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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 12, 1877
Page
3
A public meeting on disestablishment of the Church of England dissolved in confusion after interruptions by two known protesters. The lecturer urged ending state control and urged church reform, while the chair sided with the critics, prompting a chaotic break up and further protest.
The Echo notes large meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow in support of disestablishing the Church of Scotland. It predicts a Liberal-led push in the next session, criticizing the establishment as an anomaly and citing low church adherence north of the Caledonian Canal. It highlights the small state revenues and feminising effect of patronage abolition.
A disorderly scene disrupted a Monday evening lecture in Latimer Chapel Mile End, where Mr Kearley was to speak on the present position of the disestablishment question. The chair was announced but details are unclear from the fragment.
The paper notes a temporary delay in publishing several reports on disestablishment meetings because of space constraints.
The Record reports 270 300 signatures to a Church Association confession memorial and a year end deadlineExtension. Bishop of Manchester criticizes congregational and parishioner elections and denounces livings traffic. Disturbances at Hatcham church and Parker on disestablishment discussed.
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