Disestablishment and Disendowment Debates in Manchester
A bishop argues against confiscation of Church of England revenues while acknowledging reform needs. He cites Endowment trends, disestablishment versus disendowment, and the politics of national uses for church funds, praising clergy dedication amid internal church dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Liberation Society
Pankhurst
John Morley
Manchester
Jack Cade
Leatham
Hear
Ripon
Miall
Archbishop Manning
Chalmers
William Cobbett
Morley
Richard
Hugh Mason
Rev J B Heard on the Established Church in Lancashire
The Rev J B Heard M A late Church of England clergyman spoke in Lancashire on state church questions. He argued state control weakened Protestantism, traced church history from Rome to modern times, and urged disestablishment as the path to true religion. He criticized monarchic and papal power, urged the Liberation Society, and claimed the English Church is a creature of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Heard
Church of England
Lancashire
Blackport
Julian
Constantine
Kingdom of Christ
Kingdom of
Cesar
Dr. Dollinger
Papacy
Hobbes
John
England
Kaiser William
Bismarck
Henry VIII
Lord Aston
Hen VIII
Archbishop Warham
Dean Stanley
Privy Council
National Church
Penryn
Cornwall
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Liberation Society
God the Holy Ghost
House of Lords
Edward VI
Mary
Elizabeth
James I
Charles I
James II
William
Georges I