The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

NeSSel OF DeautlTul workmanship, ana sup
posed great antiquity, in a spot near
Glastonbury Abbey.
The discovery was made by the sister
of Wellesley Tudor Pole. Of Bristol. and
two other ladies. as the result of a sug
gestion by Tudor Pole that they should
90 and search In a place which he had
seen. either in his minds eye, or in what
seems to have been a waking dream"
Tudor Pole has submitted the vessel
10 various experts. who are unable 10 as
sign a date for its origin. 1t may be $500
years old. At any rate. il has been pro-
nOunced within the last few days to be
pre-Yenetian.
One of the strangest features concern
ing il is that it was placed in the spot
near Glastonbury nearly nine years ago
by DR.. Goodehild. Of Bath. man of much
antiquarian knowledge, also as the result
of what is described as trance" and
DR.. Goodchild entertains the belief, con-
sequent upon his strange experiences, that
it is the cup which the Saviour used at
the Last supper, and which, according 10
the Glastonbury legend. was brought to
Britain after the Crucifixion.
Examined in London.
Tudor Pole communicated his story to
an eminent dignitary of the Church OF
England. in London. with whom he is ac-
quainted. and at this gentlemans request
ATTENDED a meeting at the house of the
dignitary in London on Saturday last, and
narrated all the circumstances concerning
the discovery.
The meeting was Of a notable character.
i consisted OF about forty persons. in
Guiding ministers Of various religions, sci
entists, antiQuarians. peers, and peeress-
Is. The Duke OF Newcastle Lord Hall
fax. Lord Hugh Cecil Earl and Countess
BrOwnlow, the American Ambassador.
Rev. r. J. Campbell, Sir W. Crookes. and
many members of. the Established
Church.
At a smaller previous meeting Lady In
verclyde, Sir John Evans. and Mrs Ny
ers, 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 ac-
count of the vessel, which created the
greatest establishment Mr. Pole is the
managing director Of a large grain busi-
ness at Bristol He is about thirty years
of age, a man of keen intelligence. with
clean-cut features, and dark, deep-set
eyes. He confesses that he is TO some
extent 'ClairvOyanJ" or "clairaudiant, z"
although he has not devoted much time
10 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 it by Dr. Goodchnd
he Is firmly convinced that il is a holy
relic and he has now installed it in a
room IN his house, which has been set
apart for it. The room is draped in
white. The vessel reposes in a casket on
a table and lighted candles are kept in
the room.
Sees IL In "Dream."
It Will be seen that the whole treatment
Of the cup" is of a mystical nature. The
story which Tudor Pole told to his dis
tinguished audience on Saturday last was
Of the most extraordinary kind, and al
though it cannot be said that it was ac-
cepted as a statement of hard fact. the
gentlemen and ladies present found no
reason to entertain the slightest suspicion
OF the good faith of the narrator.
Tudor Pole told the gathering that at
the beginning of the year 1862 he received
an impression" that near Glastonbury Alb
hey relic Of a holy nature lay buried.
As time passed this mental impression
grew stronger 1t TecuTred again and
again, by day and by night In Septem-
Der last the sensation reached a climax
He said that while he was sitting in
his Office, In the midst of the most pro-
sale surroundings. he experienced what
can only be described as a waking
dream" He saw, either in a dream
or so clearly with his minds eye that II
seemed a VISION" a spot which he re-
membered well-a small rivulet and a
pond on some farmland known as Brides
Hill. about half a mile from Glastonbury
Abbey. In the shallow we'll or spring,
which Is the source of a rivulet he saw
buried small vessel-the one before the
eyes Of his audience.
Women Find the Cup,
Being unable to spare time from his
business TO go to Glastonbury, Tudor Pole
sent his sister and two other women, one
OF whom is a "clairvoyante, TO the spot
Turning over the mud In the well, the
women found. among other things, the
mysterious glass vessel.
It was covered with a broken slab OF
stone, which had apparently protected #
from injury. Il was then. as now, in q
state Of perfect preservation.
Mr.. Poles sister and the other womer
We're so deeply impressed with the discov.
cry Of the glass vessel that they forebore
to take it away. Having carefully washed
il, they replaced it in the well and return.
ed to Bristol with the other objects which
they had unearthed. which included q
small cross and gold chain, and car
buncle jewel
At this time Tudor Pole was slightly
acquainted with DR.. Goodchnd. although
both state that they had met only once
at a friends house, and had never haC
private conversation or spoken at al
about Glastonbury
How Cup Came There.
knowing DR.. Goodchild's reputation as
an antiquary, Tudor Poles sister and
the other two women went to Bath tC
show him the cross and jewel He came
10 the conclusion that they were articles
which few years before had been placed
in the well, which is apparently a mysti
cal shrine known TO a small body of re.
ligious persons.
The women then described TO DR.. Good
child the glass cup which they also
found and DR.. Goodchild at once recog
nized it as one which he himself had
placed in the well in the year 1925. o.
eight years before.
DR.. Goodchild then invited Mr.. Tudor
Pole over TO Bath to see him. and told
him the circumstances in which he placed
the vessel in the well at Glastonbury.
These circumstances were Of a kinC
which many persons will probably regard
as incredible.
DR.. Goodchild has written an account
OF them. which is now IN the possession
OF Sir William CrOokes, the eminent sci
enlist and past president Of the British