New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-22

its fold be intended to die: that he was in full

its fold be intended to die: that he was in full
possession of bis faculties and clearly conscious
of what he was doing, while being made BY
tho Bishop Q member Of that Church, while il
is also stated that on tho second day Of BIZ
ilIness, be told friend thss he +" intended to
take az important STEP" The Toronto Glob.
simply responds: We do not believe THU
story" Here the complication Of tho test,
mony becomes extreme. 1t appesrs to be a
question of veraclty between Bishop Farrell
and the Rev. Mr.. Geddes. The former says
that he received SIR Allan into the Church on
Thursday. The latter says hat tho Baronet
on Friday expressed bis desire to die in the
pure and reformed faith Of the Church of En-
gland" How are these statements to be rec
ohcIledi We are extremely unwilling TO be-
lieve that either the Right Reverend or the
Reverend gentleman has been guilty of inten.
tloual fasehoOd. But even Mr.. Geddes must
sec that if the Bishop does not tell plaza,
plump and simple lie, then Sir Allan did re-
ceive the sacrament from him On Thursday,
aud as his mental mbecllity must have in.
creased as his last moment approached. the
fact that be received tho sacrament from Mr.
Grddes on Friday, puts that gentleman and not
Bishop Farrell 10 the necessity OF making e1-
plantations. We do not believe that the Bishops
o. any Church are in the habit Of telling lies
and cer,aiuly we are quite unwilling to believe
that Bishop Farrell would tell one, when he
ha. nothing VIVA ever to effect by it; for ac-
cording To his own doctrine. the soul OF Sir
Alum being safely in Purgstory, what has tie
Bishop to gam by coDceallng particle OF the
truth. The ueopbyte is beyond all worldly in
nuo0ces. Why should ut Bishop Farrell tell
tho truth : But then it may be asked: why
should Mt the Rev. Mr.. Gcddes tell the truth
Probably be thinks ne does; and then we have
NJ other solution of the problem, except to
suppose that on Friday, Sir Allan McNab had
ceu-ed to be morally responsible.
1t ought. moreover. to be stated that the
Roman Catholic faith was not novelty to
Sir Allan McNab, for Lody McNab vas Of
that communion, and bis daughters were
brought up IN #. II is, thereto re-, exceedingly
possible that Sir Allan, so far as he regarded
religious questions at all, was one Of those per-
sols who are always halting between two opin-
IONS, and who are ever inclIniDg now 70 this
Church and DOW to that. He certainly could
not have regarded with any very profound abb
horrrnce Church TO which his wife aud
daughters were attached; aud, although from
natural motives Of secular interest he may
have abetaued from abaI doniug the ADgllcao
Church. which he could not have done without
the loss Of political aud social position. it does
not follow that npou his death-bed he may not
have taken very dIfierent view OF his sell
plous duty These conversions 10 the last
ii lie are delicate matters ~ discuss;
bat Ne cannot help reminding the reaaer that
Charlrs thu Second of England was all biz lts
an ayowcd Protestant, and tina. he embraced
raihol.clsm at the Inst moment, when no coad
save his soul nirbogt e"iancrring his crow,-