Criminals Respect the Clergy.
Clergymen in great cities are often compelled in the course of their work to go amongst criminals of the most dangerous description, but it appears from the statement of a reverend gentleman who has frequently visited some of the worst slums in London, that the roughest characters never interfere with a clergyman who is on an errand of mercy.
"That at all events," said he, "is my own experience, and it is a long and varied one.
" I have been called to see sick men and women who have led lives of crime, but even in the dons which they inhabit the greatest courtesy and consideration have been shown to me by their companions.
" No, I do not think a clergyman runs any risk of violence in responding to an appeal to visit the sick-bed of a criminal. And some very curious appeals of this kind are made."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2080, 4 January 1894, Page 49
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152Criminals Respect the Clergy. Otago Witness, Issue 2080, 4 January 1894, Page 49
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