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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 09, 1879
Page
4
The author argues that the State as protector of church unity fails to restrain clerical power. Legal action against Ritualists is costly and ineffective, with judges slow to curb patrons rights. The Church Association’s heavy litigation yields little progress and damages Protestant credibility.
Lunesdale board discusses clause 85 of the Valuation Bill. Mr Remington argues clergy should be taxed like others when hiring a curate, urging a petition for repeal. Rev Quirk and others defend clergy duties and fair taxation. At Evesham meeting the motion to petition passes after a casting vote, amid contested voting eligibility.
Mr J Carvell Williams spoke on the Present Condition of the Church of England at the Cooperative Hall, urging disestablishment as the only path to thorough reform. The address drew strong support and criticism from clergy and lay attendees, with praise for its evidence from churchmen and a call for Parliament to decide reform.
Last Wednesday Mr Fisher delivered a lecture in the Assembly Rooms Weston-super-Mare with Rev J BR Russell of Bristol Road Baptist Chapel presiding assisted by Rev H Gillmore Rev J Brown and others.
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