The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-14

of the whites, as there was for the
country at large refusing to accept
foreigners who could not read or
write. He remarked that the Ala
baman called him liar. Mr.. Mana
han declared that there was a smaller
percentage of illiteracy among the
American sons and daughters OF for
eign born residents I'm this country
than there was among the sons and
daughters OF American born parents.
Address BY Ellsworth.
Congressman r. r. Ellsworth OF
Mankato also laid stress on the point
that there was too much hurry among
modern Americans. He contrasted
this spirit with that of the earlier
settlers OF this country. Their pond
erous hall clocks licked out; Take
your time, take your time. take your
time." as the great pendulums swung
leisurely to and fro. But the modern
little clock kept ticking. "Get-there.
Get there, get-there. get there"
Speaking OF the mission Of the
knights of Columbus. Mr.. Ellsworth
stated that Il seemed TO him that the
order prepared the minds of It's mem
hers to receive the word of the
church. He said the American .peO-
pie ought to think more and play
less. He spoke OF the vast amounts
of money that were spent by Ameri-
cans each year on amusements. lie
gave as the total for one year ST.
800, 000, 900.
Rev. Father Hughes Endorsed the
thnaoht that thu nF1aR Hfl a
the minds of the members for the
teaching of the principles of the
church. He likened this TO the work
done by John the Baptist who pre-
pared the way for the grace that was
near ut hand.
Address BY la Crosse Attorney.
A. II. Schubert. an attorney of la
Crosse. addressed the gathering on
the relation Of the church TO the
state, and laid particular stress ON
the charge that had often been made
to the effect that the duties OF q
member OF the church were liable 10
conflict with the duties that an
| American owed to his country. lie
said this charge was nothing new
II was first brought I'm the time oil
Christ himself. lie gave the answer
when he said: Render unto Caesar
those things that are Caesars. and
render unto God those things that
are Gods" This solution was good
TO this day and had always been sue
cessful. The duties of an American
citizen to his church had nothing 10
do with what he owed to the country
Father Hughes stated that Il had
been planned TO have Father Reardon
OF st. Paul. editor of The Catholic
Bulletin give an address at the ban
Quet. but he had heen obliged to leave
too early I'm the day for that, his du-
ties being very exacting. Father
Reardon was i'm Mankato attending
the other dedication exercises earlier
in the day.
Mayor Spoke Briefly.
Mayor A. G. Meyer briefly address
ed the gathering. stating that he was
glad to welcome the visiting Knights
to the city. He spoke of the fine new
building that the brothers had erect =
ed in Mankato and said that he felt
that he was only expressing the
unanimous sentiment OF the citizens
that they were proud OF the order
and proud OF its works OF charity.
The dedication program included
exercises that began early IN the day
There was work, in the first degree
at the Knights OF Columbus hail al
8 a. m. Tho Knights attended high
mass ut 10 a. m. at st. Johns Cath
Ollie church. In the afternoon there
was second degree work In knights
OF Columbus hall at two o'clock and
third degree work at four o'clock
Fifty-fOur new members we're Initi-
ated into the order.