Principles over men in appointments amid shifting politics
The piece argues that appointments should not change entrenched beliefs urging that true statesmen keep to principles. It contrasts Radicals and others swayed by a fallible Premier or ecclesiastical choices, condemning those whose politics flip with each decision and reaffirming support for measures, not personalities.
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Tenepte
Revision of the Prayer Book Sparks Church Reform Debate
The Upper House Convocation appoints committees for Lectionary and Bible translation revisions prompting a push for broader changes. A correspondent urges restoring the Visitation and Anointing offices, aligning with Edward VI, and suggests alternative book appendices to broaden devotional use without forcing drastic change.
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Convocation of
Canterbury
Convocation
Jerusalem
Lord Harrowby
Lord Portman
Dean Stanley
Lord Ebury
Dinah
Edward VI
Lord Shaftesbury
Royal Commission
St. James
Misleading title in 1870 Anglican Missal critique
A Denver- or London-based review condemns Orby Shipley’s 1870 book edited as The Office of Holy Communion as misnamed and largely borrowed from a Roman Missal. The critique argues the work presents unreality and misrepresentation despite aiming for Anglican use.
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Church of England
Orby Shipley
MLA
London
Longmans