Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-02
,ran. Matthew Galligan.

Barry assembly of New Haven aSslsteo in the degree work.
 In the evening at [ o'clock monster banquet took place at a hotel. The post prandial programme was as lol lows; Introductory, JChn M. Lee, mas ter; toastmaster, William J. Mulllgan, state deputy; Catholic Patriotism. State Lecturer Rev. William A. Keefe of Plafnfield; Some Incidents in the History of the Early Church in New England, Hon. James H. Webb or New Haven. judge of tho superior court Catholic Advance, pr. John G. Coyle or New York.
 State Lecturer Upon Patriotism.
 In his eloquent address the state lecturer, Rev. William A. Keefe, stirred his hearers to enthusiastic and 1re- quent applause.
 was Catholic Patriotism. spoke in part as follows:
 The whole marvellous history of Christian civilization and progress is a great series of the glorious achieve ments of Catholic patriotism. That is the force-love of God and love of country-which all over the earth has inspired the best minds and the noblest hearts of the greatest leaders in every department of the worlds progress.
 Inspired Christopher Columbus.
 That was the force that inspired the great Columbus when. for honor of God, the glory of Spain and the holy Catholic church. he braved the terrors of a trackIess ocean. baptized this new world in the name of our Holy Saviour and led the way to American clVlliZa- ton and American progress.
 We believe that the future welfare of our beloved country depends absu- lutely upon the proper development of the minds and hearts of our citizens z1s !, of fn properly spent are richer mines Of American progress than all the gold and silver laden chains of the Rocky mountains. Hence it is that, while piercing the forests and raising up our magnificent cities and towns, while cultiVating our enormous fields and farms for the nourishment and food of the world, while harnessing the light ming and linking our most distant shores with bands of steel and boom ing all our marvellous manufacturing interests-in a word while spending ourselves for the material advance ment of our nation. the ideals of Cath o1ic patriotism have inspired and ac- complished seeming miracles for the intellectual and spiritual progress of our country.
 150Oo Catholic Churches.
 As the Catholic patriots of the glorious ages of faith built up those marvellous sermons in stone" the grand old cathedrals of Europe, so the chivalrous Knights of American Cath olicitv have erected at least 15,000 Catholic churches here in the United States where the august sacrifice of Christ's love is offered up and 2O000- GOO American sons and daughters of the church are taught the very high est Ideals and the most serious obliga tions of Catholic patriotisn-"R Render tA fhinUS to Caesar the things that are Caesars" :"
 Half a million sick and infirm cared for every day in American Catholic hospitals; $3o.000.000 saved to the na- ton every year by American Catholic schools; an ever increasing army of poor little children cared for and edu- cated in hundreds of American Cath olic orphanages; countless aged, in- firm, wayward and abandoned nursed and reformed and educated in our great American Catholic institutions; all these stand out prominently among Americas ten times ten thousand monuments to practical Catholic patrf otism.
 In Places of Influence.
 1t is most common opinion in every quarter that there never was time when there were such glorious opportunities fer chivalrous Catholics as today in our United States of
  of our church are respected every where in America today. Knights Of Columbus, loyal Catholic laymen, have been intrusted with many of the most serious duties in all departments of honorable American welfare and progress. Sons of our church preside with dignity over our courts from the highest place on the bench to the humblest village probate department. As lawyers they hold most influential places among the members of both houses of our national congress, in our various state legislatures, and on the boards of aldermen, councilmen and selectmen in almost every city and town of the nation. A Catholic Knight superintends the countless affairs and engagements of the president of the United States Another Catholic Knight presides over the tremendous ly important department of our nation al treasury Several states have re- gently chosen Catholic Knights as their governors and lieutenant gover- nors. and 1t would be impossible to count the number of Catholic men who honor the office of mayor in the cities of the country.
 Dangers That Threaten.
 While We are enjoying all these won derful fruits of Catholic zeal. who can deny that tens of thousands of dangers continually threaten our church and our country and call for the most se- were tests of our chivalrous Catholic patriotism. Every day great news papers and magazines, influential indi- viduals and powerful organizations de- ride and threaten our constitution, our laws, and our courts of justice. In many of our American cities and towns during the past year our Stars and Stripes have been torn down and a red rag run up in its place. Our God given fundamental principles of equity and justice are criticised and disre- garded Divorce, race suicide and free love are practiced to an alarming de- gree A goddess education and q pure ly materialistic rule of life are pro- posed for the training and guidance nt Americas citizens.
 Catholic Knights of America, the greatest republic on earth calls upon us: the church of the ages commands us in the name of all her noblest sons and daughters, in the name of all our noble forefathers, in the name of Christian civilization. in the name of God. unite and sacrifice for God and country and all the highest ideals of Catholic patriotism.
 Attending from This City.
 Norwich representatives attending the degree work were Mayor T. z. Murphy, James F. Fenton, Henry D. Buckley. William T. McGarry. Rev. J. H. Fitzmaurice, Joseph c. Bland, D. T. Shea, F. T. Diggins. Dr. D. J. Sha- han, George c. Driscoll M. V. Murphy,