Soapey Samuel Kisses the Rod Tennyson The Archbishop of Canterbury remonstrates

The Archbishop of Canterbury remonstrates with opposing members of the Church

Westminster Hall

Monument to the Henniker family

19th April 1978

Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster from the River Thames

Soapey Samuel Kisses the Rod Tennyson The Archbishop of Canterbury remonstrates'Soapey Samuel Kisses the Rod', 1858. Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, was a reformer of the Church of England who dragged his priests into greater spirituality and efficiency. Wilberforce arranged conferences for his rural deans, travelled widely and increased the number of his parishes to be served by resident incumbents. Wilberforce had been suspected of countenancing auricular confession, although he denied this. However, his sympathy with