Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1895-01-04
SOCIETIES
SECRETES.

La question des Odd Fellows,
les Sons of Temperance. des
Of Phythias ct autres so
ci6t6s secretes a 6t6 soumise par
les authorities 6cl6siastiques des
Etats- Unis, a la decision du st.
A CO sujet le Northwestern
Chronicle publiait lie d6cret en-
question don't nous extrayons CO
qui suit:
His holiness, therefore, submitted this
question to the most reverend Satolll and
to the inquisitors-general. These, then
in general congregation, held on Wed
nesday, June 90, 1894, confirmed a decl-
sion previously made as to the aforemen-
toned societies decreed that all the ordi-
naries throughout the United Safes must,
in every way, strive to keep the faithful
from becoming members of any OF the
said societies, and must not fail to admo-
nish their people to that effect, and that
anv thus admonished must be
FROM THE sACREMENT
should they fail to abandon or keep aloo1
from the same societies. This decree his
holiness confirmed and gave it complete
effect.
En- commentant l'importante de-
cision le Northeastern Chronicle
disait dams I'm article editorial du
meme jour.
In this connection it may be we'll te
state that about four years ago an an
nouncement coming from some unknown
and irresponsible source found it's way
into the newspapers of this country tt
the effect that the church had removed
the prohibition from.'all societies excep
the Masons. It was entirely unwarrantet
and had no foundation in authority. 4
number of Catholics we're misled by it
however, and joined the various organi
Stations above referred to under that mi
sannrehension. This decree will Gauss
their withdrawal from such membership
Nous sommes pein6s de rappeler
q notre distingu6 confr6re de st
Paul, que ia source inconnue 81
irresponsible" don't il parle es,
ayant tout ct surtout le Northwest
erm Chronicle.
Ce journal a toujours etc, On eff.
fet, considers CONNIE l'organe de
Tarchevech6 de st. Paul, ct chaque
fois qu'un catholique a Gu DIES rem.
seignements a demander relative
ment aux societies secr6tes, c'est
Get organe quill s'est adress6.
Or, en- cherchant dams les files
du Northwestern Chronicle" nous
trouvons, dams son edition du l3
D6cembre 1889, la lettre suivante
To the Editor of the Chronicle.
Sir-Permit me to ask you a few ques
tions in order to throw some light on
matter that has been discussed a little
down here in Iowa.
Are the Catholics of Minnesota per
mitted to join the Order of Knights o:
Pythias?
Has the ban Of the church been re-
moved from said Order? Has it eve!
been condemned by the Church? Yol
will confer a great favor on me, ant
other Catholics Of this city if you answ
or above questions.
Down here in Iowa we understand
that Catholics join the above Order ant
that the Archbishop permits them to.
Yours,
ENQUIRER
a laquelle il r6pondait CONNIE suit
/. Are the Catholics of Minnesota per
mitted to join the order of the Knights
of Phythia? As far as ecclesiastical cen
sure is concerned. yes. There is no eccle
siastical censure prohibiting the catholics
of Minnesota or of anywhere else from
joining this order. The Church has takel
no official action in reference to them. I
this society should be the proximate occa
sion of sin for any of its members Their
the confessor will deal with the indivi
dual member just as he would With {
drunkard to whom the neighborbood o.