Show ATTACK MADE ON HYMN HAS ECHO tN UT UTAH AM President Grant Objects to Beautiful Isle As Church Song While Thile a controversy was as raging Saturday over Cardinal O'COnnell's OConnell attack upon the tile hymn Beautiful Isle of Somewhere attention was direct direct- directed ed that the song has been under Mor Mor- Mormon Mormon Mormon mon church censure for a long Jong time timeA A few yeats ago President Hebe Heber J. J Grant advised that Beautiful Isle of Somewhere should not be 00 sun sung at Mormon funerals President Grant Gran explained e. e that mat the sentiment of th the hymn is 13 not slot in keeping with th the teachings of the L. L D. D S. S church Claiming to have definite Information information tion in latter-day latter revelations regard regard- regarding regardIng regarding ing the past present and future and the of life and death it was wa declared by bv President Grant that th the hymn which makes of life and death deatha a mystery has no place In services Ices of Ule the L. L L 1 D. D S. S church DEFENDS IllS HIS SONG CHICAGO Oct 8 Dy By By The Asso Asso- Associated elated Press J. J. J C. C Fearls composer compose of the music of Beautiful Isle o of Somewhere today came to the de defense de- de defense of the composition assailed by Cardinal OConnell O'Connell of Boston Doston Vulgar trashy and Inane were adjectives applied by Cardinal OConnell O'Connell who placed the hymn among several seCal English compositions composition by people who have base no faith bu but plenty Pl ty of maudlin a I sentiment n e t. t I never n e regarded d it as maudlin i and its popularity attests Its worth said sa Mr Fearls I It t does docs picture re heaven en as vague ague but who of us can give It any snore more more definiteness Mr Fearis Fearls recalled also a o that sev sev- several severd several eral erd years year yea ago while the late Fred Fred- President President dent Woodrow Wilson was vas president of Princeton university he stirred up upa a discussion by declaring the hymn was not appropriate That made good business chuckled Mr Fearls Pearls IN I NEW EW YORK NEW YORK Oct 8 By 8 By The As Associated As- As Associated Associated i Press Press The action of Car Car- Cardinal Cardinal dinal dma OConnell O'Connell of Boston in barring from the Catholic funeral ritual in inthe Inthe Inthe the churches under his jurisdiction a 0 hymn Beautiful Isle of Somewhere was a subject of discussion In both church and musical circles today toda |