Liberation Society debates disestablishment and church state links
Reports from meetings in Spennymoor and Houghton-le-Spring show Liberation Society advocate Mr. Fisher arguing for removal of church from state control, praising disestablishment in Ireland, and opposing state endowments while defending merit-based promotion in church offices.
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Salisbury
America
Reed
Dr. Smith
Smith
Pees Market-Place
Tadhoe Grange
Spennymoor
Charles Friskin
Mount Pleasant
John Fisher
Liberation Society
Lummis Lectures Advocate Endowment Repeal in Lincolnshire
The Rev J H Lummis Lincolnshire agent spoke at Great Carlton and Hogathorpe arguing against the Establishment. He urged removal of state support and religious uniformity claiming the Establishment hinders equality and should be disestablished and disendowed.
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Lincolnshire
South Times
J. H. Lummis
Great Carlton
Hogathorpe
Lummis
Massacre and Uniformity anniversaries noted in Ecclesiastical Miscellany
Sunday marked the 307th anniversary of the St Bartholomew Massacre with about 70 000 Huguenots killed and the 217th anniversary of the ejection of 2000 Church of England ministers by the Act of Uniformity. The Chief Secretary for Ireland replied to clergy memorials about outrages on Protestants in Connemara.
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St. Bartholomew
Ritualist storm over church decors at two London churches
The Daily Telegraph notes two London Consistory Court rulings to remove super-altars and crosses from All Souls Langham Place and St Mary le Strand. It argues laity tire of Ritualistic theatrics while criticizing overtones of Rome and Greek trends in the era.
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Ireland
Unita Cattolica
Turin
Holy See
Church
Dean Stanley
Colonel Drummond
Megginch Castle
Errol
Perth
St. Bartholomew
France
Church of England
Charles II
England
Christ
Universal Church
Jesus
Graham
Esecreppy Rovans
Sheffield Independent
Handley
Clay Cross
Methodist New Connexion Society
Joseph Briggs
Clay Cross Works
Church of
St. Mary-le-Strand
Evans
Church of Rome
The
Daily Telegraph
London
All Souls
Langham-place
Rome
Religious and Renominational Gifts and Missions Update
Donations and legacies to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel total 11,053 pounds 4s 10d. A testimonial to Rev Pulsford is planned in Edinburgh with London support. The Church Pastoral Aid Society reports budget cuts. The Merchant's Lecture resumes Sept 2 at King's Weigh House Chapel. The Travellers' Missionary Conference in Bangalore opens with 150 delegates, discussing vernacular evangelism, famine relief, and education, noting 14,000 converts in Tinnevelly and 9,000 souls saved near Ongole, amid debates on mission schools and secular education.
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Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
Albany-street Congregational Chapel
Edinburgh
London
John Pulsford
City of Glasgow
Kennedy
Israel
Tar Sourh Inpra Missionary Conference
Cubbon Hall
Bangalore
Sargent
Christian Church
Tinnevelly
Downing
American Baptist Mission
Tebogoos
Ongole
P. Rajagopaul
Madras
Rajagopaul
Scudder
Chamberlain
Dindigul
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