The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-26
THE BAN TEMPORARILY RAISED
Delegate Satolli Suspends the Edict
Against the K. of P.


FALL RIVER, Mass, March 2O.-H. A.
DIR. P. e. COllet, of Lafayette Lodge
Knights of PyUhias, of this city, and
Judge Che quote. who went to Wash
ington last week, bearing a petition to
Mgr. Satolli, that the edict f0rbidding
all Catholics to be members of secret
societies be suspended in the ase of
the Knights of Pythias, have returned
home, and announce that the Papal
Delegate has temporarily granted their
request until the Pope can consider the
petition.
The delegates secured an audience
with Mgr. Satolli last Saturday, and
presented the petition. with the state
ment that there are $50 French Cana
dian Catholics who are members Of
Lafayette L7dge, K of P, in this city,
and 107 Catholic members of a Provf'
dence lodge,
Mgr. Satolli vas surprised at the
facts brought out, and after a days
consideration announced to the dele
gates that he would issue a decree sus-
pending the papal edicG temporarily.
He promised to bring the matter to
the attention of the Vatican, but held
out no hope that the edict would be
CAdASONs III VLGEo HE !"
suspension of the same would be en-
dorsed.
Under the prOvisiC ms of the suspen-
sion, the Catholics who are enrolled In
the Knights of Pythias will be allowed
to make their Easter duty, and pending
a consideration of the question at Rome,
the threat of communication will not
be put into effect.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Fail
River dispatch was shown to Mgr. Sa-
TOLL by his assistant, DIR. R0obeT who
subsequently, explained the situation
thus: Mgr. Satolli has written to
Bishop HarkiLs, of Providence, r. l.;
suggesting that the facts are so excep-
tional in the Fall River cases that it
would belwell if the Bishop saw fit to
suspend temporarily the application of
the rule relative to K. of p. members.
The exceptional circumstances, as
stated to Mgr. Satolli. are that two of
the members of the Fall River Lodge
are about to die. If they leave the
lodge, they forfeit their insurance
money, ana if they remain in it, they
cannot receive the sacraments. Mgr.
Satolli suggested that it would be
proper to so modify the rule az to per-
NIT these two members to have their
insurance without being debarred from
the sacr8ments. 1t also appeared that
the two Fall River lodges were excep-
tional, in being made up entirely of
Catholics. For this reason, Mgr. Satolli
suggested that it might be desirable to
suspend the rule, in order that mem
bers might have the benefit Of the
Easter sRcraments. The suspension is
not of a general character, and ia due
entirely the special circumstances at
Fall River. Mgr. Satolli also wishes il
understood that he merely advised
Bishop Harkins that the facts war
ranted a temporary suspension.
Danbury Reporter: Mr.. jacob,
Flinchum, a man living two or three
miles from Danbury, hes been missing,
since last Saturday. He left his broth
er's home Saturday morning and has
not been e or heard from since. He
has been sick with something like
dropsy for sometime, and had been IN
bed several days.
Winston Sentinel: DR.. H Q. Nor
risen, formerly of Atlanta, Ga, but
now of Nashville, Tenn will deliver
the baccalureate sermon before gradu-
ating class of Trinity college, at the
approaching commencement, on Sun
6ay morning, June Ord. The literary
address will be delivered by President
E. B. Craighead, Of Clemson college,
S. &.
Monroe EOquirer: On last Monday
afternoon LonniP, the IA year-old son
of Mr.. James Goodwin Of Rock Rest,
was hauling wood and his team became
frightened and ran away. The unfor-
innate boy was thrown from the wagon
and was crushed between one of the
wheels and q tree. One of his legs was
broken near the hip joint and he was
injured internally. DIR, J. E, Ashcraft
was called and set the broken limb, but
the internal injuries were fatal, and
after lingering until Wednesday morn
ing, death came and relieved him OF