25 Feb 1871
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Newspaper
Church Herald
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 25, 1871
Page
1
The Church Herald announces a post free trial for one month. Subscriptions are available from the Office at 198 High Holborn W.C. to any address.
The Church Herald is issued on Tuesday and Friday afternoons in time for the Country Post. Subscribers ordering from the Office will have copies forwarded directly. Those who order from a local bookseller and are not regularly supplied should inform the publisher of the name of their bookseller and his London agent. The paper is always ready for sale to the trade on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
The University Tests Bill triggers a clash within Liberal ranks as supporters and opponents debate church influence in English universities. Proponents warn of sectarian control and secularisation, while rivals urge public awareness and a fair settlement backed by the Lords committee. The dispute centers on preserving church leadership without denying Dissenters access to higher education.
The revised code aims to boost school efficiency with larger government grants but imposes strain and costs on ratepayers. It requires 250 attendances to qualify a child for exam, mandates certificated teachers, and introduces a national religious knowledge examination for training school graduates conducted by the National Society and Bishops, to standardize certificates across the kingdom.
The armistice is prolonged for two days, with France facing a critical choice between peace and continued resistance. German terms demand compensation and future guarantees, while Paris braces for possible occupation and a reshaped National Guard. Official Paris and Berlin reports detail losses, troop movements, and looming constitutional battles.
The report outlines a system to elect diocesan and archdeaconry proctors by all licensed and beneficed clergy, with counts per archdeaconry and a plan for archbishop mandates. It argues for including cathedral chapters’ clergy, details election procedures, and notes legal constraints from 25 Hen. VII. c. 19 while urging alignment with the royal writ.
Treasury Minute issues a code of regulations on education dictating preliminary conditions for grants to schools. Requirements include admission fairness, non profit purpose, healthy premises with specified space, certified principal teacher, and immediate notice of teaching staff data for grant calculation.
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