Meditation versus sermon in Nonconformist worship scene
A critic notes growing use of meditations in church services, contrasting Nonconformist practice with Church of England norms. He describes Simon's earnest sermon, Communion Sunday details, chapel contrasts in Islington, and efforts to engage worshippers, including music and outreach to working men.
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Idople
Union Chapel
Dalington
Church Times
Woriship
Allen
Everling
Hyffin
Mr. Dix
Jerusalem
Faber
Dr. Allen
Heber
Ken
Gore
Surrey Chapel
Crowncourt
English press doubts on new Arctic expedition
A British debate over pressing government for another Arctic expedition to reach unseen northern Greenland zones. critics warn against reckless risk, recalling Franklin and peril to explorers, while praising prestige yet urging caution and a deaf ear to ambitious pushes.
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North Pole
Firget
Hgdit
England
éHates
Greenland
Pope
York
Tweed
Scotland
Orcades
Zembia
Lord Knows
Mystic
John Franklin
Arctic Circle
Mr. Gladstone
Prayer in sickness and authorship dispute cited
The piece discusses misdirected offers of aid, the need for careful handling of persecuted financiers, and clarifies authorship of a Contemporary Review article on prayer for the sick. It notes Sir Henry Thompson as author and mentions Tyndall, Tennyson, knighthood, hymns revision, and hymnbook authorial attributions.
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Sir Henry Thompson
University College Hospital
Professor Tyndall
Tyndall
Tennyson
H. Thompson
King of the
Reform
Atheneum
Life of Alexander von Humboldt due from Longmans in January
A forthcoming biography commemorating Humboldt’s birth centenary is announced by Longmans. Compiled by Ave Lallemant Dove and Julius Lowenberg with Karl Bruhns as editor and Jane and Caroline Lassell as translators, the work aims for a high standard. Circulars have circulated regarding Goschen’s name on Oriel College books.
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Alexander von Humboldt
Messrs. Longmans
Ave Lallemant
Dove
Julius Lowenberg
Humboldt
Karl Bruhns
Leipzig Observatory
Jane
Caroline Lassell
Boston paper laments lack of home literary knowledge
A Boston leading paper notes that young ladies and men quote Schiller and Goethe while failing to name Pope or know if Washington Irving was English or American. It argues the tendency to praise distant cultures over local ones, favoring foreign allusions over native literature. The piece calls for a balanced knowledge of both home and foreign genius.
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Boston
Athens
City of Nations
Schiller
Goethe
Pope
Washington Irving
Rhine
Alps
Snowdon
Wye
Japan
Corrections to Our Statistical Supple ment
The article lists corrections to prior figures in our third Supplement. It notes errors in Gateshead Tynemouth Burnley and Sheffield statistics, clarifies church sittings and denominations, and cites a local clergyman accusing us of simply adding new chapels in Sheffield Independent.
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Canterbury
Gateshead
Tynemouth
Burnley
Shefield
Milton
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Oriel College
Admiralty
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