Liberation Society meeting endorses church state separation
Admitted by Mr. Cecil Raikes at Bradford the gathering urged parishioners to take full control of church property while allowing buildings to be rented to denominations able to pay. Speakers urged liberty of religious opinion, condemning establishment and praising national freedom and religious equality. Supported by Mr. Rogers and Mr. Dale amid enthusiastic applause.
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Cecil Raikes
Bradford
J. G. Boars
Dean Stanley
St. Andrew's Day
Rogers
Liberal Party
Dale
The
Liberation Society
The Prussian Synod Reform and Evolving Church Power
The Prussian monarchs shift ecclesiastical policy from restrained liberalism under Frederick William IV to broader reform under William I. A new church constitution grants parish electors and vestries limited power, while district and provincial bodies gain influence and a General Synod is formed to advise the king. Yet clergy dominance, financial strain, and dwindling theological candidates threaten church vitality and the future of the synod.
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The
Times
Prussia
Frederick William IV
William I
Germany
Liberal
General Synod
Marburg
Giessen
Wurtemberg
Evangelical Church of Prussia
Protests Rise Over Convents Bill and Burial Sermon Debates
The Protestant wing of the Conservative party plans emphatic expressions of discontent over Mr Newdegate s Inspection of Convents Bill. The Bishop of Ely seeks clergy opinions on parochial petitions against funeral sermons by Nonconformists and for consecrated burial grounds. Lord Penzance fixes January 4 for the St Peter s Folkestone case with illegal vestments candles and other practices cited. The Halifax Vicar cites Crown control of income and hints at rate reductions. A former South Molton mayor faces room-use controversy over a Liberation lecture and the Promissory Oaths Act 1871. In Siena the cathedral chapter opposes the Vatican over a provost vacancy triggering potential excommunication.
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Lambeth Palace
Halifax
Francis Pigou
Pigou
Rome
Siena
Santa Barbara
Vatican
Divinia
Eastern question book withdrawn and Nineveh expedition progress
Earl Russell withdraws his advertised book on the Eastern question. Mr. G. Smith reports overcoming Constantinople research difficulties and prospects of a successful Nineveh site expedition. Marcus Ward and Co issue a lavish set of Christmas and New Year illuminated cards in gold and colours with varied patterns and designs.
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Earl Russell
G. Smith
Constantinople
Nineveh
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