The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12
|CATHOL|C 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 stars
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 for
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 six
Red Cross nurses of the Catholic
faith.
Joseph H. Mcnamara presided. He
said: ut is with no spirit of false
pride that We call to mind the num-
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
I'VE are proud that SO large per
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-Rey. 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 1t is to save the world
against the tyranny of a monarch.
Now as them 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
ito 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.
We 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 1t 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
spirit of cordial cooperation between
the Catholics and Protestants which
is everywhere manifest. He said:
"If 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.
1--WE 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 churehmen.
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, genules,
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 few days ago in
with representatives from
all these other churches, and III
listened to their inspiring talks,
I told them when it came ray 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.
1--WE must all be broader and big
ger, for If Christ's words be true.
and we know they are true, there
shall be one fold and one shepherd
Some Good Music. =
The music OF the evening was one {
If the especially pleasing features r
Yrs. Leo Gredell sang Freedom for c
Ill Forever" and Msis Julia Moeller
ang. Wen Keep Old Glory Flying" z
Hiss Norrine Farraher played the D
,iano accompaniment for both. h
Joseph H. Mcnamara. the chair ],
nan. made a four minute speech in r
he interest of the fourth Liberty E
oan which was a pointed patriotic
peech in every word. e
The audience sang The Star @
,pangIed Banner" and the meeting e
losed. s
Father Cleary of Warsaw, had ex- f;
ected TO be present to make the b