11 Feb 1871
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Newspaper
Church Herald
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 11, 1871
Page
1
The Church Herald offers twelve Penny Stamps a post free one month trial from the Office 198 High Holborn WC to any address.
The Church Herald announces biweekly issues on Tuesday and Friday afternoons for country post subscribers. Readers not regularly supplied should contact the publisher or their local bookseller and London agent to arrange a regular supply, with the paper routinely ready for trade sale on those afternoons.
The article argues the Queen's Lent wedding choice displeases many faithful English Conservatives and churchmen. It urges bishops to oppose the decision, warns of potential royal disfavor, and cites fear of democratic pressure and national unrest if the mood of the people is ignored.
Two correspondents express dissatisfaction with last Saturday’s Catholic Rule of Faith piece. The article refutes objections by defining the Church on earth as those living who have entered and remained in the Pentecost Society founded on the Day of Pentecost.
A detailed analysis explains the origin of the Church as a lasting corporation founded by apostles, with bishops as supreme rulers and the College of Bishops as the ultimate authority on faith. It argues for unity, the role of local hierarchies, and the balance with the state within the English Constitution.
Queen opens third session with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold aboard, amid cool receptions. Speech outlines Britain’s neutrality in the Franco German war, efforts to broker peace, and hopes for continued European treaties and a London Conference to revise Levant terms, noting France’s absence from talks.
The Queen presents to Parliament a broad agenda including better relations with the United States and British North American territories, a proposed joint commission on fisheries and war claims, a cautious stance toward China, and domestic reforms. She notes marriage approvals for Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorne, and urges military modernization, religious tests, voting secrecy, education, and Ireland’s agrarian situation, ending with the Crown leaving the House.
The House of Lords debated the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. The Marquis of Westminster praised the forthcoming Education Bill for Scotland while Lord Rosebery welcomed it. Duke of Richmond questioned continental policy and naval administration, and urged clear defence measures. Grandville clarified London Conference details and the U S relations. The discussion touched Ireland’s Fenian prisoners and Army reductions with Navy financing and governance explained.
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