The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-10
ExCOMMuNlcATlON OF
OMAHA CATHOLICS WHO
WERE WEDDING GUESTS.


i.c in good faith and may not hc conscious
Uf any WrongdUinE will not excuse Cs.
since We know better. Our co-oItesathn
i~c"mes unlawful when VIC help another
directly ." d" wrong. when Ne commend
him 20 q" II. when we praise him for
! having done Il. or when we honor him be-
| cause he has done Il or j. about {" 10 It.
l c,nmo; honestly hs denied by amy tntei:i.
gent person. And IL any persons should
| a:t.rnrt :" question /: "n the ground that
a." times have changed. and that s:ir
r's-ic.n social system demands broader
,nie.a;.ol than what would have bs.n coii-
! sid"r.d lawful IL. other tin'cs. let such per-
| becomes ansiauatsj: that the words of
christ never rasS away. AMI that the
jivi1. prohibition I" put asund"r those
whom ';n,i has Joined together Is as bind
IN: to-day IA IL was twenty centuries ago.
PHOHIBITORY ORDER.
with "a vi' ". then. Ia prevent as Tar
| aS p"ss'hl. tE. giving Of sliss'!!!i"aiior 10
each an, cv.rv .'a.h"Iic IN this ,iicc..s. ~
assist NJ tn. marriag" q! divorced per
x"r. Nhiie the other divorced PARTNER ~
r-v ''.;h.iic a; this diocese wh" .i,aI for
Tn, future wilifuiiv and crlpahlr assist at
| suci. E,arrias.. shaiI. by the very faci IN
c'sr cxc"nnn:u:ica;ion. which eensu'e re-
serve fo myself
ThiS r,<.o-,ai WAS directed particularly
| a: Miss Hamilton. who had been rea,:e'sed
~ stct A. gvlsi' i'StNdSI ana Quiet
| wh" h:.h been invited 20 b. present as
-u.s.s ~ the marriage VI Miss Pri;chett
! I" CONGRESSMAN Kennedy.
80 s,"ns' va. S.sl.h; Ssn !" ....r TIN aT
| ~ w"n.ler whether Miss Hamilton and
~. Other rr"inircrt Catholic friends a!
MIS- Fri;che't would brave the b!sncr
.hre.: "f c.cG.. munica:!on anu 9" I" the
MANY sEHr REGRETS.
Ns-v we!i-kr"Wn Catholics who rrcei. cd
Invitations sent their regrets ..n accom-;
Nv o,i..r. did rot. Miss Hamilton had
r-",nis",! her friend THAT sh. would he her
! bridesmaid an.i si' spite the fact thar she
knew thar IN" cSralty of "xc"EiH:,inica1"n
. would L. in.;su:sed upon her sEc KEEP; .'r
A.r.rs :hus. Who. D.. sides Mi.,s Hami
'nn. Witnessed IN" ~aFrsace ceremony az"
'n.rs.,v ;n.,,,~t- cxcor.'ntnicIti"N- - Nfs
Fila .'"''nn Nash. darrh'er-t:-!aw" q! fhc
l,'. =: " NASH, rrcsidi.n. Of the s;rnsIter
r-,ss;. ard - ctiausA'"r M , H.rr,ar"
.::,..t II 'Nr,'n. and one a: III. weaifh.cs'
,..,-. -, t!,s. VS..
Before her n,arriAee 70 Fred Nash Sr:.
En!~cor,lisn 81. became cuN,mIEi"ane
-. .i- catholic Church a; -" tim" "s her
marriage. Hc- hrshsrd died soon a'ser
Nor marriage. and noE that she has been
cxcsmr.air,,si size VII! return to fhe
Episcopal s'hGrch-
MRS CUpaHY ABSENT.
Amo.y those who ve:ran",i from Wit
;.>-ins Miss Fri'chett's MARRIAGE TO Con.
