Religious shifts shape Scotland's church stance and votes
The piece surveys Anglican Free Church versus Establishment dynamics in Scotland, noting declines in Edinburgh theological entrants, strong Sustentation Fund support, and the rising disestablishment movement. It highlights St George’s in Edinburgh, Candlish, Macleod, and the impact of political currents on church adherence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
University of Edinburgh
Free Church
Scotland
Edinburgh
United Presbyterian Church
Gladstone
The
St. George’s
Donald Macleod
The Coming General Election and Religious Equality
A 2 o'clock meeting at Memorial Hall Farringdon Street gathers Borough Councils of the Liberation Society and the Dissenting Deputies with other groups. They will discuss electoral arrangements in London metropolitan boroughs and Middlesex and address ecclesiastical questions since 1874, chaired by Henry Richard MP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
Farringdon Street
Liberation Society
City of London
Middlesex
Henry Richard
Freeman Baptist newspaper trims price to one penny weekly
The Freeman newspaper announces a price reduction to one penny per week for the coming year without altering its tone or character. Also noted are lectures by Rev. Dr. Sinclair Paterson and reflections on science and religion amid student engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman (Baptist) Newsaper
Christian Evidence Society
C. H. Spurgeon
Sinclair Paterson
Pastor's College
Kirchens
Chappuis
Fleet Street
London
Milton and Bunyan in Macaulay era criticism
A review notes Lord Macaulay’s praise of Bunyan and Milton, and praises Mark Pattison’s Milton life and the Clarendon Press Bunyan edition edited by Edmund Venables. It contrasts Pattison’s balanced, severe biography with Johnson and argues time widens reception, praising the edition and noting Milton’s turbulent life, education, divorce pamphlet, and later blindness.
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Lord Macaulay
Milton
M. Arnold
Dr. Johnson
Bunyan
John Brown
John Bunyan
Augustine
George Fox
Clarendon Press
Johnson
Mark Pattison
London
Macmillan and Co
Grace
Edmund Vuenasies
M.A
Oxford
Pattison
Mr. Pattison
Horton
Aldersgate Street
Council of State
Mary Powell
Attaway
Bell Alley
Coleman-street
Canaan
Mr. Attaway
William Jenney
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