Call for Cross-Sectional Insight Between Anglican and Nonconformist Traditions
The author argues against sectarian isolation and urges study of other churches. He defends the Dean of Westminster and calls for better catholicity in denominational press. He pleads for closer Protestant cooperation and cautions the Church of England against rigid disestablishment. The piece advocates learning from clergy and improving mutual understanding.
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Guardian
Church Times
England
Westminster
M. Arnold
Church Catholic
Church of England
Westminster Abbey Occupied by Clergy and Moffat Discusses Prohibition
A letter to the Nonconformist recalls a 1656 Westminster Abbey funeral sermon by Archibald Usher’s era and applauds Oliver Cromwell’s tolerance. It then argues for prohibition over licensing, citing experiences in the United States and the United Kingdom, urging local communities to try permissive prohibitory laws to curb the liquor traffic.
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Oliver Cromwell
Dean Stanley
Westminster Abbey
Church of England
Dr. Moffat
Lord Protector
Cromwell
Archbishop Asher
Nicholas Barnard
Gray's Inn
Samuel
Israel
Baxter, Howe
Oxford University
John Owen
Arthur Stanley
United Kingdom Alliance
America
United States of America
Wilfrid Lawson
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Stephenson
House of Lords
Manchester and Liverpool
Canterbury
York
Scotland
Ireland
Shaftesbury Park
Dawson Burns
Quote on intolerance from Englishmen in 1875 letter
A brief letter from S Langley in London dated December 4 1875 holds a defense of liberty against intolerance. It notes two great Englishmen as exemplars, marking intolerance as the sole vice to be opposed.
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S. Langley
London School Board and Finsbury Election Analysis
A concise report examines practical outcomes from the recent London School Board and Finsbury election, assessing public benefit and potential policy implications for schooling services and governance.
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School Board OF London
Finsbury
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