L'-hopr.c pastoral. bat ~hc went %
TN. reception following ~. - Mrs. T.. n
.'u5lhy. wife ~ t!,. rnii!i"r;:!': racker
Eishop Scanne1 la. not eNcoME..n!cat-
c.i Mr. Cu;ahv ana the other Catholics
~ho merely attended tn. reception; cut ne
mas ;,iS.ic,v csnsurcd them !"- going TO
th. reception. declaring that they know
:ngl- committed a sin whe, tney did -.
In my PASTORAL Esv' my pr"pl" wafi,
ing that they would hs 'Hconmun,:I'-'i
4 they went 70 th. a-iai"E said Mst"n ,''i,
vel val. penalty sh"y w.rc :ncuir'TG
Th.y wen: 20 i; know wing s;.st hy >" doing
they were violating a ia~ o. their churct,
ah.i. ,;c consequences o: fh~iy act
'Th... IS nothing new In my in'srpreia-
,inn - the law q: the Catholic 'huvch IN
sesnnr:i So S.Sl' 1ss S' 'a~ .- % an oil a,e. % sSi
/, Is suSceciIti. q: no other Interpretation
than the one ra: upon I. In ms pastoral,
church laWs are no: made - lc T.o.a;"t!
any NOR. than are civil laws.
NO PERMISSION ASKED
Bishop scannelr denlet. s.ou;.y d repor;
90 .fe ea-c, ,ha, Miss Hamilton wen; 20
him before the wedding and asked his per-
mission To act .s 6ri'!s.masd.
NO Catholic In my diocese eve- asked
sad n. The r-pcr, tina, they DID -u Il
wholly without foundation ia fact
Miss Hamilton h3s declined 20 discuss
her .x~onau.!cAt:on 60. pusl.casior. So
have al the oihcs Catholics who incu.r>,.
;t~ T. gnaIty imposed upon N..s Hamilton
A-I -uo.- Who incu.rr! ;.~ - a. 4. . cen
sur foT attending the reception.
Mrs Pri'chss., -othsr q! Ms. Ecnrsiy
when asked l! any Catholics rad -
nsir~. away from, THE wedding On ..c-
count % ;S~ Rishoo'. PASTORAL. saE
W. ,<..-s! a large number rs Invita-
tons ard ~. received a nG:rher of r..
Ersrs Ye-. some Q! them ~.:" s.r.: ~
Tsth"l.c-. though. O. course. I do no,
kew tN., they xese ser, on a~coan, 9:
the pastoral. ! regret .s-y much sis.
HaT1i!.a.'s ~Hco.lmU;iea1i"r. ~ ,h.
Bishops pastoral ~ss oi.cc'et solely a;
ycGrs SRI | s6cs!d BE- irr.tl.d TO i-cA
ypof 4; - a hVx" tose
MISS HAMILTON WEALTHY
ii-s Ma Hamilton - o-c - IL. tao
Y.-se>; Nc;,en ia Csrsts- the osh-r t>irx
h.r .is.s. Mss S.e.lA Hamilton. Tn
yourx la.iy 10 a rS!!cns.rs>s N he. cv3
Y.Rh. .s 10 i>ey SrVes'
Il. Ni.s>s Hamilton arc .Isssh'e-s 90
.Ne late :. " Hamilton. president OF ~.
rai.eS: s;s,sS Ea:.on.l Rank 20: rlaay
J.a,> ard n,-css g .hs late Frank NEr-
Why. who Wss precedent q: th- Jc--
ch .a:s SAi.osa! Rsox. Aai nres..ea; q:
:h. omaha ara Council E.nSs s:-.., Rail-
~sy Company for msny rrs,.
Their r.thsv and ta~', ent!e sSct i<f:
o,h-r u1c,s. N,-sae! I-rp.y wealthy
rzz~hsuan .f i-Ard<-. Wye. vSc ds~1 70,
ions age. Ms, Nae Hsrns.,cn 10 . ycvi-y
,scy es rare hra.sy Ani OF rare accom-.
DSssAiaen.s- she Aas lcrG eeea leader