Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-08-26
Were Religious and Social Feat
ures This Week at
CarrOlltOn.
Words of Wisdom From Rev.
Fathers BOcklage and
Conner.
Outing, Fish Fry and Banquet
For Grand Council
Delegates.
AT The BANQUET

Never in its history has the Ken
lucky Grand Council, Y. NJ. l., re-
ceived as hearty and hospitable a
welcome as that rendered the con-
vention held at Carrollton the first
half of this week. The citizens gen.
orally We'd with tho officers and
members of st. George Council,
Y. M. l., and the treatment bestowed
upon the delegates and visitors will
ever remain a pleasant memory. And
greater, if possible, was the recep-
tion accorded by the Rev. Father
Bocklage, the eloquent and beloved
pastor of st. Johns church.
Sunday the Grand officers, dele
gates and visitors were met by COM
mittees and escorted to st. George
Council Hall, where Casper Hill
made the address OF welcome, ex-
pressing appreciation of the honor
and pleasure at the presence of the
Y. NJ. I. in Carrollton. President
Lawo responded for the Grand Coun-
Gil, declaring II was good for the
Young Mems Institute to meet in
to the RichlaIfd Hotel, which had
been selected for headquarters for
the convention. The afternoon was
spent pleasantly in Kirkpatrick
Grove, where all had opportunity to
become acquainted, partake of light
luncheon and receive instructions for
the religious and social features so
we'll arranged by Chairman Law
renee Framme and Messrs. Casper
Feller, John Glauber, Casper Hill,
John Halmes, Andrew Westrick and
Herman Jasper, wno were ably as
sisted by James Monahan, Peter
Hill, Louis Neuwirth, Henry Heuser
and Others.
In the evening at Z o'clock all as
sembled and marched in a body to
st. Johns, where Rev. Father
Bocklage celebrated solemn vespers
and preached as eloquent, powerful
and patriotic a sermon as was ever
heard in that historic old church.
Father Bocklage took for his text
"In Unity There Is Strength" tell
ing his hearers of the priests Joy
and pleasure when they thus see men
in church for the honor and glory
of God. Reason teaches, he said.
that the we'll directed effort Of
many combined accomplishes much
where one alone does but little. The
work of the Apostles, for whom the
Saviour prayed for unity, was the
most striking and noteworthy exam
pie. They gave the church a unity
that the powers of hell can not de-
stroy, a unity not local but world
wide, singing forever the glory of
God and our Redeemer. We should
be actuated, said Father Bocklage,
by a desire to aid our fellow-man
and preserve this country. Here high
tribute was paid to those true
heroes. the signers of the Declaration
of Independence, and especially OF
Charles Carroll, for whom the city
was named and they had reason to
be proud. Quoting the motto OF
Kentucky and the Y M. l.. attention
was called TO the unity of the naked
and footsore Continentals, who won
the admiration of the world and for
Americans the liberty they enjoy.
Without unity how do we know, he
asked, that John Bull would not II
he could undo the work of our
heroic forefathers? From the Allan
tic to the Pacific we are one grand
and reunited country, and the fifty
millions of Catholics enjoying the
protection of our flag will follow the
example of the Apostles In preserV-
ing that unity and continuing this the
best country on earth. In conclusion
he urged the Catholic young men
to be, true to God and country and
to take some of the ginger labeled
Y. NJ. l." After the sermon there
was benediction, following which
many called at the rectory to meet