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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 17, 1878
Page
2
The Society's handling of the matter, though deemed bold by some, is deemed wise and likely to ensure a satisfactory outcome in time. The record notes the action as confident and purposeful, aiming for a firm resolution and long term benefit.
In Parliament William Helms alters his motion on Scotland’s churches proposing a select committee to examine the Patronage Act of 1874 and church-state ties. Sir Alexander Gordon and Mr Parker also publish motions, with ballots due and potential June debates as church assemblies weigh the disestablishment question.
The Duke of Devonshire authorises photo lithographic reprints of Hamlet quartos and first quartos of Shakespeare. Fraser Rae will pen a Nineteenth Century paper on Political Clubs and Party Organisation with new details on Radical Club ties to Beaconsfield and Reform, plus the Birmingham plan. Murray plans Elton's Mozambique to Nyassa journal with Cotterill notes. Captain Forbes’s Sketches of the Natives of Burmah and Twenty Years Residence among Greeks and others edited by Stanley and Poole.
The life and works of Dr Arnold are examined through his four volumes published in life and two by his widow. Biographers Stanley and Hughes frame his legacy, with Tom Brown's Schooldays shaping his image, while the sermons reflect daily school life and Arnold’s reformist, non dogmatic stance, urging respect for boyhood and broad religious openness.
Lady Barker contributes a practical yet accessible installment to the Art at Home Series. The piece blends graceful prose with enough science to address technical questions without becoming scholarly, following the pattern set by previous volumes such as Music at Home.
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