The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-08
marriage and divorce laws In all OF the
states.
The Tenth Mile Stone.


In a reminiscent vein, George Jay Glib
son, past state deputy. in responding TO
the tonst. The Tenth Mile Stone.'' spoke
OF the early experiences OF the thirty
seven who were charter members OF the
order In Salt Lake. He recalled humorous
events incident to the travels of some OF
these members in organizing other coun-
CHS throughout the west and northwest
knights Of Columbus. the speaker said
was largely past. The organization Is
secure In point of numbers and large
percentage OF the Catholic men are en-
rolled In It's ranks, The work of the flu
ture is not SO much In organization as In
perpctuation. in carrying out the objects
for which the organization was founded
and I'm living up 10 the ideals of those
who founded the order. He spoke of the
endowment OF half a million dollars TO the
Catholic university at Washington as one
OF the great achievements of the order
and an example OF the sort Of work
tho organization hoped to accomplish in
the future.
Duty of the Knight.
Eloquent and Impressive the Rev. Fa-
ther p. NJ Cushnahan. pastor of ST. Jo-
seph Catholic church OF Ogden, spoke at
length on the duty of the knights OF GO:
To the nation. Beautifully Father Cush-
nahan painted the picture of the confer
ring OF the knighthood upon the Chris
tian knights of the days when kntghthood
was In flower No nobler ideals, no more
exalted purposes could be conceived. he
declared. than those which inspired the
Christian knights to service for nohilt'
OF mankind, the purity OF wolnanhood.
and the preservation OF the faith OF their
fathers.
Father Cushnahan described the cru
sadcrs. praised their nobility and their
great achievement in stemming the tide
of pagan invasion and preserving Europe
TO Christianity. The fevor OF the faith
that prompted these Christian knights to
leave the peace and happiness of their
families. TO undergo untold hardships to
rescue the sepulcher Of the Christ, he de-
ciared. was God-given. He spoke Of the
crowned king of Jerusalem with a golden
crown and who threw it aside, declaring
that the great King OF Jerusalem had
worn crown OF thorns.
Father Cushnahan eXhorted the
knights of Columbus to that same eXalt
ed purpose. that, same purity of heart
that characterized the Christian knights
OF long ego. The Jerusalem they were
to save. he said. was not the Jerusalem
of the crusaders. but the greater Jerusa-
lem, the salvation of mems souls,
Tribute to Columbus.
It was The spirit of the crusaders. ne
declared that was In the heart Of the
great Italian Catholic who evolved the
plan OF seeking treasures across the sea,
that with these treasures the Christian
world might again carry out great
crusade that would rescue the Holy Land
from the pagan, And IT was Catholic
and gave him the funds to carry 1t to
execution. The faith OF the crusaders,
The orator said. was with the great Co
lumbus when he powed the and
when he set foot on America. The faith
was still with him when he planted the
cross on American soil and on bepded
knee coDsecrated 1t to Christ,
There should be no prouder or better
citizen OF America. he declared than the
Roman Catholic citizen--a citizen OF the
great republic which has never raised o
hand against any religious belief and on
the folds of whose star -spanglcd banner
there is no stain of bloodshed, for con-
science sake. America, he declared Of
fercd the Catholic what he sought most,
protection. The only republic worthy the
Catholic might we'll IL proud. No Amer
lean. he said. could possibly he good
Roman Catholic who was not loyal to his
country.
Thomas J. O'Bricn. master OF the
fourth degree. followed with brief ad-
dress. In which he outlined the aims OF
The order, the possibilities Of the organ
ization and the work II had TO do AL
ready In It's membership ne pointed out,
were men Of every walk or life: mon
prominent In business and civic affairs
Many of these men. he declared, found
1t impossible to attend regularly Tho
meetings OF the order, but that an annual
banquet brought them together. There
were many Catholic gentlemen, he said
eligible TO membership In the order. who
were net members. but whom he hoped
would be persuaded TO become members
He said he hoped that the anniversary
banquet would be made an annual affair
ana that at the next anniversary ban
quet many prominent Catholic busicss
men not now members OF the order
would be present.
Urges New Home.
W. p. O'Meara Of lbs Angeles urged
the Knights OF Columbus of Salt Lake
TO build new home He said that the
shone those Of Los Angeles In enthusi-
asm and energy. but that despite mis- low
Aalty to Los Angeles he wished the SnIt
Lake council TO continue Its work He
said TINT the work OF building ,ew
home IN Salt Lake would be a simple