Voluntaryism Expands Religious Space in Twenty Largest Towns
A table covering twenty towns shows 816 worship places with 463 337 seats built in 1851 1872 across about 3.5 million people. Despite 43.5 percent population growth religious accommodation rose 46 percent, driven by voluntary effort rather than state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Sheffield
Merthyr
Bradford
Volunsmer Bt
Wenty Lararst
Inc. Pop Inc
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Hulley
Brightonds
Newcastle
Portsmouth
Bristol
Salford E
Stoke
Wolverhampton
Sunderland E
Leicester
Nottingham
Reston
Bishop Baring Blocks Licensure Over Ritualist Demands
The piece reports Bishop Baring of Durham refusing to license a curate after conditions on ritual practices were demanded. It notes dispute with Dr. Dykes and rector opposition, cites cost of legal action, and questions church governance and liberty within the Uniformity Act. It also critiques the Bishop of Carlisle over Wetherall and laments rising dissent and clerical rigidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baring
Durham
St. Oswald’s
Church of England
Carlisle
Wetherall
W. Blake
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Harold Browne
Ely
Winchester
Wilberforce
Episcopal Bench
Episcopal
Party of Religious Equality
Pall Mall Gazette
Convocation
Pall Mall
House of Commons
Charles the Second
George the Fourth