Note:
The 25%
Supreme
Discount has
been
extended to
Oct 31st,
2017
A well
written
argument FOR
the new
Regalia:
Don Leeman
(New
Hampshire
State
Representative)
to Fourth
Degree
Knights of
Columbus
Sir
Knights.....
After a lot
of serious
thinking
about this
situation...along
with a
feeling of
anger that
came
initially, I
have come to
a personal
decision
regarding
the new
uniform.
Some 22
years ago...
at my First
Degree... I
made a
promise that
I would
promise
obediance in
all things
lawful and
righteous to
my superior
officers and
the laws of
the Order.
ALL of you
made that
same
promise! You
and I were
asked if we
would make
that
promise, and
we never
would have
gotten
through the
First Degree
if we had
said "no"!
You know
that and I
know it,
too.
So, now we
are on the
horns of a
dilemma. A
lot of us
are angry,
and some
have stated
that they
will not
serve as Sir
Knights in
the future.
That is a
tragic loss
for all of
us!
I will not
be taking
that
position.
Instead, as
much as I
may
personally
dislike the
new uniform,
I will
purchase
it....at the
stated 25%
"discount"...before
the end of
September.
Why? Well,
for one
thing, I
must refer
back to
something
that was
said to me
over 50
years ago by
Arnold "Red"
Auerbach:
"If a man's
word is no
good, his
signature is
no good,
too." In
other words,
a man is
only as good
as his word.
Well, I gave
my word, and
now it is
time to "put
up or shut
up". Do I
want to
continue to
serve in the
Fourth
Degree?
ABSOLUTELY!
Do I wish to
start some
sort of
public
revolution
against the
Order as a
whole?
ABSOLUTELY
NOT! Nor can
I support
any such
opposition
to this.
However,
that having
been said,
let me add
that I hope
others will
also give
this a try,
even if it
does not
work in the
long run. If
this whole
thing turns
out to be a
disaster,
Supreme will
have to
realize it
sooner or
later. If it
turns out to
be good for
the Order as
a whole, all
of us should
be able and
willing to
accept
that.
Worthy Sir
Knights, the
time for
argument has
to come to
an
end...sooner
or later.
The time for
all of us to
step up to
the plate...
and act...
is upon us.
I hope that
enough of us
will acquire
the new
uniform so
that it can
be given a
chance.
Perhaps...in
time...
another use
will arise
if this
uniform does
not
accomplish
whatever
Supreme
hopes it
will
accomplish.
Some have
even
suggested
that it
become a
"uniform"
for the
Third
Degree, and
that idea
may have
some merit!
But that is
another
topic for
another day,
and I will
not discuss
it further
in this
venue.
So all of us
have to
answer a
question:
"Are we all
on the same
team...or
not?" For
the sake of
the Order
which all of
us love, let
us be
united,
rather then
be divided.
Yes, Supreme
handed us
this one,
and it is
now up to us
to make it
work. I will
do my best,
and I pray
that
everyone
else will
give it an
honest try.
VIVAT JESUS!