Opening of Free Church in Brighton and Welsh congregations
The report covers the opening of a new iron Free Church in Brighton with 1500 capacity, its mixed Anglican and dissenting leadership, and Dr. Cumming's sermon. It also details Swansea and Potter's Bar Baptist and Congregational activity, including foundation stones, fundraising, and pastorate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. McWhirter
Joseph Johnson
EK. H. Ford
E. Turnbull
S. Holroyd
W. Cliff
M. Ogden
Robert Mitchell
Scar Ancrouch
New Congregational Church
West Cliff
T. Binney
E. Mellor
Congress Hall
J. Law
Bradford
W. Jackson
J. P. Pritchett
Darlington
Potter’s Bar
Barnet
Robert Gale
Whitfield
Richard Ware
Hampstead
James Harvey
Associated Baptist Churches
Potter's Bar
W. Brock
Harvey
M. Atkinson
Colney Hatch
Brionton
Messrs. Hemming
Moorgate-street
Brighton
The
Morning Post
Cumming
Church of England
Winslow
Portsea
Hell
Competitive scholarships open to Protestant youth nationwide
The opening ceremony featured devotional exercises and an address by Mr. Arthur on education from home to school and college. The Rev Dr M'Cash of Princeton University and other leaders including Sheriff M'Arthur and Dr Henry of Queen's College Belfast spoke, with the meeting concluding in its usual manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Church of England
Cumming
Church of England
New Congregational Church
Music Hall
Walter Road
G. Smith
Congregational Union of England and Wales
Thomas Rees
D.D
Swansea
D. M. Jenkins
Aberdare
Fleet-street Schoolroom
Sandfields
Fabian’s Bay Schoolroom
John Thomas
Tredegar
Monmouthshire
Thomas
D. Jones
Neath
Rees
E. Griffiths
Smith
Fabian’s Bay
W. Jones
Castlestreet Congregational Chapel
Dr. Rees
W. Lloyd
Dr. Smith
Castle-street Chapel
John Williams, Esq
M.D
J. Thomas
J. Whitby
Elmswood Presbyterian Church
Ireland
Ulster
New College
Belfast
America
William M.arthur
London
Middlesex
William Arthur
Queen’s College
Arthur
M‘cash
Princeton University
U.S
Sheriff M‘arthur
Henry
Glamorgan Liberals led in 1868 Welsh county election
A letter from Ebley dated August 22 1868 praises Glamorgan as forward in Wales noting all its MPs were Liberals and that clergy and landowners opposed the party yet the county elected Liberals by over eleven hundred. The writer predicts energy in other counties in the upcoming election.
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Cambria
Wales
Glamorgan
England
Talbot
Vivian
Representation of Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh
A reader complains to the Nonconformist editor about an omitted Liberal candidate Lyon Playfair in last week’s list for the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh. He notes Playfair has broader support and requests inclusion in the next issue, dated August 25, 1868, from Playfair’s committee in Edinburgh.
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St. Andrews
Edinburgh
Srp
Edinburgh University
Campbell Swinton
Prosser James
Lyon Playfair
John P. Coldstream
St. Andrew Square
Cab proprietors clash over railway privilege system debate
A Cambridge Street meeting in Newman Street Oxford Street gathered 4 672 non privileged drivers 1 182 non privileged proprietors 53 privileged drivers and five privileged masters representing 777 plates. They plan a final meeting at Agricultural Hall to decide the trade stance. The St James's Theatre riot ends with part of the audience tearing seats after the Great Mexican Tragedian show collapses over unpaid salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
Can Strixz
Cambridge Trail
Newman-street
Oxford-street
Gower
Crocker
St. James's
London
St. James’s
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