The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-13
CATHOLIC AND
PROTESTANT
Prominent Catholic Divine Praises
Spirit Of Cooperation Growing
Out Of Their Common
Patriotism.
DEDICATE SERVICE FLAG
Knights Of Columbus Have Big Public
Meeting in Their Hall and Hear
Excellent Addresses
and Music.

! Gated their service flag of fifty star:
and the all-Catholic flag Of $50 stars
The ceremonies were held in the
knights of Columbus hall. which was
filled to the doors by members of the
order and by friends of the men who
have gone into army service.
Both flags bore one gold star fol
Leo Schevers, and the all.Catholic
flag had on 1t blue cross for Father
Reimbold who is chaplain in the
army, and red cross for the si1
Red Cross nurses of the Catholic
faith
i Joseph H. Mcnamara presided. He
said: 1T is with no spirit of false
pride that We call to mind the mum.
Der of boys of our own faith who
have answered their country's call
They are only doing their duty. But
we are the better for calling to our
own minds what they have done and
centage of the men in the army and
navy are Catholics"
| Rev. George Giglinger of ST. Mary's
church. made the opening prayer.
| The formal dedication of the flags
was made by Rev. James Dunnion Of
!, st. Francis de Sales church.
Saving Our Country and the World.
Father Dunnion made an eloquent
patriotic speech in which he recalled
the days OF 81, and said that in the
war between the states the mind of
this country was bent on saving the
union, and now how much greater
| the task when it is to save the world
against the tyranny of monarch.
Now as then" he said, ''the for
mer has left his plow in the farrow,
| the merchant his store, the banker
his desk, the artisan his tools. and
all are marching to the front shoulder
| to shoulder.
| Then, only when the will Of Lee
lay broken before Grant, did the men
return. Only in victory will these
boys return, whose service flag we
dedicate tonight.
I'VE send our best and bravest to
preserve our flag, and may God grant
that soon right will triumph and
once more the Prince of Peace reign.
/ ask that you pray night and morn
| ing that it will not be necessary to
place even one more gold star on
these flags, but that we shall well
come home every man with star
of blue"
The formal conservation of the
flags was in ritualistic form in Latin.
Priest Praises Church Cooperation.
Rev. James Gillespie of st. Peters
church, was introduced and spoke at
length on the campaign to be inaug-
urated by the seven war activities
approved by the government.
He spoke in highest praise of the
;,l hof
the Catholics and Protestants which
is everywhere manifest. He said:
'1f there is no other good coming
from the war other than this one
fact of the better understanding be-
tween Catholic and non-Catholic, the
war has been worth while. The Cath
olics have come to see that there is
good in the Protestant and the Pro
testants see that the Catholics are
not all bad.
I'VE are all broader than We were
year ago; yes, even six montsh ago
we would have thought it marvel
Gus thing that Catholic should have
been making speeches for the Y. M.
c. A, and the Salvation Army, or
that Protestant should have taken
to the platform in behalf of the
knights of Columbus.
All Becoming Bigger churchmen.
Cardinals, bishops, priests, with
the blessing of the pope, ask that all
people come together in the interest
of humanity And so on November IL |
all denominations. Jews, gentiles. |
Protestants and Catholics all come to-
gether, and you are asked to give |
your generous support to all of these. |
| have the honor to represent the |
knights of Columbus in Lee, Henry, |
Des Moines and Louisa counties.
When we met a few days ago in /
with representatives from .
all these other churches, and 1 I
listened to their inspiring talks,
I told them when it came my turn to
speak, that they were all Catholics
and didn't know it; that even the
cardinals had nothing on them for
he soundness of their doctrine.
I'VE must all be broader and big
ger. for if Christ's words be true,
ind we know they are true, there
,hall be one fold and one shepherd
Some Good Music.
The music of the evening was one /
If the especially pleasing features.
drs. Leo Gredell sang Freedom for .
III Forever" and Msis Julia Moeller
ang. Wen Keep Old Glory Flying" 6
iiss Norrine Farraher played the ,
,iano accompaniment for both. u
Joseph H Mcnamara the chair I
IAN. made four minute speech in 7
he interest of the fourth Liberty /.
BAN which was pointed patriotic
peech in every word. g
The audience sang 1.-The Star G
pangIed Banner and the meeting l
losed. s
Father Cleary of Warsaw, had ex- f
ected to be present to make the | +