Clerical Advowson Purchases Highlight Missionary Talks
A Windsor Conference session discusses Home Missionary work and education conflicts in Ireland. A columnist humorously recounts buying an advowson for Meekship to secure a future for his daughter, detailing clerical agents and live listings.
Wesleyan Ballot Reform Moves to Election for Office
A 20000 guarantee fund is partly subscribed and more than 12000 has been pledged. Ballot voting becomes essential in Wesleyan elections including district chairmen and Conference president. Heads of departments will move from hand voting to ballot. Dr Rigg's motion was defeated by a large margin. Rev Luke Wiseman serves as Conference secretary and is poised for the presidential chair at the next London conference.
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Manchester
W. Morley Punshon
Canada
Punshon
England
London
Scott
Ireland
Rice
Rigg
Mr. Arthur
Dr. Rigg
Wappy
Church of England
Rome
W. Arthur
T. P. Bunting
Dr. Bunting
Arthur
H. W. HouLanp
Rev
G. Perks
Methodist Episcopal Church In
Brea
Connexional Trust
Daily News
Blank
Auction Mart
Garraway’s
Madge
Chelsea
Belgravia
Meekship
Kent
Essex
Madgs
Meekskip
Biber
Trousseau
Luke Wiseman
Wiseman
Catholic Schism in Germany Promotes Old Catholic Reforms
Vienna based committee publishes a programme seeking to reform the church including priest elections by communes, clerical salaries, end to celibacy, German mass, German seminary instruction, free services, abolition of confessional abuses, and state action against relic deception. Old Catholic Vereins spread in Cologne Bonn Wiesbaden Essen Crefeld Witten with a successful Cologne gathering.
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Old
Vienna
Rhine
Cologne
Bonn
Wiesbaden
Essen
Crefeld, Witten, &c