The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-01-10
From the National Capitol
BY Stanton LaWton

ture of the Catholic church in the ISL
ands, declaring that there is great
need at present of more American
priests. He was first introduced to
the American public through an elo-
quent appeal to build much needed
chapel on the ground of Fort McKin-
ley. X. l., and previous to the assign
ment of Father Brophy at this post,
the Catholic services were conducted
by Father Volz. He is loud in his
praise of the splendid work done by
the Catholic chaplains of the U. S.
army in the Islands, and hopes that
permission may yet be obtained from
the government to build the chapel at
the post.
Father Volz will return to the Phil
ippine Islands by way of San Fran
cisco, thus completing a tour of the
world.
Knights Of Columbus Present Fund to
Cardinal Gibbons.
The five hundred thousand dollar
endowment fund, raised by the
knights of Columbus, for the Catho-
lie University of America, has been
completed, and was presented to Car
dinal Gibbons, as chancellor of the
university. at his residence in Balti-
more, on Tuesday, January 6, 1913.
The committee which formulated
the plan for the raising and conserv-
ing of this fund, convened at Balti-
more on December 5th and 9th. 1908,
after which a general letter of appeal
stating the plan and provisions, was
sent out to each and every member
of the order under date of April 80,
1909,
The said project which was agreed
to by His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons,
and formally approved by national
board OF directors CT the knights of
Columbus, was as follows:
list. A voluntary contribution of
one dollar a year from each member.
payable quarterly, semi-annually or
annually (at the pleasure of each
counciD, based upon the membership
as registered on January list of each
year, to be collected by the financial
secretary of each subordinate council,
the amount to be collected to be trans
New Haven in the usual way and to
be placed in a separate fund, to be
designated as the knights of Column
bus Catholic University of America
Endowment Fund"
End. For each $4,000 contributed
to this fund the order shall be entitled
to and receive a free perpetual schol-
arship in the said university for full
course The manner of selection of
scholarships to be hereafter deter
mined by the national board of direc-
tors of the Knights of Columbus.
Bird. AS this fund accumulates the
same shall be invested. from time to
time. under the direction of the ma
tional board of directors in the same
manner as the mOrtuary reserve now
is, in such securities only as are legal
for savings fund deposits in the State
of Connecticut and such as shall be
registered as to principal and inter.
est.
4th. When this fund accumulates
to the full sum of 100000 and is duly
invested, the securities representing
same shall be transferred to the said
Catholic University of America. un
der an agreement that shall contain
condition that none of these invest
ments shall be changed or the fund
thereby secured re-invested without
the consent and approval of the fin
ance committee of the knights of Co
lumbus or such other committee as
the national board of directors may
see fit to appoint. ;
The fund has been realized, the
great undertaking accomplished in 8
manner which reflects the greatest
credit upon the order and it's eff
cheney, and quite appropriate is the
tribute Cardinal Gibbons pays it, viz:
"The Knights of Columbus are 8
fact of tremendous significance in the
present life of the church in the
United States. They constitute fol
her an element of strength and de
tense against the insidious attacks Of
her modern enemies of indifferentism
and Erastianism. They prove thai
religion, Catholicity in particular, /,
meant for and is superb equipment
not only for eternity, but for the ev
eryday life of all, including the manli
est of men.
"The Knights Of Columbus are su
perb refutation of that traditional ca
lumny that Catholicity and American
ism are Incompatible; an indignan
protest against this shameless aspel
sion upon the character of American
Catholics. Whilst devoted childrel
of the church, they yield to none Il
love of country. Joined to thei
healthy Americanism is an equally de
voted and jealous Catholicity. Thei
very bylaws presuppose observanc
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