Church debates over Establishment and disestablishment stance
In a era debate, speakers clash over the Church of England’s drift toward ritualism and Erastian control. The session weighs disestablishment, state endowment, and the national church’s duty to uphold Christ’s truth amid broad church accommodation. The overture passes 32 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tial
Church of England
Bennett
Guardian
Candlish
Church of Scotland
Rainy
Rylu
Church of God
High Church
Broad Church
Evangelical Church
England
Scotland
Principal Tulloch
Christ
Church of Christ
McEwan
Free Church
Presbytery
Prebytery
Thomas Smrrit
Henry Moncrieff
W. Balfour
Ireland
Begg
McLauchlan
W. Arnot
Beco
United Presbyterians
Cristelle Dom
Markelgarden Tithe Question in Gulval Case
Readers recall an appeal by Rev W W Winefield, vicar of Gulval, to reopen the tithe settlement and claim higher tithe rent on lands in his parish post commutation. The article notes the case as a notable legal matter in Gulval near Penzance.
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Markelgarden
W.W. Winefield
Gulval
Penzince
Tithe Commutation Row Over Market Garden Lands in Gulval
The Tithe Commissioners set a standard charge for market gardens in Gulval, but the vicar’s agent reports a lower sum and vows to relinquish the award. The dispute has cost the parish and weakened church support, prompting a private member’s bill to amend the acts. A Cornwall agriculture meeting backed the bill’s principle.
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Penzance
Gulval
Board of Guardians of the Penzance Union
Wingfield
House of Commons
Pendarves Vivian
Bouverie
John Lubbock
Magniac
Clare Reale
Cornwall County Chamber of Agriculture
Hell
Truro
Central Chamber of Agriculture
Burials Bill debated in Spectator letter reply
A letter, responding to Mr. Gilbert Venables, argues Irish and Scottish votes supported the Burials Bill, discusses churchyard use by Dissenters, and critiques the Church Defence Institution data. It defends unity in burial practices and questions the bill’s impact quoted by supporters.
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Gilbert Venables
Spectator
Church Defence Institution
Courcil
Church of
Murran
Sir
J. Carvell Willems
Wellington
Liberation Society
Church Defence Movement