New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-12

TIE ant Pu.eyte party in the English Church
have recently achieved new triumph 10 procuring
the revocation Of the license Of tSe Rev. Al
fred Poole, ore Of the curntes of the Church o.
st. BarDsba., 10 the fashionable district of Bel.
grayia, in London-ihe very church, by the way,
the rector of which was lately party to the famous
Gaze about the lawful use in English churches OF
crosses, csLdles aud stone communion tables.
The new movement against st. Bsrnsba, was
commenced by the Hon aud Rev. Frederick Barring,
who charged sgair st Mr. Poole the practice Of re.
qurirs confession preliminary to an admission to
the communion, Of procuring penitents fro 10 among
tho poor by the Distribution by ladies Of the parsb
of grocery tickets aud other pecuniO,y assistance,
on condition of confession AID communion, and of
pushing this confession, in the case Of women, into
very indicate ard indecent details. This charge
was made in letter to the Bishop of LONDON,
written at the close Of last February, and nclosing
two or thre sfidsyits given by as many women
and going to support this charge in all its indecent
details, Mr. Poole, being called to account BY the
B,top, totally denied the alleged indecencies. He
admitted that to one woman be had pu. some ques.
tiers alb ut the seventh commandment but II WAS
because be had been requested by the penitent to
Go 30. lie asked for Commission under the
Church Discipline Act, to try the truth or false.
hood of tie charges, and in fact, appears to have
convinced the Bishop that, as the prospec. of
grocery tickets from one quarter hsd led originally
10 the attendance Of the femsle atlantis at st.
Barpstas, go the prospect of sro,ery tickets from
another quarter, or some other disturbing c.use
had greatly vtisted their testimony e. to
what had actually taken plsce there. But
Mr. Poole did not e,cape in this way. While
cor sra.u!atirg himself that the accusation against
him had fallen to tie ground, be received note
from the Bishop informipe him of that prels.es H.
teLiitn to revoke his license as curste. This reyo-
cation be based not upon the particular evidence
laid before him, upon which, from the statements
made by Mr.. Poole, he had, be admitted, been led
10 look with much suspicion, but upon Mr. Pools's
own admissions in regard to tie course he WAS in
the habit of pursuing with reference 70 confession
which The Bishop regarded " asa departure from
g the spirit and practice of the Church of En-.
"glard, too great an sssinil ition to the system
" al the Church Of Rome" and as likely to cause
"s scandal ard injury to the Church" Il feel
especially, said the Bishop in this note and this
was tie ground Of the revocation, "ths. this ques
toIirg of females on the sutjec! Of the violation
''of the seventh commandment il of dangerous
4" tendency, and am convinced generally that the
",ort of systematic admission Of your people to
COME ssion and absolution which you have allowed
"to be your practice, ought not to take place"
The admissions thus referred to would appear to
have been made in conversation, aud subsequently
noted down BY the Bishop; and Mr. Poole, in AL
,werirg this note, very reasonably asked copy of
them expressing his belief Tat there must be some
Misunderstanding, and Ayerrirg "thst he had nsyer
"rut spy Qusstiea Of 5a.u's, or ia q s.aer. or