Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-24

national lecturer of the Knights Of Co., l lumbus. An enthusiastic audience esti- l mated at over i. 100 filled all the seat ing accommodations, bringing the lec- turer to remark that if he had never been inspired to speak before he cer- taIniy should this night.
 Most of the societies attended in body, meeting at their rooms and 1 marching to the hall, where they had seats assigned them in groups. These included Divisions Nos. and 2 of the A. Q. H., St. Mary's and the. Father Mathew T. A. societies, and the Holy Name society of St. Mary's parish. The Knights of Columbus councils from New London, Westerly, ,Montville, Taft vile and Stonington also had roper sentatives present.
 President John R. Tarrant of White Cross council presided, and had seated with him upon the platform, besides the speaker of the evening, Rev. J. J Smith and Rev. W. A. Keefe of St. , Mary's parish, District Deputy Grand Presidents Michael J. Dwyer and Frank T. Murtha of the A. O. H. divisions. President Joseph Belleieur of the Father Mathew T. A. society, President Name society. State Advocate Collins Of New London and others.
 The programme opened with selec- tfons bv the Cadillac orchestra. after which President Tarrant expressed a welcome to those present. voicing Con- necticuts pride in the Knights of Co., lumbus. which had had it's birthplace in this state and was an order which justly claimed the admiration and pride of loyal Catholics, as a society whose prime principle was loyalty to the church. It was distinguished honor to introduce to his audience the speak CT. Professor Monag ghan.
 Our Flag and Its Opportunities Professor Mona gllan announced as his undivided attention of his hearers, who took no note of the passing of the time as he spoke to them in an easy. conversational manner. free from ora torical effort. and presenting a store of world wide facts that kindled their inaginations to the opportunities of- fered under our flag. Apt illustrations and anecdotes brought the audience to laughter and applause at frequent in tervals.
 Addressing a word to the ladies first he said he believed in an educated womanhood. for educated motherhood meant educated children, and he would seee to it that ed11ca ton was provided for the women of all persons. This land. I he said, was not large enough for any flag but one. and that was the red, white and blue. Other flags might ap- pear in processions, but always to be preceded by the Stars and Stripes for there was but one flag to be above that, the white flag of the cross of Jesus Christ
 Opportunities for All. Opportunities lie around us every where. and itsis not in the calculations of mathematics to measure them. Plenty of room at the top? There is no top, for the last step of the ladder is up to the throne of God. It is nonsense that opportunity knocks but once al the door There are billions now where there were only millions before, but you can see plenty of weep ing Jeremiahs sitting around and tell ing what they might have done. It is for the young men to be up and get busy. We want she men who know what they know and know that they know it. It's not the boy who can be spared. but the boy who can't be spared who goes on to growing opportunities. For the right kind of boys and girls there were never so many opportunities before as there are today in the American republic
 He commended the policy of the Knights of Columbus in casting out the seeds of thought upon the Ameri- can nation and said that the people want the truth. the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If Ingersoll was to be found in our public libra ries why not place beside him Lam bert's Answer and if Whites Science and the Popes and Religion why not Dr. Walsh's Answer? Give the whole truth and the fair minded American people will be satisfied In the same line. it was a great service to the Catholic people and the world, when through Catholic agencies the true character of the Barcelona dynamiter and the French crisis was shown.
 Bismarck, said Professor Monaghan, has said that t'the nation that has the schools has the future but that isn't true. It is the nation with the schools and the resources. Japan and Ger many have the schools, but the United States and China have the resources. .To this nation with its resources and it's schools ought to belong the future, but our school system is all wrong. Since 1850, the wealth of the United States has increased from billions to 130 billions. There is nothing like it in history, for our country is the most wonderful in the world except China No other nation can approach it's ac- cumulated wealth in so short time, for England. the wealthiest of the Flu ropean countries, has accumulated on- ly 55 billions in it's entire history.
 Touching upon China and Japan, the speaker said there would never be any war between China and the United States. for the Chinese wanted noth- ing but peace and justice. The Japs would fight but couldn't get away from their base of supplies. There was going to be another war in Asia. but we would not be in it, and if Japan and England ever got to fight. ing they would keep it up till there wouldn't be any more Japan and Eng land. but we would be right here where we are now. tApplause.)
 He detailed the great productiveness
  leys. which some authority has said could support the world. if rightly cul- tivated. and tben went on to show how the United States was producing a per cent. Of the cotton. 50 per cent. of the coal. half the iron and half the steel. and big proportions of all the other commodities that the world needs
 To the Young Men.
 To the young men, he said to let the law alone. and medicine alone. take all appointment in the church if you get it, but go in for engineering, for the enormous demand for engineers of every conceivable kind can't begin to he filled. The mines and the farms are full of opportunities. of which John Hays Hammond and Luther Burbank are examples As an example of con- centration and the realization of the value of education, he cited the Jews in New York, who by these means are finding the gold in our streets, as it were.
 Asked recently what he should feel called upon to do as a. loyal member of the Knights of Columbus in case the pope should join Catholic army invading our country. Professor Mona ghan said that he made reply that he should as a Catholic citizen of this republic, feel that it was his duty to