Show Decree Forbidthng Them to JoiilCertam Specified Se eret Sooitis i J f I PIWMFI OBED1NCE ASKEDI r I ODD lr LIJLO iOS or TEMI rIt tNCE AcDKNiGUTS FITIUASI 42 Odinsries Tlirowgltout tiLe L nited Ststes1MiiiiStriYeit0 Keeji tbe ii tltful FrunLlTeCJ 1I iugleinbeVs of iL5 OfLthL Said Sw iCICMIlLlM flecree Coft1n1el Thrtheojke 1 c Th LxoLulftti B tlte 4rk 4lI5koP t 1 r ilmington Del Dec 26 l3isnop Crtlsuea thfI1owing leterto all too pnCSS lrL the diocet of Vvilrnng ton S Reverend > Fathers S f i As soorfa9jpractlcialvY < uwill wad oil Sundayr t3eas tp e IhevMlowingi dcUmeWi r and you wdUfjgf nw sure tb the V ry utmost ofyd aSiUtyJienri deavor to proctireifrpmi 411 Whom the decree o itie holy fseg1 niayconcernva > prompt and loyal ojedienc to thisdc cree When TChrteEtspeaks throuhm vicar and In such words there can be na question as to thp purporb pf < lie utterance A Cat bllc exciise > himself how aie may yet eenseo be arpathq i Hd If lie fair > to conform Jilmself horr I oughly and it once tb that utterance Ver faithfullyt y our servant In christ A CURTIS S S 3isliop of WIlmingtOn S The emslpsurej wasiias ffoUows Most Reverend and Illustrious Sir Tour excellencj cannot fall to know that the archbishop set over he van otis ecclesiastical provinces of the re publico Jfchynited States Of America ihavein thore than ontfof their assent blfes taken counsel with respect to < the societies which have grown up ii the aforesaid republic namely The Odd Fellows the Sons of Temperance and the ICnlghtsof Pythias Aud you muse be JaIso aware thaVthe aforesaid bishops bish-ops unanimously decided that the whole question as to the societies should be submitted to tlie judgment of the aposr tcCic see His holiness therefore corn mitted this question to the Mo3t Hey Terend Satolll and tl e inquisitorsgen eral These in general congregation heldon Wednesday June 20 1894 confIrmed con-fIrmed 01 decision previously made as to the aforementioned circulars decreed that olf the ordinaries throughout the United States must in every way strive to keep the faithful from becoming members of any of the said societies and must not fail to aamonish their people to that effect and that any thus admonished must be debarred from the sacrament should they fail to abandon or keep aloof from the same societies This decree this holiness confirmed and gave it complete effect It is therefore communicated to your excellency that through you it may be transmitted to all the archbishops bishops and other ordinaries of the United States and for the due custody of thesouls of the faithful may be by these ordinaries carried into effect Meantime X beseech be-seech Almighty God to bestow all benefits ben-efits and blessings Signed CABDINPAIj MONACO Rome August 20 3894 To the Illustrious and most reverend Francis Satolli delegate apostolic Wash ington D C Following Is the letter sent by the apostolic delegate Cardlnal Glbblns lour eminence illustrious and most reverend ILy letter transmitted to me on the 20th of Icvember last through Cardinal Kampolll his holiness urges that the decree de-cree of the holy office sent to me by Cardinal Monaco and herewith delivered to you shall be made public The sovereign sover-eign pontiff therefore will see that the decree m question shall be communicated by the nrctblshops to the respective suf fragans and by them It may be promulgated promul-gated Ith all reverence and affection I remain your eminence illustrious and most recrend your faithful servant in Christ FRANCIS SATOLLI Delegate Apostolic lo his eminence illustrious and most reverend James Cardinal Gibbons ach bishop cf Baltimore |