The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-16
Ogden Council No, III.

DlsIIlct Deputy James H De Vine
installed the officers of this council for
i9o9 on Friday evening, the Sth inst
III thelr halI on Washington avenue,
thlS Guy. over 100 members crowded
! the nall during the ceremonies and on
joyed the Smoker which totIou,nd
Grand knight DIR. Roche delivered an
ADDRESS on the dignity of KnightboOil
IN the Order of Columbus. The follow
ing are the officers FOR 1909: DR.. F 7,
Roche, G. X: F. A. Brophy. D. G. K e.
| w. 5. O'Brien, F. s.. J. J. O'eonnor
treasurer; 1. A. Junk, recording score
taryi L. w. Dermody, warden: c. A
Mcguire, chancellor; S., A. Maginnis
advocate; Leo Donlin. inner guard
James T. Shantey outer guard; s. c.
Bauchman, Phillip Grill, A. p ,afren-
iere. trustees; DR.. F. c. Doran Ieca-
turer. This is the second time DR.
Roche was elected grand knight. On
the flrst occasion being an associate
member, his election was not legal. but
an alteration of the laws and rules Nv
the national council permits associate
members to be elected grand knight
This the newly elected grand knight
explained, and addressing the assem-
bly, said:
Brothers. when man is freely pre-
ferred to office by his fellowmen he is
good office, but when that office IS in
separately united with a true dignity
redolent of the practices of our Catho-
lie forefathers, the recipients nobIest
sympathies should be excited. Such
true dignity is not only the heirloom OF
the high office of grand knight, but
belongs to every Catholic gentleman
admitted to the Knighthood of Column
bus. Why is this so? 1 answer. be-
cause the dignity of knighthood in our
order has the sanction and blessing of
Gods church, like the glorious knight
hoods of the olden times, and hence
must carry with it that indefina bIe
aureola of honor which we associate
with these ancient foundations of dig
nifty.
All true dignity must have its Dri-
NAL source III the CTeaCor for Wuat IS
man that he can of himself lay vaEAS
claim to that exalted work which alone
begets dignity and which, indeed is TIE
only excuse for its assumption Before
the so-called Reformation tore asIn-
der the brotherhood which Christ es-
tablished on earth and gave ungov-
erned outlet for the purple pride. fol-
bles and passions of mankind the high
polity of that civilized society which |
introduced ordained that |
all honors should have their primal
origin i'll the Church of Christ. and |
hence 1t was that the head of Christ's |
church anointed kings and emperors. |
having regard to their rights as accept
ed leaders of their respective peoples.
and these high personages, in turn.
conferred knighthood ana other dis
tinctions on their subjects, but, and
mark the Indispensable condition.
never without the observance Of GER
tain church discipline and ceremonies.
The knight to be prepared for his ele-
vation by fasting, prayer, confession
and long night vigil over his armor.
Ind was solemnly consecrated to the
service of God and the Virgin Mother,
md, in special honor of the latter to
he service of beauty and virtue in
Following this high conception of
he true fount from which dignity and
honor should spring. the great Catho-
ic order of the knights of Columbus
s founded on the same lofty polity of
'ur ancestors and is sent forth on its
;reat mission fortified by ceremonies
nd observances approved by the