28 Dec 1870
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Newspaper
Church Herald
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 28, 1870
Page
1
The Church Herald announces a Tuesday and Friday publication schedule for the Country Post. Subscribers may have copies forwarded from the office or ordered via a local bookseller with the book seller and London agent named to ensure regular supply.
A historical analysis discusses the term liberal as a party name and its contrasts with Tory and Whig. It notes how names shape public trust, the shift to Conservative, and how radicals use the label liberal to claim liberty and reform. The piece reflects on language, identity, and political branding.
A fragmentary critique of defining German identity by language or race. It cites L Owen Pike, debates that Teutonism cannot be fixed by language, geography, or colonisation. It questions Vaterland concept, Zollverein boundaries, and Berghaus atlas maps showing German colonial aims.
The text argues against forcing disclosures and praises partial exposure over a definitive answer. It contemplates whether providing a precise inventor of Liberals is worth pursuing, suggesting contentment with broader understanding rather than exact attribution. The tone remains wary of overreach in naming sources or inventors.
A dense excerpt discusses the German mind and its arts, claiming Germanic traits, language variety, and musical genius derive from mixed ancestry. It cites Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, and Schubert, crediting Jewish ancestry for some styles while noting imitation in Chinese and African cultures. The piece proclaims Germany as master of Europe and ends with Jah, das ist der Deutschen's Vaterland.
Contemporary letters describe a German infantry surge near Dugny and Le Halle, with activity around Tours as German forces threaten, destroy Loire bridges, and force French railway shifts. Reports recount Montéuffel and Manteuffel actions at Beaucourt Vecquemont and near Albert, plus Paris defense by the Army of the North and the Crown Prince’s forces at Le Bourget with freezing conditions and heavy artillery fire.
A Globe correspondent in Paris questions who should lead military operations and criticizes Gambetta Chanzy and others as inept. The piece argues senior figures influence officers and challenge the chain of command with an opinion on strategic control and decisions.
Officials of the Church Missionary Society issue a memorandum defending their stance on appointing a Bishop of Madagascar. It argues for non interference among missions, cites Selwyn and Cambridge sermons, praises London Missionary Society candour, and proposes a solution to limit new bishop jurisdiction to exclude CMS fields in Madagascar.
Opinions from the Globe on church state relations describe monarchal supreme judicial authority and two cases about dismissals of ministers. The Barnoldswick Baptist case ends with Bennett reinstated after legal appeals, while Cowes Calvinistic Dissenters see Le Cerf dismissed. The piece warns against clerical despotism and rising Anglican adhesion among dissenters.
The Irish Press argues Gladstone’s clemency amounts to exile not amnesty. It calls for unconditional pardons, condemns the Crown’s restraint, and urges freeing prisoners labeled as martyrs of Mania and Death. The piece labels mercy as partial and questions its national impact.
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