The Washington union., 1858-06-27
pRorEs,ASr CONFESSIONAL Nv pEleRA Va
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lfrom Northern Qivsrpoop nmes, juno AZ
/, Yesterday morning public meeting was held 10 81
james Hall Pccadilly London for the purpose of hear
ing some disclosures in connection with alleged abu
of the confessional in the Parish church Of 81 Barnabas
The meeting convened by placaYd and advertisement
ia the daily papers, the notice containing the following
remark lin consequence of the nature of the DISCLOSURES
which will be made, gentlemen only ere expected to at
tend Every part Of the hall was crowded, and the
majority of the meeting appeared 70 bssng to the ato
cratic circles of Begraya Lord casosPs presided On
the platform were Mr.. Paul Foskctt, Mr. wilbnham E
gerton NJ p, tho Earl Manvers, MI. Wise, M r, tho
Earl Of Shaftesbury. Mr. Hanbury, M. p the Earl of
Shrewsbury, qate Earl Talbot. M Elioe. jr, NJ. p,
Mr.. Briscoe NJ r., tho R-v A. @ Edonast incumbent of
St. Mchaels Burleigh street. tho Rev. W. Curling In
cumbent of St. James g. Southwark; the Rev. j. Keane
incumbent of St Jude's Bethnh Green; the Rev. J.
Thomas, domestic chaplain to the Archbishop of Can
terbuy the Rev Dr. Worthinston. incumbent OF Tim
ity church, Grays Innroad; Rev. W. CadAaa, rector of
ST. Georges, Southwark Sir W. Werner, Bart, NJ p
Mr.. Moody, NJ. r., &C. lssf
The chairman assured tho meeting that nothing but
OF duty had induced him 70 preside The fact
the abuse they met to denounce has too long been
overlooked not to say tolerated. and the time hAd
arrived when the matter must be seouy taken in hand
by the public. lie would not dsfain the nseeting With
Speech but at called upon reverend gentleman to
make known the cases of abuse and abomiOn that had
come to his knowledge
The honorable and Rev Mr. Barring then read the evil
dence that he caused to be laid before the bishop of
London and by which 1t was sought to obtain the dis
mssa of the late chaplain Of st. Barnaas II had been
charged against him by tho Rev. Mr. L4ddeN that the
against the chaplain rested only upon tho evidence
of two prohigate women who were seeking 70 obtain
money out Of tbor false and scapdaous sstanncus; now
the fact that these women had not come to him. but he
sought out them, and he went three times to them be
fore he could get them to say single word 1t only
his stating that it not from prurisnt curiosity
that he procured their evidence it v for tho purpose
of laying it before the bishop IN order that the parish
might be delivered from such stats of things [Chccrs
The bishop caused the evidence to be sied and tested
by legal gentleman and the result of that investga-
ton far from weakening the case added to liz objcc
onable features, by being confirmed and enlarged by
three other female witnesses The bishop then caused
the curate Immediately implicated by the disclosures to
be first suspended and then, failing any defence to be
dismissed from his curacy 1t deeply to be regret
ted that several ladies in the parish had assisted the Gu
rate in supplying the confessional The Hon. and Rev
Mr.. Lddel the curates superior, wished 1t TO be be-
eved that In these cases the curate had been carried
away by zeal and enthusiasm for the church. but the
truth there several cases equally duplicating
Mr.. Lddell himself and his other curates. He (r. B
rng) belonged to party, either in the church or poll
TICS and be entered upon this distressing investigation
without consulting any He had made the pub
lie because he felt the duty Of the bishops of the
church to prevent its holy communion from being thus
abused by their subordinates He could lken the ov
to nothing less than dram drinking affected the
moral while the other destroyed the physical condition
of man These holy fathers Of Begrayia had hitherto
been In state of mental intoxication, and when they
came to hear of this meeting the tremens would follow
The honorable and reverend gentleman, in the
of his address, which much cheered read TO the
meeting the respective statements Of seven females rela
tive to questions put to them in the confessional These
statements had been printed the alps Of paper which
in the hands Of some of the gentlemen the plat
form The documents in the form Of deposition
but only the initials Of the Witnesses given One
them said II was formerly in service with Mr.. -,
Of the curates of st. PAUL. his back drawing
was fitted up like st. Barnabas church. there al
49,
Cross Candles and BEADS he generally had six
persons day to confess have frequently persons
coming out crying in consequences of the questions that
had been put to them Iho greater part of tho state
ments are Of nature precluding their appearance in
public journal.) fs # 4ssf
Mr. Moody, NJ p, resident in the parish, moved tho
first resolution follows 'That the cordial thanks Of
this meeting be given to the Hon. and Rev Frederick
Barring for the udciouS and manly he has adopted
in bringing before the proper ecclesiastical authority the
painful evidence the disclosure OF which has issued in
the revocation Of the license OF the clergyman charged
with practising auricuar confessions in the parish OF St
Paus, knighsbdge and this meeting liz also Of opinion
that the circumstances of this such to demand
the fullest publicity The facs they had heard spoke
for Themselves there necessity to enforce them by
speeches. because when they became known to the world
the public would be put ut on their guard against
such accountable proceedings. Cheers %
Mr. Peters, radesman Of the parish, seconded the
solution and observed that 1t understood speeches
were to be made.
The resolution then put from the chair and car
red by acclamaton.
The Chairman said gentlemen the object Of the meet
ing Is now accomplished. and must vacasc the chair
Three cheers given for Lord Calthorpe, and the
meeting separated.
It stated by gentlemen concerned in convenng the
meeting that there present $50 members of Para
ment, including sixty peers.
The anxiety Of the conveness Of the meeting that
exciting speeches should be made 80 great that o
written request forwarded by them to the representa-
vos of the press not to remain after the chairman had
pronounced the proceedings at an end The caution
however appeared needless as after adopting the single
resolution the asscLlage quietly dispersed The whole
aspect of the proceedings imposing and extraordinary
and the disclosures made produced profound impression