Missionary fervor and African outreach profiled at meeting
Speakers detailed Christian missions in Africa with Dr Krapt and Wakefield leading efforts among the Waneka and Galla peoples. They described early struggles, language learning, and dangers, including a death from fever, while urging renewed prayer and Protestant unity against Catholic influence. Dhuleep Singh and Lord Lawrence cited as symbols of cross‑empire faith.
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Heaven
Pliny
Dhuleep Singh
India
Rangeet Singh
Sir John Lawrence
Punjaab
Alexander the Great
Lord Lawrence
Jesus Christ
Thos. WaxxurieLp
Africa
Krapt
Abyssinia
Theodore
Wakefield
Woolner
Egypt
Mumbai
Dr. Krapt
Butterworth
Jos. Kirsor
Church of England
Ireland
Austria
Italy
J. Ancock
Manchester
R. Moffatt
Tomas Sonorifep
G. H. Morton
T. Cuthbertson
W. Rrep
Christian Missions in Egypt Meeting at Exeter Hall
A Thursday morning Exeter Hall gathering on Christian missions in Egypt featured Maharajah Dhuleep Singh as chair with Earl of Shaftesbury and Hon A Kinnaird present. Speakers praised Protestant missions, citing 14 years of work, 200 000 to 300 000 Copts, 40 native teachers, 14 schools, and a growing press while urging pecuniary support.
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Egypt
Exeter Hall
Maharajah
Dhuleep Singh
Earl of Shaftesbury
A. Kinnaird
M.P
Lansine
Cairo
Turkey
Alexandria
Assam
Duke of Somerset
Wallace
Glasgow
Lord Lawrence
America
India
Missionaries in Punjab Prosperity and Support Highlighted
Lord Lawrence praises American missionaries who began schools in Lahore. He notes growth from 200 scholars fifteen years earlier to 500 in Punjaab camps and 1,500 upon his 1859 visit. He emphasizes independence from the Government of India and urges liberal support, while Mr Macris commends Lawrence for his Christian service.
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Lahore
Punjaab
India
England
Punjaub
Egypt
Macris
M.P
Lord Lawrence
Christ
Lords Debate Episcopate Bill Sparks Division Over Funded Clergy
Parliament discussed the Increase of the Episcopate Bill with critics urging Crown control and minimal income levels. Lords warned of voluntary funding risks, while voices from Portman to York objected to subscription bishops and potential misallocation of patronage. Lord Lyttelton insisted on keeping the bill.
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Lord Lyrretton
Canterbury
Lord Portman
Lord Carnanvon
York
Duke of Somerset
Lord Nelson
Guovorster
London
Lord Chancillor
Lord Lyttelton
Lord Cairns
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