NEW RELIGIOUS ORDER
ABBF. nr.( ‘LINKS TO JOIN 'By Electric Telegraph.—Copy rich t.i (Australian A N.Z. Cable AssociationJ PAIUS, Jan. Hi. Abbe Desnoycrs, who was accused by a woman of witchcraft, and flogged, appeared before the Court and was examined for tliroe hours. lie declared lie had no connection at present with tin* Bordeaux sect of whom Madame Mesinin is the head, but he admitted that he attempted exorcism in the ease of two young women belonging to the 1 order. He severed Ids connection with the order in September. H)2J. when .Madame suggested to him that tli ■ time had come to proclaim a new religion of which she Imped lie would become one of t he twelve apostles. She ottered him the choice of being the new St. Paul or ihe new St. Peter. Horrified at this proposal, the Abbe said that henceforth lit l would have no connection with the order.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 19 January 1926, Page 5
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