Disestablishment and Congregational Growth in New England
The article argues that disestablishment strengthened Congregational churches in New England, noting growth from 387 churches and about 49,089 members in 1885 to 618 churches and around 90,000 members, with higher contributions and broader social programs. It contrasts fears of moral decline with observed public morals improving, and highlights liberal party support for disestablishment, educational progress, and a vigorous literary, ecclesiastical review culture in Britain and New England journals.
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Massachusetts
New England
Christ
Dale
Messrs
Rogers
Liberal Party
British Quarterly
New Quarterly
Robert Buchanan
Buchanan
John Dangerfield
Alex Fairford
Fairford
Drummond
Crawford
Artemus Ward
Humourists
America
Matthew Turner
Creed debates and church unity hinted in review notes
A review chorus questions the three creeds and whether creedists divide churches. It highlights essays on Messianic Jewish views, sanctification theories, and cautions about Pearsall Smith. Dr Rainy offers Preaching fragments while Main critiques age tendencies. Other pieces cover Christ’s death cause and Trent council acts.
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David
Pearsall Smith
Rainy
Christ
Council of Trent,” &O
Educational books reviewed for teachers and scholars
Cottons School Series offers Domestic Economy for Girls and a Latin Grammar by Leonard Schmitz. Annotated Poems of English Authors edited by Stevens and Morris praised for juried notes beneath text. Clarendon Press Addison selections edited by Arnold highlight Spectator history and authorship, with emphasis on educational use and charm.
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Cotttins
Education Department
Leonard Schmitz
Schmitz
London University
Edward Tuomas Stevens
Davin Morris
London
Longmans and Co
John Milton Goldsmith
Milton
Dr. Johnson
Goldsmith
Sir Walter Scott
John Foster
Lord Macaulay
Brief notices on The Chronicle of Sir Harry Earleleiggh Burt
The Chronicle of Sir Harry Earleleiggh, Burt, in three volumes from Sampson Low and Co. The review argues it matters not whether the work is by an old hand or a new one, as the production is equally objectionable. The reviewer notes no theological or moral objection to the work.
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Harry Earleleiggh
Burt
Sampson Low and Co
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School Books
Gray
Clarendon Press
Addison
Spectator
Thomas Arnold
M.A
Oxford
The
Arnold
Drake
Steele
Eustace Budgell
John Hughes
Henry
Dulness
Johnson
Roger de Coverley
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