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Endowment Drain Will Grow Bishop Power and Politics
The piece argues that subscription bishops threaten public endowments, crown appointment, and legal power, creating a state church with political clout. It warns this “transitional” system undermines voluntaryism, heightens Nonconformist injustice, and risks social and political harm unless the Church becomes self-sustaining and self-governing.
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The
Spectator
Church of England
House of Lords
Saturday Review
Lord Carnarvon
Episcopal Church
America
Colonies
Tait