London School Board contest signals church disestablishment shift
A long discussion on the London School Board election portrays strong clergy opposition, noting a working class victory and rising calls for disestablishment. The Tablet and other papers view the result as a broader challenge to the Anglican Establishment and a push toward secular or nonconformist education.
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Ih Skney
John, Oakley
Hoxton
Oakley
Botwesthrans
Weekly Times
Lloyds
the Dispatch
Croydon
London
Church of England
M. Avigliva
St. James’s Hall
London School Board
Tablet
England
School Board
Friends of
Ecclesiastical Affairs in Ceylon Probed Over Mission Roles
A dispatch from Ceylon traces Bishop Copleston's actions in 1854 and government pressure on missionary work. It contrasts Newcastle and Carnarvon directives, notes a Tamil coolie mission under a government chaplain, and recalls debates on church education and state endowments, citing Hannah More, Lancaster, and the National Society.
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Ceylon
Copleston
Duke of Newcastle
Lord Carnarvon
House of Commons
India
Colombo
Penesa
Madagascar
Synod
Establishment and National Education Debate in Derby
At a Liberation Society meeting in Derby on December 5, Carvell Williams criticized the Church of England for obstructing national education. He anticipated churchmen’ s surprise at this claim despite church-built schools, donations, and clergy efforts in education.
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Liberation Society
Derby
Carvell Williams
Church of England
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Cowen
Regar
Hannah More
William Wilberforce
Joseph Lancaster
British and Foreign School Society
Lancaster
Dr. Bell
Mrs. Trimmer
Hear
Forster
Friends of the Establishment
Hardy
Lord Sandon
Francis Hervey
St. James's Hall