Church Reform and Confessional Debate Stir English Clergy
A tumultuous critique explores the failed bishop-led reforms in the Established Church. It cites Archbishop Canterbury's looming but vague plan, Evangelical demands, and Canon McNeile’s critique of Confession. The piece warns of potential revolution if reforms stall, notes on patronage abuses, and criticizes private patronage as a recurring scandal.
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Canterbury
Metropolitan Star Chamber
Philip and
Mary
Tait
Thomson
Dr. Pusey
Canon McNeile
Church of England
House of Commons
Richard
Dixon
McLaren
Salt
Holt
Bishop of
Peterborough
Archbishop of
Christendom
Guardian
England
Pantoulee
Disestablishment meeting at Campden interrupted by rowdy crowd
A crowded Campden Town Hall heard Rev J Scott James argue for disestablishment of the Church of England under the Liberation Society. Interruption, police threats, and mixed cheers marked the evening before a motion against disestablishment was carried amid disputes over the event’s conduct.
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Evesham Journal
Liberation Society
J. Scott James
Stratford-upon-Avon
Church of England
J. C. Reynolds
Paxford
Miall
House of Lords
W. H. Griffiths
Carte
Benney
Hvesham Journal
The Lecturer Warns Against Ifudity of Church Defense
The Lecturer argues against coercive measures to curb free discussion of church matters. He warns that such tactics would destroy the Church’s defense and alienate every level of freedom and fair play, urging unity to protect the national church and beverage.
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Tam, &A
Richmond Cemetery Wall Sparks Local Outcry
In Richmond on Thames alarm rose after the vicar erected a wall between the consecrated and Nonconformist burial grounds. A public meeting denounced the move while Earl Russell urged respect for Dissenters rights and the original 1853 separation plan.
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Richmond-on-Thames
Charles Burt
C. T. Procter
Proctor
Union Workhouse
Elh
Thompson
Earl Russell
C. Burt
Pembroke Lodge
Richmond Park
Richmond
Lord Mansfield
Procter
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Campden
Richmond Cemetery