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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 02, 1873
Page
2
A historic remark urges harmony within the Nonconformist faction, praising the desire for national unity and recalling the grief over fallen friends. The passage reflects concerns about religious division and calls for shared sentiment across parishes.
The piece argues for abolition of religious tests at Trinity College and wider reform to end endowments favoring the disestablished Church. It critiques the government’s handling, warns against ecclesiastical privilege, and urges justice for Ireland while condemning papal influence.
The article discusses daily ads for Wax advowsons and advowsons for sale or wanted, noting growing difficulty in selling. It likens soul-trading to slave-trade stigma and suggests living purchases are now kept discreet with no purchaser name disclosed.
Auction for the living with land and fine appointments failed to attract bidders beyond 1900, leaving the rectory of Ovington cum Tilbury unsold. The piece notes religious tensions, colonial funding debates, and clerical intolerance across Wesleyan and Roman Catholic lines.
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