The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
WERE MEMBERS
4TH DEGREE GLASS
I. ". Moore and Chester schouten o.
This City, Were Initiated at
the Davsnport K. g. BIZ
CONVENTION.
MESSAGE. FROM POPE
Was Read Al Cathedral Service on
Tuesday Morning prosperous
Year for the Or
sanizAtIon.
MESSAGE. FROM POPE

1eSalle council, knights OF Columbus,
and Chester ,Schouten, deputy grand
knight, were members Of the class OF
$50 knights from all over the country,
on whcm the fourth degree was con-
ferred on Monday afternoon at the SUI
preme convention Of the knights OF
Columbus at Davenport this week.
The degree work was held in the Dav.
Z export Grand opera house and the
team consisted OF Judge M. J.. Wade
Of Iowa City, Monsigncr FIavin OF
Des Moines; Frank O'Connor of New
Hampton, Ia, and E. NJ. Sharon, M. F..
Donegan. w. J.. Mccullough and A. e..
Carroll Of Davenport.
I'D to last night $500 delegates had
registered for the convention.
One OF the features Of TUESDAYS
program was the powerful sermon de-
livered by Most Rev. J. ]. Keane, arch.
bishop OF Dubuque. In Sacred Heart
cathedral in the morning In which the
head Of the archdiocese urged upon
the members OF the order in their
dealings with those outside of the fold
Of their faith ITO be patient, to be
kind; to be sympathetic: to be even
indulgent bat without compromise"
Exhibit in your life the ideal set
forth at Nazareth" he said Enter
with sympathy into every civic move
ment. Be patient. be kind. be sympa-
thetic, and even be indulgent but with
out compromise towards those who do
not understand you. Try to under
stand their difficulty In understand
ing you. 1t is not. their fault, more Of.
ten II is the fault OF their. environ
ment.. Study that you may be inform
ed and be able to lead them to the
light. You Knights OF Columbus have
an opportunity, we priests have not
You meet the men not blessed with
our faith IN your daliy life. You can
show the beauty Of our faith reflected
In we'll spent life. Prepare your
self by prayer and study. Recognize
your limitations, but enlarge the
knowledge Of your faith.
One great thought communicated
Is worth having lived q century be-
fore delivering. This Is my message.
Go forth from this church resolved to
do Gods work May your cherished
country be brighter for you having
been in 1t and because Of your labors
for it."
Archbishop Keane read the follow
ing message from the pope:
Rome, July 80. 1916.
Most Rev. John Banzano.
Apostolic Delegate.
Bishops house, Davenport, Ia.
The Holy Father learns with
singular pleasure Of the coming OF
the supreme convention Of the
Knights OF Columbus and aware
OF their religious merits by rea-
son Of their religious, social and
civic activities as well as their
flfal attachment to the Vicar Of
Christ and the apostolic see, ear
nestly prays God to grant the
delegates heavenly and consoling
graces such as may render holy
and fruitful the work OF the con-
vention and secure larger
growth Of this presidential order;
and he imparts with special at
lection to you the bishops, the
priests and faithful present the
apostolic blessing.
CARDINAL GASPARRI,
Secretary OF State.
The membership of the Knights OF
Columbus on june 30. was. 1851 an
Increase Of 21,517 over the proceeding
year according to annual report OF the
supreme secretary made before the
annual convention yesterday.
The report shows assets for the
order totalling nearly $1,000 900,
which is an Increase of more than
$500, 900.
Total collections during the year
Just ending were $2,119.433 and death
benefits paid out were $3.50, 406.
Total insurance in force was given
as s123, 000, 600.
Forty-two new councils were insti-
tuted during the year and 2,340 mem
bers died.
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