The Clergy and the Burials Question
A cluster of bishops and church figures debate burial rights in England. Dr Harold Browne warns against undermining the National Church while seeking broad access to churchyards. Bishop Claughton backs limited concessions to Nonconformists, and debates over Ritchie's bill and parish rights unfold with commentary from Canon Trevor Mr Kitson and Dean Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Isle of Wight
Harold Browne
Claughton
London
Archdeaconry
Peterborough
Society
Eastwood
Kitson
Church of England
Episcopal Bench
Magee
Guardian
W. H. Kitson
Ritchie
Osborne Morgan
Canon Trevor
Lord Harrowby
Mackonochie Defies State in Ritualist Conflict
The London correspondent reports that Mr. Mackonochie of St. Alban's Holborn held Sunday service at his altar with bell candle and book ignoring a monition from Lord Penzance. Supporters with the English Church Union back him as authorities threaten further action. Parishioners are ready to reject others performing rites without Mackonochie's sanction and may eject them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Wood
English Church Union
St. Alban’s
Mr. Mackonochie
Controversy Over London Clergy Inhibition and Court Clash
The piece outlines tensions around Bishop of London nominees, Mackonochie, and authority disputes with Lord Penzance's court. It notes potential civil power involvement, planned protests by the Church of England Working Men's Society, and a rector Ward’s licence revocation after disobedience to Church law.
Deputation seeks religious liberty guarantees in Turkey
A British deputation meets Lord Derby at the Foreign Office urging European powers to guarantee freedom of worship for Christians Jews and converts in Turkish territories including Bulgaria. The memorial calls for protecting conscience rights to prevent intolerance and preserve European peace, with criticism of impediments faced by Christian missionaries in Turkey.
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Lord Derby
Bulgaria
Earl of Shaftesbury
Harry Verney
Evangelical Alliance
Davis
Turkish Empire
Europe
Esury
Turkey
Lord Ebury
Mr. Hu
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Commons
Lords
J. N. Heale
Addington
Heale
The
Stanley
Court of King’s Bench
King v. Taylor
Lord Stowell
Dean Stanley
Hart
Ritualists
STATE
Mackonochie
Edwards
Prestbury
Lord Penzance
Queen’s Bench Division
High Court of Justice
Queen’s Bench
Council of the
Church of England Working Men’s Society
A. H. Mackonochie
Lord Penzante
Gloucester
Bristol
A. H. Ward
St. Raphael’s
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