from the hall on Twentieth street and Fourth avenue to St. Pauls church at 10:3o o'clock, and attended high mass in a body There were about $50 men in line.
 The services at the church were excep- tionally interesting. The marble altar was garnished with green vines and plants and was lighted by many candles. The Rev. Father Kitrick was the celebrant and the Rev. Father Coyle occupied the pulpit A large chorus choir, with MISS Van Merkestyn as solo soprano sang the Kyre Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Del from Cans mass and the Benedictus from Gounod's St. Cecilia mass For the offertory Miss Van Merkestyn sang an 70. Salutaris," with violin oohgalo pS MT. Chalifoux
 The mass was followed by the benedic- tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Just be- fore the benediction the choir sang on ward Christian Soldier" and after the benediction the Te Deum was sung in 1,nglisb bv the choir and congregation.
 Scholarly Sermon.
 Father Coyle's sermon was snort put if was pronounced by those who heard It as scholarly effort-at once fresh, anl- mating and poetic. The preacher told of Arthur's Knights of the Table Round ana of the quest of the Holy Grail. lie then drew a picture of the Crusaders. He saio that in these modern days we hao less of romance yet true knighthood was still inhower. The panoply of the middle ages was no longer seen, but the true csbristian soldier of today wears the hel- met of salvation and is armed with the sword of the Spirit, which is truth. father Coyle exhorted the Knights Of Coiumpus to righteous living and to stand up loi nrlnciple and in behalf of the oppressed.
 The knlehts returned to their hall and earIv in the afternoon the candldates were invested with the first degree or the order At half past the second ue- gree was concluded and at o'clocK all the candidates had been invested "i'n 
 the third degree.
 rbomas F Corrigan, a prominent law yer of Atlanta and deputy for the state of Georgia. assisted Grand Knight Frank p o'Rrien and the other local officers Tn the ceremonies. State Deputy Ster- Ing A. Wood delivered the closing ora ton.
 Following Is a list of the newly created knights:
 The New Members.
 The Rev. Joseph Duffy, Albert Fas- nacht. A. J. Acosta, Thomas Albright Robert D. Allen, James B. Brown. Charles P. Gaboury, Marion J. David son, Matthew E. Harty, Will Gusmus' Albert B. Henke, Thomas Heron Charles M. Joeger, John c. McGeever, Frank B. Mannsh, Frank J. Roggan- buck Christian Scharuagel John Schlut- tenhofer, Samuel Sevier, John Shea John J. sislxie John A Bauer, John E. An derson, Frank T. Beyer Peter R. Black George J. Beyer George A. Church. George Bohenfeush, Thomas P Curran, T. J. Cuniff, William T. Dillon, Charles Dennis, H. E. Elkourie, Richard Dundon, T. J. Feigh, John W. Ellis, M. r. Glea- son, James w. Ellis. Joseph B. Hayden, James Finnegan, Charles B. Kennon, Thomaa w. Gleason, Charles F. Lock, Richard A. Kearney, James M. O'Don- nell K. B. Koosa, William J. O'Donnell. Charles P. O'Rourke, John J. Platton, Paul F. Roetpltz, J. M. Slattery, Will liam H. Slattery, Eugene J. Tannory, Thomas w. Tanner, Joseph Weifreich, Sr., Louis Tobia. Joseph zyne. John White and J. T. Mullarkey.
 Sheffield was well represented in the class of Neophytes.
 Many visiting knights were here from various sections of the south
 The Morris hotel was Knights of Co., iumbus headquarters.