Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1907-10-18 | Page 5 | Ancient "Public Penance."

ancient public penance one of at a number of ancient manu scripts which have just come to light at baunton launton in england bearing the date 1424 2424 refers to orders of public pub lie penance imposed on oa persons behaving badly in church calling lach ach other names and other offenses olT enaes the offend or r bad to 16 stand in the middle atel of the tha church during the whole hole service and sermon generally wearing a white sheet beet and holding a white wend wand after the sermon a full confession cont erlon had to be made and pardon asked before the whole congregation one instance of this form of punishment occurred at Skid gato in 1703 when jane webber made a confession confes Blon of quarreling end and canting with another woman in church during service