The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-21

said:
''I can't express myself or speak to
you as / wish, because l have a cold
and l am tired. AS the gentleman said,
this is given to me with heart and soul.
| That is the way 1 want things given all
the time-not only when they are given
to me personally, but when they are
given to to the church, want 1t given
with hearts and souls. I accept this to-
night from you, good brothers of the
Knights of Columbus, from heart and
soul, and accept it with gratitude to-
ward you.
There is another reason why ] can't
speak to you as l would, and that is
because I am following his eminence
who has spoken so beautifully to you,
and he has simply echoed the thoughts
of my heart tonight. He is thoroughly
American, as well as thoroughly Cath
Ole. The sentiment that he gave ut
terance to here tonight is worth this
whole banquet to you. You will never
forget the lessons that he has given you
here tonight, coming from such an ex-
allied dignitary of the church They
should never be forgotten by you Let
them sink into your hearts and souls.
Be good Christians. lovers of your coun-
try, with charity for all men and love
for your country. Those are the two
things that will ennoble you as members
of the Knights of Columbus.
Expresses Appreciation.
Il can't speak to you tonight as I
would like to, for I am suffering from |
cold. l thank you most sincerely for |
getting up this banquet to honor my
dear friends-these men that came here
to crown our work and fill US with en-
ergy to go on again. Little did think |
thirty-siX or thirty-seven years ago, |
when came here as the pastor of a lit |
tie church down there that / would live |
to see the day when we could look upon |
that magnificent pile out there and wit
ness the grand ceremonies of this morn
ing and evening and have our brethren
OF the church here to do US honor, and |
surrounded by the illustrious prelates
and by our respected governor and the
mayor of the city and there distin-
guished gentlemen.
How little dreamed! In my widest
dreams 1 could never have thought of
such an eVent-such a conclusion from
my humble labors. But God has done it.
| have not worked single-handed here
You have helped me. That is the secret
of the whole business. You have done it,
and done it without much solicitation,
either.
Il thank you, and thank Mr. Geoghe-
gan for this magnificent volume, and I
am honest: and when say 1 respect you
and honor you as the cardinal does. you
may believe it. Oong appIause.)
Telegram Is Read.
AT this time Toastmaster Geoghegan
read the following telegram from w. p.
Q 'Meara, who is now in New York:
d j. Laramie, G.. K, Care Banquet
Commercial Club. Salt Lake:
Very sorry am not with you today,
Please present my compliments to his
and visiting bishops, fathers
and brother knights. Give my best
wishes to our good bishop, and may he
be spared us many years to enjoy the
iruits of his labor of a lifetime is my
prayer.
'fW. P. O'MEARA,
Master Fourth Degree"
Governor spry Introduced. t
Toastmaster Geoghegan then intro
iuced Governor William Spry, who
spoke as follows:
Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen-I
certainly esteem 1t a very great honor :
Q be asked to participate with you to-
llght IN extending a welcome to our }
distinguished guest, his eminence. the
'ardinal, and also to participate with
'ou in showing your appreciation of
owe and respect for our worthy Bishop :
'canlan. l believe today is one of the
rowning features of his life The work /
hat he has done, the number of years
hat he has labored to accomplish what =
e has presented to you today is known !
0 many of us.
Possibly l have known Bishop Scan
an longer than most of you have.
him when I was a mere boy
ere in Salt Lake City, and 1 haveI :,
'atched his course in life. have !,
Iatched his devotion and his fidelity to -
Is cause and to his country, and l
ave always had very deer adrnira- 5
ion in my heart for our friend. Bishop K
canlan, and | certainly join with YOU .
0niSht in extending to him the con-
ratulations that he is so much entitled
} for the wonderful work that he has
ccomplished in the erection of this
eautiful temple that you have dedi -
ated here today. p
Il like the sentiments that have \
cen expressed here tonight. 1t means =,
ood citizenship; it means American =
m. 1t means a love of country and of =
ONE. The sentiments that were ex- ., -
ressed this morning in the exercises - -
the cathedral, the American home "
lie love of country, the Chrfstianizing "
the people of these United States-it :,
eans so much for us aIl-and I sin ~
rely hope and pray that we NAV be -
und working together to reach the w "
eals that have been laid down to us : u
day, that we may be found WORKING l
gether for the accomplishment of y
ese high ideals and for the purposes -, ~
at have been held out to us by these I. I.
'ntlemen who have met with us and III
pressed themselves so ably in our =.
'aring today. I thank you for your :. 20
tention." (Applause) q
Archbishop Is Pleasing. to
The POSTMASTER then introduced the or
ght Rev. J. j. Glennon, D. D., who er
oke as follows: it
Mr.. Toastmaster and Governor of tn
e state, honorable gentlemen and he
sht reverend and reverend fathers tn
ID knights of Columbus: Your toast in
aster introduced me as Father Glen tn
n; then he corrected himself and US
lied me Bishop Glennon, ard finally Gi
ttins step higher, the way he is lit
ways doing, he called me Archbishon VII
ennon of st. Louis. Well. he was AL WI
iys noted for that. He commenced CO
I'm his heart when he called me tn
.ther Glennon. Then he got up to his otl
ad when he called me archbishop. he as
use it was as Father Glennon that he tol
eW me long ago. and he knew me ov
q knew him. [ was his spiIit1,aI III sol