Liberal and Dissenters face a turning point in church reform
The piece argues Liberals and Dissenters should unite to nationalise religion, ending conflict with the National Church. It predicts Dissent's decline as it loses public support, while urging a public, middle-class infused National Church to lead religious modernization in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal Party
Mr. Miall
Leatham
Mr. Chamberlain
Fall
Carvell Williams
Ireland to receive Catholic university if liberals heed endowment fears
Mr. Arnold argues Ireland has a right to a Catholic university and that it should and will be established. He counters English Liberal claims that Protestant Britain opposes endowment, urging listeners to ignore clap-trap and catchwords.
Church Association and Ritualism Debate at St James Hall
The ninth annual Church Association meeting at St James Hall drew a large audience led by Mr Joseph Hoare with Lord Fitzwalter and Canon Ryle among speakers. The group warned Ritualism blurs lines with Rome, urged protections for Protestant doctrine, and signaled a renewed legal challenge to Mackonochie while criticizing bishops bill prospects.
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Church Association
St. James’s Hall
Oseph Hoare
Lord Fitzwalter
Hope Grant
Harry Verney
Canon Girdlestone
Canon Ryle
Archdeacon Hunter
Prof. Donaldson
R. C. L. Bevan
F. A. Bevan
Palmer
Church of England
Rome
Court of Arches
Prestbury
Court of Appeal
Association
Church of Christ
Mackonochie
Supreme Courts of Appeal
A Visit to the Pope Reveals Vatican Visit Details
Rev. G. F. Newman describes a Vatican visit aided by a friend of a cardinal. He notes kneeling was optional for Protestants and recalls guards in distinctive dress with helmets. The account appears in the English Independent.
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G. F. Newman
Vatican
Iris
Andrew
Papal audience ends with kneeling pressure and praise
Protestant clergymen describe a Vatican audience where a Prussian officer, monks, and Danish gentlemen wait in anterooms. Monseigneur directs kneeling near the Pope, who arrives with a simple dress and powerful voice. The visitors note the Pope’s age, affect, and candid, informal manner before the audience ends at the hotel.
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Denmark
Monseigneur
St. Peter's
Piazza
Church and State Tensions Across Europe
The German Federal Council has approved a bill enabling expulsion of clergy after court dismissal, with hundreds of priests jailed in Prussia awaiting possible deportation. A civil marriage bill faces Prussian Diet debates, while officials resist clerical exclusion from new offices. Monsignor Melcher was arrested in Cologne. The Swiss Council rejected an ultramontane appeal over priest internment in Jura. A resolution is to be sent to Austria.
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Diet
Monsignor Melcher
Cologne
Federal Council
Canton of
Jura
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