30 Dec 1871
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Newspaper
Church Herald
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 30, 1871
Page
1
A lengthy critique discusses how the Education Act favors Church schools, arguing the measure could erode church control by forcing endowments into secular state schools. It cites provisions restricting religious instruction for grants and warns Church schools face disintegration if compelled to become public elementary schools.
The text argues that only firm commitment to Church principles can save church schools from being absorbed by the School Board and reduced to secular institutions. It condemns policy makers as artful politicians who push mental culture without Christ and warns church and society to defend church-owned schools against national schooling.
The piece argues Ireland is deeply disaffected under Gladstone amid alleged injustices and sacrilege by the English state. It urges a royal approach to pacification, warns of conquest risks, and laments lawlessness, praising Irish chivalry while condemning oppression and press disloyalty.
The passage argues for a strong unified Conservative leadership to defeat Radicalism and atheism. It notes many will not follow Disraeli yet suggests several potential figures who could emerge as a guiding General to organize and concentrate forces, with Ireland hoping for a near term victory.
A critical notice of Henry Nutcombe Osenham’s Ober-Ammergau Passion Play account. The reviewer questions enthusiasm among churchmen, discusses the play’s spiritual aims, moral concerns, and potential effect on belief, while acknowledging its detailed description and devotional value.
A devotional poem imagines a heavenly song sung by twelve thousand virgin tongues. A guiding voice reassures the speaker that only the overcoming faithful gain white robes and eternal life, with God writing their names in the book of life.
The death is announced of the Earl of Kenmare who succeeded his brother on 31 October 1853. Born 15 January 1789, he studied at St. Edmund Catholic College. He married Catherine O Callaghan in 1822 and leaves issue including Valentine, the present fourth Earl, Ellen Maris, and Mary Catherine married to Robert Berkeley jun.
Dean Ramsay laments a scandal of English prelates officiating in Scotland and condemns misusing Mission Services. He urges stronger Christian charity, calls for interchurch pulpits, and praises Glasgow College Chapel openness and Dr. Caird’s unity message. He recalls cordial ties between Episcopal and Established churches in Edinburgh.
A Times report notes Archbishop Canterbury authorizes Convocation to assess shortened services and other Ritual Commission recommendations. Lambeth Palace meeting plans and Convocation sessions in February aim to decide on new powers for ministers and potential changes to Communion administration.
An old advertisement extols Holloway's Pills as a remedy against winter illness and general disease. The text claims the pills purify strengthen and support the body's powers with mild effective action on the bowels and notes long standing patronage and testimonials.
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