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and clergy is re-cchoed by the multi
tude OF earnest workers assembled be-
fore me to-day. Then. indeed, We form
n triple cord which cannot be brol en-
We establish Il triple alliance far more
formidable and enduring than tho triple
alliance of earthly potentates. for theirs
iF an alliance only OF ncsh and blood.
Dut ours is confederation cemented
by the divine virtues of faith. hope and
charity.
And why. my brethren, should you
rot cooperate with us? Are we not
all, clergy and laity. children Of the
Slme Heavenly Father? Are we not
all brothers and sisters OF the same
! Jesus Christ? Has He not died for you
as we'll as for me? Has He not as
Arc we not all sanctificd by the same
epirit? There are diversites Of
graces, says the apostle but the Same
spirit There are diversities OF min
istrtes. but the same Lord. There arc
diversities OF operations, but the same
God who worketh all in all
All in Same Dark.
we are all in the Same bark or
Peter, tossed about by the same storms
and sharing the same sunshine Your
interests are our interests. We are all
steering our course toward the Same
eternal shores. We arc all heirs pros
pective of the same heavenly Kingdom
iHSTe is not one reward Tor the priest
and another for the laty. There is
not one kind of crown for the Pops
and another for the peasant. The tiara
or the Pope and the bishops mitre will
not shine more brightly than tho
widows hood in the Kingdom of hca vcn
unless they are adorned with the jewels
OF righteousness.
The Apostle st. Paul pays the fol-
lowing beautiful tribute to the Chris
tians of Thessalonica: You became fol-
lowers of US and of the Lord receiving
the word in much trihulation with Joy
OF the Holy Ghost, so that you were
made n pattern to all who believe IN
Macedonia and Achaia--and in every
place your faith. which is toward God.
il gone forth
May we not with propriety apply
the words of the apostle to our fed
Grated societies. whose good works cx-
tend throughout the length and breadth
of the United States? And IL l may
single out one society without preju-
dice 10 the merits of tho others 1 will
name in particular manner that
splendid organization. the knights Of
Columbus. They arc our JOY and
crown They arc the glory OF Jeru-
salem; they are the JOY of Israel;
they are the honor Of our people
Wherever calumny raises it's foul head
they arc ever ready, like true knights
to smitc the enemy Whenever an APP
peal is made in the cause of religion
or charity. they arc always foremost
! in lending helping hand.
Brethren Of the laity. we or the
clergy need your help. We learn from
the history Of the primitive church
what valuable aid the early Christians
rendered to the apostles in the propa-
| cation of the gospel And If the apos-
ties. with all their picty zeal and
grace. fresh from the inspiring pres
encc of their Master, could not have
accomplished what they did without
the assistance OF the laity, how can
we who have not the measure OF their
gifts. how can we hope TO spread tho
light of truth without your hearty con-
currence?
How then are you to cooperate
with us? In the first place by the
! open and manly profession of your
faith, by being always ready to sat
isfE every one that asketh YOU a rea-
son for that hope which is in you
While you Will accord to those who
differ from you the right of express
ing their religious opinions, you must
claim for yourself the same privilege
You will ask for nothing more. You
will be content with nothing less. And
surely II there is anything in this
world OF which you ought to be Justly
proud, it is this: that you are mem
pers of the religion Of Christ
In the days OF Rome's imperial
splendor the highest title man could
claim in the empire was that of Roman
citizen. When ST Paul was threat
| ened with being scourged. he indig-
nantly protested against such an ig-
nominious punishment on the ground
that he was Roman citizen.
Inc Roman was proud OF the re-
public because 1t was venerable in
years because OF the vast extent OF
its territory, because of the wisdom
of its statesmen and of the valor Of
it's soldiers.
Cause for Glory.
IF the Roman was proud of being
citizen of Rome. how much should
YOU glory in being citizens Of the Re
public of the Church? Do YOU seek
Tor antiquity of origin? Nearly 1000
years have rolled over her head and
she is to-day fresh and vigorous as
when she Issued from the Cenaclc of
Jerusalem. Time writes no wrinkles
on her heavenly brow
DO you seek for wide expanse OF
! territory? Her spiritual dominion ex-
tends over the surface Of the globe
And where will YOU find wisdom
comparable to that of her saints. n
( wisdom which is born not OF man but
OF God? Where will you find a hcroism
so sublime as that OF her martyrs /?
Theirs Is heroism not aroused by
the sound of martial music or by the
| clash OF arms on the battlefield, or by
lust for fame or by the emulate
OF comrades. but by hcroism inspired
by love for God and their fellow
beings.
Above all, you can cooperate with
us by the rectitude OF your private
lives and the Influence of YOUR pood
example, Having your conversation
good among the Gentiles, that whereas
they speak OF you as evildoers. CON
sidering you by your good example
'hey may glorify God in the day of
visitation. Let your light so shine
pelorc men that they may see your