The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
LONDON. Aug. 10.

LONDON, Aug 10.
A SMALL circle of eminent leaders OF
IN religious thought, antiauaries, and
scientists. arc at present discussing
with hc deepest interest the discovery ~
remarkable circumstances Of a glass yes
sci of beautiful Workmanship and sup
posed great antiquity, in spot near
glastonbury Abbey.
The discovery was made by the sister
OF Wellesley Tudor Fole, of Bristol, and
two other ladies', as the result OF
suggestion by Tudor Pole that they
should so anu search in place which he
had seen either in his minds eye or In
what seems TO have been waking
Dream
Tudor Pole has submitted the vessel
TO various experts, who are unable to as
sign date for its origin. 1t may be 25oo
Years sid. At any rate, it has been pro
1ounced within the last few days to be
pre-Nenetian.
one OF the strangcst features concern
ing 1t is that 1t was placed IN the spot
rear Glastonbury nearly nine years ago
by DR.. Goodctild, of Bath, a man of much
antiqunrian Knowledge, also as the result
OF what is described as a trance" and
DIR. Goodchild entertains the belief, con-
seqrent upon his strange experiences, that
it is the cup which the Saviour used at
he Last Supper, and which, according to
the Glastonbury legend, was brought to
Britain after the CruciilNion.
Examined in London.
Tudor Pole communicated his story
TO an eminent dignitary Of the Church of
llngland, in London. with whom he is ac-
auainted, and at this gentcman's request
attended meeting at the house of the
dignitary in London on Saturday last,
and narrated all the circumstances con-
corning the discovery.
The meeting was of a notable character.
II consisted of about forty persons, in
GLIDING ministers of various religions,
scientists antiquarians. peers and peer
esses.
The duke of Newcastle, Lord Halifax,
Lord Hugh Cecil, Earl and Countess
Erownlow, the American ambassador;
Rev. r. j. Campbell, Sir w. Crookes and
many members of the Established
Church.
At a smaller previous meeting Lady
1nverclyde, Sir John Evans and Mrs.
Myers, widow of the man who spent the
best part of his life in psychical research,
were among those present.
TO this audience Tudor Pole gave an
account of the vessel, which created the
greatest establishment. MIR. Pole is the
managing director of large grain bus
iness at Rristnl,l HIe is about 80 years
of age, a man of, keen Intelligence, with
clean cut features and dark, deep-set eyes.
lie confesses. that he is to some extent
''clairvoyant," or 'clairaudiant.'; although
he has not devoted much time to the
study of the occult.
While Tudor Pole holds that there is
not sufficient ground for believing that
The object of his discovery is of the sacred
nature attributed to 1t by DR.. Goodchild
lac is firmly convinced that it is a "holy
relic" and he has now installed it in q
room in his house, which has been SCI
apart for It. The room is draped in white
The vessel reposes in casket on a table
and lighted candles are kept in the room
The Cup
1t will be seen that the whole treatment
of the cup is of a mystical nature The
story which Tudor Pole told to his dis.
nguishedyaudience on Saturday last was
of the mostsceXtraordinary kind, and al.
though it cannotthe said that It was &C.
cepted as tas5statement of hard fact, the
gentlemen and,Eiades present found nc
reason to entertain the slightest suspl.
cion of the good faith of the narrator.
Tudor Pole. told the gathering that al
me beginning of the year 1902 he ''receivet
an Impression" that near Glastonbury Alb
hey a relic Of holy nature lay buried
AS time passed this mental impression
grew stronger. 1t REQUIRED again ant
again, by day and by night. In Septem
Der last the sensation reached a climax.
He said that while he was sitting in hls
office, in the midst of the most prosait
surroundings. he experienced what car
only be described as a waking dream.
lie saw either in a dream" or SO clearly
with his mind'sfscye that it seemed
vision a spot %hich he remembered
wel--a small rivulet and pond on som,
farmland known as Brides Hill. abou
half q mile from Glastonbury Abbey. II
The shallow well. or spring, which is tn,
source of a rivuet, he saw buried
sf1all vessel-the one before the eyes O
his audience.
The Discovery
Being unable 10 spare time from hi
business to go 10 Glastonbury, Tudor Pol
sent his sister and two other women, on
of whom is a "clairvoyante," to the spot
Turning over The mud in the We'll, tn
women found, among other things tn
mysterious glass vessel.
ii was covered with a broken slab q
stone, which had apparently protected !
from injury. 1t was then, as now, in
state of perfect preservation.
Mr.. Poles sister and the other wome
We're so deeply impressed with the dis
covery of the glass vessel that they fore
bore to take it away. Having CAREFUL
washed IT, they replaced 1t in the we
and returned to Bristol with the othc
objects which they had uncarthed, whic
included small cross and gold chain an
carbuncle jewel.
At this time Tudor Pole was slight
acquainted with Or. Goodchid, althoug
both state that they had met only once &