[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIRS I was surprised
to find the Dean of Exeter saying in his very interesting article of April 3oth, " When George IV received the Sacrament, no one was shocked. He was a rake ; but it was the custom ; it was even the law."
It is true that there was much in the earlier life of George IV which was not strictly in accordance with Christian morals, but in later life he undoubtedly changed his habits, and became a seriously religious man. Would the Dean wish him to be permanently excommunicate ?
I have always admired the Dean of Exeter's writings, and should be sorry to see him in company with three other Deans who, to the shame of the Protestant church, have recently joined the ranks of the Pharisees.—I am, Sir, yours faithfully, Travellers' Club, London, S.W. r. CLON' 'LORE.
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