Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
he minds and hearts of men occupy.

the minds and hearts Of men occupy.
ing places in the learned professions.
It can be met with among preachers
and presidents, lawyers and legisla-
tors. scientists and senators, judges
and juries. poets and professors"
The archbishop declared that Amer
lean religious intolerance seems to be
an intolerance of only one religion,
and that the Catholic religion. Mem
bers of Protestant faith. he said, are
not handicapped by their religious
aff1liation in their attempt to rise in
civic life, contending that sit IS only
when a man is Catholic that he falls
under suspicion" and his loyalty QueS-
toned, despite pages of history that
testify to the work Of the members OF
that faith.
Views on Professionalism.
OF Professionalism the churchman
said:
There are millions of broad minded
and charitable Protestants in this
country. there are very many fair and
just ministers, but after II years in
the Southland and six on the fringe
of the North, must say In all frank
ness that the bitterness Of the Khan
preacher and the legion character Of
his number are a standing disgrace of
Professionalism. a fragrant hooking Of
the spirit of Christ, and a menace to
our national well being"
The ministers who have allied them.
selves to tho forces Of intolerance"
must bear their share Of the respon-
sibilty for murders. mutations, fog
gings and other assaults which have
occurred during the past five years in
this country, Archbishop Curley de-
clared. Among the forces of intoler.
ance" the speaker included "the Know
Nothing movement, the A. =. A. and
the Guardians of Liberty Society and
the pillowcase and bedsheet organiza-
ton of today"
Addressing the Knights and their
guests at the close of his speech on
Tolerance" Archbishop Curley said
he relised he had made many strong
statements which might be unusual,
but that he did so because he believ-
ed that the time is come when some
one of the church-and why not one
of its spiritual directors?-should speak
out his mind in public" on a subject
Of importance to all Christianity.
Spirit of Charity Urged.
In closing he urged the knights of
Columbus to live up to the principles
of their order. charging them that the
SuCCpSS VI Tie CfiuItH USpSHuS upon
the example set by it's members. He
implored the men to practice a living
charity among Protestants and Jews
as well as among themselves 'in the
spirit of the Constitution, as a service
to your country, which is Gods coun-
try, and therefore when you serve
your country you serve your God"
Archbishop Curley was introduced
by Frank J. Hogan, local attorney
who presided as POSTMASTER. Mr.
Hogan presented to the knights OF
Columbus also James A. F'laherty Of
Philadelphia, supreme knight of the
order, who spoke only briefly because
of a temporary throat affection. He
preceded the archbishop, and also
urged his fellow Knights to live the
preceptS of their order as individuals.
Entertainment was furnished by
George O'Connor and Mat Horne, vo-
calist and pianist, respectively. Ber-
nard Fitzgerald, a tenor, also sang.
and the Catholic University Kitchen
Band, composed of Jack DAILY,
Happy" Conveigh, Roland Rutledge
and Emil Mayer, gave a jazz concert.
Following the meeting, the entire
assemblage went to the Washington
at the invitation of w. J.
manager of the Eucharistic
League Congress motion picture pres
entation, to view the picture. It was
early morning before the hanqueters
finally adjourned following the motion
picture.
Charles w. Darr. State deputy OF
the District, was chairman of the gen.
eral committee on arrangements, and
Lewis A. Payne was vice chairman.