Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-04

WILLIAM J. MCKINLEY.
 For the first time since the council was instituted White Cross council, No. 13. Knights of Columbus, was honored Friday night, by a visit from Supreme Secretary William J. Mc- Ginley, and with him, for the first 1 official visit since he has been at the head of the order in Connecticut, was State Deputy William J. Cronin Of 1 New Haven.
 The announcement of the coming of l these prominent members of the order 1 was sufficient to attract one of the l largest attendances of members that has assembled this year. The seating | capacity of the spacious council cham | Der was taxed to capacity sometime before the meeting opened and extra | chairs were provided for those who came late.
 | Grand Knight J. A. Desmond, presid ed at the regular session which began | at eight o'clock and a great number of l important matters were considered l and acted upon in a short time. in several candidates and the reception l of applications for membership. 1 Following the business session, l Grand Knight Desmond invited the council lecturer. M. J. Coscoran. to l take charge of the meeting. In his | opening remarks, MT. Coscoran said i that this large attendance was q great | tribute to the popularity of the two | distinguished visitors and that he was | certain that the members would be in 1 spired to greater efforts in council l work by the messages which they | bring. He then introduced State Dep 1 uty William J. Cronin. stating that | the progress now being made under his administration marked him as one of the best state deputies that Con | beginning his address paid a, high l tribute to the loyalty and construction l work of the local council and praised | the officers for the hummer in which l tYle business of the meeting was con- | ducted. He then delivered a splendid | address on the basic principles of Co., | 1umbianism and told of the great pro gress that is being made in every sec | ton of the state. both as regards in creased membership and in promoting | the principles for which the order | stands.
 MT. Coscoran then introduced Su- preme Secretary McGfnley, highly | eulogizing him as an official who had l membership by his uniform courtesy and his strict attention to the exacting 1 details of the largest Catholic fraternai | organization in the world.
 | MT. Mckinley prefaced his remarks by complimenting the council on the
 
 ed that the official records show that it is one of the fastest growing and | most active councils in the order. He then delivered an address on the bus mess side of the order, dealing par | ticularly with the insurance feature, that contained a fund of information for the members and which claimed the closest attention of those privileged to hear it. He said in part:
 The age of chivalry is gone. That wonderful institution of medieval times, I<nighthood, has passed away I "The Knight Is dust. his good sword rust his soul is with the Saints, we trust" But the soul of Chivalry, the Spirit of Knighthood. that fair flower ing of the glorious ages of the faith lives on, and, please God, will never entirely disappear from this earth SC long as one true son of that imInorta Mother that gave the faith to you ano i to me, survices.
 We believe that as Knights of Co 1umbus and staunch sons of that an cient Faith which produced those he roes of other days. we in a sense share with them in that nobility of the older times, a nobility indeed that confer: not a privilege but rather imposes aI obligation Pleasing indeed would ]: be to attempt to trace this spirit O. Chivalry, of self-sacrifce, of true fraternity in the record of our order
 Agreeable and interesting, however as this night prove, feel that as ont of your Supreme Officers. having seer what to dc with the business side O tI1e order, it was better that I should dtcuss with you as business men thu meiin business of the order itself, ou insurance system
 What Life Insurance Is.
 Before taking up that remarkabl | chapter relating to our insurance plan 1 it might be in order to consider brief ly and in a general way the subjec l of insurance.
 It has been well said that life in ! surance is one of the greatest econ omic triumphs of this progressive age
 Insurance is based on the laws o ship may be lost; the man may no live the allotted three score and ten hence insurance.
 On the other hand. the house ma not burn; the ship may not be los but to all men it Is appointed once die. All that live must die passin through Nature to Eternity. Ths which is left to chance Is not whethe
 he will die. but how soon he will di
 Life insurance, therefore, strictl
 speaking is not protection against u
 certainty of death, but rather again
 the uncertainty of life.
 This protection afforded by life il surance is a real, actual tangible al
 definite thing of known cost, and . the valuable consideration given in e. - change for the premium or assessme ev. paid by the insured.
 It. Most men as a rule appreciate t de idea of protection in fire and oth IT, forms of insurance but frequently fl
 t ograsp it in the life insurance.
 FraternaI Insurance Most Popular. ,at Now life insurance or whatever V