Item 14 - Letter from C. Kegan Paul to Henry Sidgwick

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Reports that he had no time to see Martineau, but that he wrote to him the previous day, 'having the sequel of the Clerical Meeting correspondence, which has hitherto interested him to enclose.' Relates that he has 'jogged him about the Essays, and hope he may do something about them.' If he does not, Paul believes that some of their number ought to write independent papers, 'of which the most important would be the question of the Creeds in worship.' Reports that the Clerical Society met the previous Tuesday, and passed three resolutions relating to Paul's membership of the Free Christian Union, including one that states that in case of his declining to withdraw from the latter organisation, he should cease to be a member of the Clerical Society. Paul states that he has declined, and supposes that he has ceased to be a member of the Society. Observes that it is akin to an excommunication, and that some of his friends have told him that he shall be damned. Reports that he had a 'satisfactory talk with Hewitt' about his health.