The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-02-06
Knights of Columbus Missionr 70
Non-Cathoics.

fNi'ShNo VI SOluHlOuS NiS6tOHi ~
Non-Catholics.
Denver is the first city of any size in
The country to launch a mission for
fraternal organization Various
churches have thrown open their doors
for the instruction of those outside the
faith, and have invited men of elo-
quence TO expound hte truths OF the
Catholic religion, but it remained for
Denver council 53s. knights of Colum-
bus, to take the lead in the efforts of
laymen TO promote the church eXten-
sion movement.
Regardless of expense the local coun-
Gil has engaged the magnificent Denver
Auditorium for all OF next week and
beginning Monday evening, Feb s,
Bishop j. J. Keane of Cheyenne will
speak every evening on the reason
ableness Of Catholic belief. Besides be-
ing an orator. Bishop Keane is a theo-
logian, and for the reason that he can
explain his own reasons for the faith
that is in him, he was selected by the
knights of Columbus to make possible
the success Of the mission of next
week.
The Denver Auditorium, arranged as
II was for the Democratic convention
OF last July, has a seating capacity of
l2'OOO. The entire building will be
thrown open and the Catholic people
VIII give first choice Of seats to their
Irotestdnt brethren for whose especial
instruction the mission Is to be held.
Throughout the country encomiurs
are being thrust upon the local knights
Of Columbus for taking the initiative
III movement which turns the eyes of
the entire religious world on Denver.
Not only Catholics are talking about
n &c
Protestant ministers and Iavmen are
wondering at the courage OF a fraternaI
organization in fostering such an af-
fair.
from New York the knights ordered
little hymnals which will be distributed
TO everyone attending the lectures. This
IS III order TO make congregational sing |
Ing possible. The hymns which are |
known alike to people of all denomina-
uons have been reproduced. Nearer. |
MY God. TO Thee. Abide With Me" |
Lead Kindly Light" Onward Chris |
Ian SoIdlers' and America" are some !
OF the selections embodied in the book.
Charles A. Mast will direct the con.
gregational singing. He has choir Of
500 voices which will be stationed on
The platform above the speaker. and
TINS G1orus will be augmented by the
general audience.
me lectures will last one hour The
subjects for the week are arranged as
follows:
Monday evening, Feb. S-"The Res-
Of Belief in God"
Tuesday evening-'What Manner of
creed Can Satisfy Mans Religious
Wants?" 'O00
Wednesday evening-"Jesus Christ.
His Origin and Mission"
7,5N-
the Pope '''''
Friday evening-"christianity and
Saturday evening-"why Am a
preceding each one half-hour will
0e devoted TO answering questions J
Nhlch are put to Bishop Keane In writ
ng. These may be left at the Audito-
luin, or sent to Bishop Keane at the
Srown Palace hotel, where his head
quarters will be maintained through J
mission week.
admission to the lectures is entirely l
rec and people from all parts of the {
.lty are urged TO attend. Attorney
ohn ii. Reddin is chairman of the
committee which is arranging for the :
ana his able corps of assistants {
I llcluoes Rev. William Organ. Rev. ]. :
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'ert Fairall, NJ. E. Malone. Charles A :
vast, James j. Merely, David O'Brien =
!. X. Riordan, Joseph Reardon. joseph !,
: Dunn and DR.. Edward Delehanty.
speaking of the purpose of the mis-
ion' MT Reddin says: This is in line C
7lth the great moral and intellectual v
pllit which has been Spreading over d
ne land in the last few years. The q
Denver council. knights of Columbus h
eheves that it owes q duty 10 all its t
Ilends as well as TO its Individual il
lembers F'raternal societies. as a rule n
'ok TO the uplifting of their own mem n
ershlp. but we are of the opinion thar 4
good thing ought to be passed e
round; No charge is to be made for T
dmission to any Of these lectures. and Il
Verybody is welcome. Y
We ask all the other fraternal So
elles OF the city to come the first
lsht' and u they do they Will come I
very night. We also ask the pastors ;
an lhe religious denominations in W
enNer TO come, and to invite their con- s.
resauons TO come TO hear Risbon ST
cane on the opening and following Sc
shts. Ihis Is big undertaking bv m
le local council of the order. bur un "
e confident that there viii he more NJ
ian 10000 people present ON eacb of
e six nights of the SERIES
IN many of the churches ny.a,,a,.s "
ere onered last Sunday for the s,,c- aI
SIS of the mission. The public nreSc 10
Denver has devoted columns to ad- IN III
'ruslng the lectures, so IMPRESSED is re
g general public, regardless of ch,1rcb
hhauons with the mamnotb ,,ndor-
king "'iuef- m