Rev John Fisher Named Travel Agent for Disestablishment Effort
The August Liberator reports Rev John Fisher of Heeley near Sheffield will be travel ing and organising agent overseeing future society operations. Scotland Wales and London plan targeted visits to organize disestablishment and set up regional agencies and publication distribution. A secretary will visit Scotland and Wales this autumn to coordinate with supporters in major towns.
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John Fisher
Heeley
Sheffield
Hay
Scotland
Wales
Enfield Grammar School at Center of Religious Row
A local dispute over Enfield Free Grammar School pits Protestant and Dissenting factions against a Romanising clergy alliance led by the vicar. Polls show six clerical candidates losing to five Protestant nominees, securing the parish school under reformist governors and a strengthened, debt-burdened endowment revitalized for the parish.
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Enfield
London
Free Grammar School
Standin
Schole
Sayde
Twells
M.P
J. W.osanguet
Church of Rome
France
Ireland
Spain
Italy
Bosanqguet
Ponder’s End
Friends of the Poor
Alderman Abbiss
Soms
Messrs. Batley
Bosanquet
Kitching
Bowles
What is a parishioner of the Church of England
The article debates how to define a parishioner of the Church of England amid ecclesiastical legislation disputes. It notes the risk of evasive interpretations and questions whether declaring oneself a member by law establishes true public order. It explores tensions between personal belief, civic duty, and church membership.
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THE
Church OF England
House of Commons
Robert Peel
Hubbard
Church of England Controls and Nonconformist Roles Debate
The piece critiques definitions limiting the Church of England’s national role and questions the need for a definition amid disputes over the Burials Bill and Public Worship Regulation Bill. It argues Nonconformists voting could alter church protection and urges avoiding a definition that fragments national unity.
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Church of England
Henry H Richard
Dillwyn
Mr. Gladstone
Disraeli
Church and State in Germany in 19th Century Controversy
The Prussian Government plans criminal proceedings against Archbishop Melchers to remove him from his see. Courts rule on fines to Catholic bishops, while the Supreme Court bars third party payment. Bishop Conrad imprisoned for eighteen weeks. The Old Catholic movement spreads to Bavaria and Württemberg with new churches and communities. Emperor William's gift of gun metal bells noted.
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Melchers
Paderborn
District Court
Court of Appeal of
Supreme Court
Conrad
The
Germania of Berlin
Breslau
Foerster
Germany
Bavaria
Reinkens
Limbach
William
Wurtemberg
Hefele
Rottenburg
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