Derbyshire Free Churches Surpass Established Church in Sittings
A Derbyshire survey shows free churches provide 59 percent of total sittings to 41 percent from the Established Church. Since 1851 free churches gained five percent share while the Established Church declined by five percent, with rural districts increasingly favoring nonconformist worship.
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Mabbs
Derbyshire
Free Churches
England
Wales
Church of England
Odeve Mabbs
/Mixed Denominational Growth and Parochial Obstacles in England/
The article discusses faster growth of Nonconformists in villages like Derbyshire, noting rural church supply often exceeds demand, and parochial theory hinders change. It cites illustrations of excessive church building and rivalry between denominations, thanking Mabbs for insightful study and urging similar county statistics nationwide.
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Derbyshire
Mabbs
England
Colleges and the Oxford University Bill in Lords
The Oxford University Bill passed committee in the Lords and will see further changes on Report. Oxford colleges protest the long commission duration to 1883, seek education boosts and pensions, and resist clerical control. Debates cover university representation, appeals, and who should judge reforms, with Liberal concessions and Conservative caution noted.
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Oxford University
House of Lords
Lord Salisbury
Oxford
Crown
House of Commons
Association of College Representatives
The
Privy Council
Court of Appeal
University of London
University
Balliol
Oriel
Exeter
Queen’s
New
Lincoln
Brasen
Trinity
Worcester
Church of England
Lord Airlie
Harl Granville
Liberala
Lord Granville
New Trinity
Duke of Somerset
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