Liberal vigilance thwarts Cambridge member’s bishop bill maneuver
In a heated session, Liberals in town confront the member for Cambridge University as amendments to Hope’s bill to create bishops loom. The paper argues a treacherous Liberal alliance and Tory fear of a scandal, urging continued opposition to prevent an Act that would empower many bishops without broad debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge University
Hope
Beresford
Thomas Lloyd
Ernest Noel
Dumfries Burghs
Ecclesiastical Notes on Disestablishment and Disendowment
A Church Times article is examined for its practical questions on disestablishment. The writer notes the time is not yet right for advocacy but discusses the Church's state since the first Reform Bill and asks why Catholics would tolerate patronage and oppression rather than seek disendowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Times
Bond
Disraeli
Halifax
Francia Pigou
M.P
Bet ‘Wath
Cheal
Jenae
Lichfield
Oxford
Barry
Disestablishment and Church Reform Debates Roil the Era
The text analyzes the impact of disestablishment on church finances and clerical endowments, arguing gains for congregations but potential losses for the established church. It cites Archdeacon Dennison and Taunton, reflects on Dissenters seeking greater liberty, and notes Methodist and Liberal positions, including political entanglements and debates over burial rites and ecclesiastical reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Westminster
St. Mary's
Crown-street
Church of England
Church of Ireland
Dennison
Frome
Church of the Evangelista
The
Apostles
Taunton
Church Review
Bardsley
J. Bardgley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ecclesiastical
Liberation Society
John Bond
Methodist
London
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!