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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 10, 1873
Page
2
An advertisement notes the executive committee of the Tur Liberation Society plans to appoint three additional district agents.
Archbishop Ledochowski defies government demands to resign claiming authority comes from the Pope. He will stay unless the Pope orders otherwise. He faces further fines of 300 thalers and possible furniture distress. Ultranmontane circles seek him as Reichstag candidate amid Polish party tensions. Sixty cases against him for religious infractions are noted.
Dr. Pusey and signatories publish a document asserting that Christ instituted absolution as a special means for post baptism sin remission and conscience relief. They defend private confession as a privilege, not a compulsory condition for forgiveness, while urging clergy to invite confession under certain circumstances.
The correspondence from Dr Agee and the Bishop of Gloucester to the Dean of Bristol centers on discipline over auricular confession. The bishop argues no direct power exists yet to suppress practices but urges clear Scripture teaching, adherence to the Prayer Book, and firm opposition to the counter Reformation trend emphasizing private confession.
A lengthy correspondence in the Spectator on religious liberty contrasts Nonconformist ministers’ freedom with establishment views. The letter from J Baldwin Brown argues true liberty means developing new truth while maintaining reverence for shared doctrine, noting vigorous independent thought among Nonconformists and varied church practices across regions.
The discourse argues that spiritual courage is essential to progress in Voluntary Churches and that liberty to hear great teachers is vital. It highlights A. J. Scott and Dr. McLeod Campbell as influential figures and questions why their voices were limited in establishment pulpits. The speaker praises Independent ministry for truth and freedom.
Friends of the 77 year old Rev E Moscatt seek a small fund to honor his public service and aid his comfort. He championed abolishing ecclesiastical courts and wrote The History of Church Laws and Altar Sins. Morley MP and Stafford Allen sit on the committee. Charles Bedells is secretary.
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