Resolutions on Church University Ties and Dissenters Debate
The text reports debates over church university ties and the admission of Dissenters. Speakers argue against Coleridge's bill, stressing risks to Christian identity and religious teaching, while noting support for maintaining church university connections and concerns about sectarianism and unrest.
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Oxford
Liddon
W. ©. Lake
Guardian
Lake
Goldwin Smith
England
Mr. Liddon
Mr. Coleridge
County and Berks Associations Convene in April Sessions
The Lancashire Congregational Union met at Roby Schoolroom in Aytoun Street with Rev. Dr. Parker elected president and leading discussions on church deficiencies and Mr. Gladstone’s Irish Church policy. Aytoun delegates signed petitions and praised Miall while noting ongoing church unity debates. The Berks, Oxford, and South Bucks Association held its annual meetings at Uxbridge with sermons by Rev. E. W. Shalders and reports on rural church conditions and disestablishment support.
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Lancashire Congregational Union
Roby
Aytoun Street
Parker
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Miall
Liberation Society
Dean Stanley
Canterbury
James Brown
Bamford
Cavendish-street
Crosfield
Liverpool
C. R. Haut
Henry Leg
Gladstone
J. F. Stevenson
Ll.b
Reading
J. H. Brown
High Wycombe
Hinson
Uxbridge
Union Grants Help Small Stations Support Ministers
Part of the proceedings involve apportioning funds to smaller stations needing aid to sustain their ministers or maintain chapels, aiding the Union's main objective.
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Manchester Examiner and Times
Cumberland Congre gational Union Holds Annual Meetings
The Cumberland Congregational Union met at Charlotte Street Church with Joseph Brown in the chair. The balance sheet showed a slight deficit of about 30 pounds amid £612 expenditure. Five churches received grants and five evangelists were funded amid revived congregations and active mission work across neglected areas.
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Lancashire Union
Samuel Morley
Hsq
Edward Dawson
Henry Lee
Hsg
Manchester
W. A. Wrigley
W. Brewis
Penrith
Mr. Manning
Park Head
R. M. Davies
Oldham
A. Galbraith
Whitehaven
The
Union
Joseph Brown
Omari
W. A. Winciy
Edinburgh Annuity Tax Abolition Debated at Public Meeting
A Queen Street Hall gathering in Edinburgh heard Mr Mclaren MP advocate abolishing the Annuity tax or Ministers Money in Canongate parish. Speakers included Rev George Johnston and Bailie Miller. The discussion touched on Irish ministerial payments and Gladstone's church-rate reforms, urging continued pursuit of justice.
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Edinburgh
Queen Street Hall
Ireland
Gladstone
Edinburgh Annuity Tax Abolition Bill Aims to Fund Clergy Stipends
A meeting endorsed Mr M Laren s measure to abolish the Annuity tax in Edinburgh and Canongate and petition Parliament for fast passage. The bill would trim eight ministers to five in Old Town districts and channel funds from Exchequer grants pew rents and small endowments to sustain minister stipends while transferring patronage to congregations and eliminating a penny rate in St Cuthbert s and Canongate.
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Disraeli
Church of Scotland
Ireland
Church of
Edinburgh
M'Laren
M‘laren
Canongate
House of Commons
Old Town
Leith Harbour
St. Cuthbert’s
St. Cuthbert’s and
Scotland
Mr Disraeli and his Popish Plot
A Saturday Review piece accuses Mr Mackonochie and his curates of plotting to dethrone the Queen, presenting a sensational religious politics framing with sharp editorial tone. The fragment implies high church influence and governmental opposition.
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MR. Disraeli
The
Saturday Review
Mr. Mackonochie
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