Political education and enfranchisement of farm labourers debated
Speakers argued that agricultural workers gain political knowledge quickly and must be educated and enfranchised to wield power. They warned clergy fear mass political learning and urged disestablishment as necessary for England to regain humane leadership, with Methodist preachers ready to teach in villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saaughter
Prince Bismarck
Arch
Great Britain
Russia
England
Lord Beaconsfield
Gladstone
Bright
Tomas
Joseph Woop
Disestablishment Debate Aimed at Liberation Society
John Templeton argues against treating the British Quarterly as authoritative on the Liberation Society disendowment plan. He rejects the charge of a change of front and urges a national, not sectarian, view of endowment, warning disendowment could burden the nation and reverse gains in education funding. He contends Church unity, property rights, and state finance must be debated by Parliament before any action. He cautions about preserving ecclesiastical wealth while seeking broader national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Richard Glover
British Quarterly
Liberation Society
Great Council of the Society
England
Uts
Ireland
Episcopal Church
Church of England
The
John Templeton
Guardian
Carvell Williams
John Oakley
Hackney
London
Liberal Party
Lynton Staney
Duke of Portland
Marylebone
Commissioners of Woods and Forests
Disestablishment Movement Opens Marylebone Conference
A Marylebone meeting at St George's Hall aims to form a borough electoral body in support of disestablishment. Clergy and Liberation Society figures discuss Liberal gains, local organisation, and using London divisions to influence a broader political shift.
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London
Friends of Religious Equality
Marylebone
St. George’s Hall
Langham-place
D. G. Macgregor
Sanders
Dr. Chalmers
J. P. Chown
J. Clifford
M.A. W. G. Lewis
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