CANON NASH'S PAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13722, 11 April 1908, Page 7

CANON NASH'S PAST.

No. 2 CHARGE DISMISSED. NO PERMANENT INCAPACITY. By Telegraph,—l'm* AsuooUtton.—Copyright. MKi,HovnsK, April 10. A lkiti.u to the pre** from '..he Registrar . of the Dioces*e of Melbourne state* that ■:*; i" '; cablegram ha.i teen received from Arch •' - bishop Clarke, <«i Melbourne, who is at" present in England, with reference 'lb ;"■ Canon Nash, vicar of Christ Church, Ocalong, from which it appears thai the charge against the canon, known a» Number 2, has been dismissed. Tire message adds tliaf Archbishop" Clarke does not rogard Canon Nash **.'.. j being permanently incapacitated few »er--1 vie© in the Church. I ' j The No. 2 charge referred to was based : upon Canjn BanTsley's statement to the ] Hi. nop of Lichfield and others, and which I possibly reached the Bishop of Durham I (Dr. Moule). Dr. Ba-rdsley, who WW vicar I of Huddersfield during ill. Nash's curacy i there, ban written stilting that No.: 2 charge was an accusation relating to Sir. Nash's conduct towards a lady member of Canon Bardsley's family, the gravity of which ; •' justi'ied Ilia refusal to reinstate Canon '; Nash as incumbent of Christ Church, Geelong." Dr. Moule recently referred to these ' statements -is "hearsay rumours." .'■'■■;;