Contending Views on Village Churches and Denominational Unity
A reader discusses the strain of small village congregations sustaining ministers and the challenge of uniting denominations in rural areas. The piece argues one denomination cannot alone achieve unity and urges enlightened Christian sentiment for broader cooperation.
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Bethel
A Tale of Education and Faith in Early Australia
An Australian educator recalls the colony’s schooling battles from the Protestant Anglican monopoly to denominational clashes. He details conflicts, key figures like Father Thierry and Dr Ling, Gipps's policies, and the rise of denominational and national systems shaping education in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land.
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Buel
Australia
Thierry
Ling
Sydney
New South Wales
Church of England
Brisbane
Friends of Protestant Freedom
Australian School Society
British and Futulza School Society
Gipps
George Gipps
Rome
Tle
van Diemen’s Land
John Franklin
England
Tasmania
Hobart Town
Borough Road
Board of Education
Mr Bright Responds to Republican President Claim
A Birmingham correspondent wrote of a Republican Club member who said Republicans would appoint Mr Bright as their first president. Mr Bright replied that such a proposal shows the writer is not a desperate friend and that monarchy versus republicanism should be left to posterity.
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Bricht
Birmingham
Republican Club
Bright
Debates Over Expenditure and Armaments in Imperial Parliament
In the House of Commons after Easter recess Mr Vernox Bhraincourt moved a resolution urging deeper cuts in national expenditure to reduce taxation and debt. He argued current spending rivaled wartime levels, criticized economy failures, and cited Gladstone. Speakers questioned the army budget growth and historic wars, noting armament rises since 1817 and tensions over security versus spending.
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House of Commons
Committee of Ways and Means
Vernox Bhraincourt
Stansfeld
Mrr. Gladstone
House
Lowe
Lord Palmerston
Harcourt
Henry Ricu Arp
War Department
France
England
the Times
Iit
Times
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Education In Ausstralia
Imperial Parliament