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


der might be wandering. who might
have forgotten, perhaps, principles thai
| they Should not forget. God works IN
strange ways, through society that
is human after all, though it is Of a ro-
! ligious nature, to bring back to the fold
| of Almighty God those who have wan
dered away.
Aim of the Society.
"I cannot add anything to what has
| been said here this evening. knights OF
| Columbus, all that could have said to
| you has been said time and again, and
has been eternally said to you, and that
| is to remember what are your pr1nct-
pies; to teach them to the world; to tell
them that you have no secrets in your
society
I'VE have one aim. and that is, to be
decent citizens of this country. We
have no secret organization with secret
desires or secret motives. We have one
great motive and one great purpose,
and, thank God, we are achieving that
purpose. We should be strong for good
in our country, and in that great coun-
try to which we all belong, the King
dom of God in this world.
''I shall be telling our Denver Knights
at our next meeting what the Knights
of Columbus of Salt Lake City are
doing; and many Of them, of course,
you know intimately.
when you come to Denver the next
time all of you will have a place of
welcome, better than you have had be-
fore. for by that time our new temple
viii be completed and we shall have as
fine club house as any in the United
States. It has meant self-sacrif1ce to a
great many men.
1T is not for their own sake that they
are members of the organization. Men
that 1 know that are the backbone Of
the order of the knights of Columbus
are not members for their own sake. /
hope all of you are members of the
knights of Columbus, not for anything
you can receive, but for what you can
give to other men. That is our aim.
the knights of Columbus in Denver is
built for what we can give to others.
That is the highest motive.
This was the purpose and motive of
him whom we call our father, Christo-
pher Columbus: and it is our purpose
TO remember that we are knights Of
Columbus We should strive. with the
great and generous spirit of Chritopher
for what we can give to Others, and for
all the nobility of life we can give TO
the world. (Applause)
Noted Wit Talks.
Father Gay of Los Angeles, a noted
wit, captivated his audience with sto-
ries of delightful humor- He delivered
a beautiful tribute TO womanhOod. and
closed with a glowing peroration:
knights of Columbus l bid We follow
his exhortation, Do ana be what the
woman of your heart holds up as her
ideal. and you will realize the purposes
or your order and satisfy Mother
Church"
Congressman Joseph Howell spoke on
the good work done for Utah by the
Catholic church. This Is a great state"
he said, ''and one of the greatest ele-
ments, in strong citizenship, sterling
manhood, loyalty to the common cause
and endeavor toward larger growth, is
Catholicin. The people of Utah love
and respect the kind of men who make
up the Knights of Columbus We know
that as long as this state is supported
by the manly arms of such knights, so
long will it go onward in the march Of
progress.
And deeper still. in spite of differ
ences in creed. we feel a common bond
Of brotherhood with you. The people of |
Utah are proud of such citizens, for we
knaw that the Knight of Columbus is |
true, Christian gentleman
Father Powers Applauded.
Father Powers. the aged and reverend
priest of Los Angeles, stood amid a |
storm of plaudits. He said: '.Bishop |
Scanlan wrote to my old friend and !
brother. Father William O'Connel1. the
beloved father of the great San JOAQUIN |
valley, begging him to attend the dedi- I
cation OF the great cathedral that he /
had built after forty years of incessant |
toll Father OConnell is the only sur
wing member besides Bishop Seaman |
in their old class. They were old Gro
MES at school, and they loved. each |
other like David and Jonathan. L know |
that the prelates will be here, but | |
want you most of all to see the fruits |
u my efforts wrote Bishop Scanlan. |
Tonight l want to speak Father O'Con- |
lelFs great regret at not being able to |
oin us at this groaning board of fes-
-ivity. But Father OConnelI is very
Did, and the duties of the day have ex- I
1austed his energies. give you the
.oast. knights of Columbus, Father
O'Connell of San Francisco F"
falher CuShnahan of Ogden was
greeted with a salvo of cheers. During
lis twenty-eight years or active service
n the vineyard of his God, he had met
many of the men who applauded him
Ind knew his work for good. He spoke
IT Bishop Scanlans kindness of heart.
lis faith in mankind, his devotion to
iuty and his courage in the face of
eemingly insurmountable obstacles. He
llso paid a beautiful tribute to his
minence, Cardinal Gibbons, and spoke
# the great work of the knights of Co
umbus
The banquet closed with general
iandshaking and congratulations short
y before midnight. thus bringing to a
lose day replete with events which
viii live long in the memory of an
catholic churchmen and others who
participated in the exercises.