Antiquity and outward form in Anglican unity challenges
The piece argues the bishop fixes on outward church organization, especially apostolic succession, over inward life. It discusses who may be called Catholic, asserts Anglican shared ground with Rome and Protestant bodies, and critiques exclusive sermons ahead of religious equality amid a Nonconformist mortuary chapel opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Theophilus'Smith
Boriptar
Christ
Lasige
Richhmond
L. Procter
Winchester
Christian Watt
Messrs
R. W. Dale
J. G. Rogers
Episcopal
Richmond Cemetery
Moffat
Westminster Abbey
Rome
Mortuary chapel openings threaten Nonconformist gains
The text argues that funding hundreds of cemeteries to protect churchyards is burdensome and unlikely to be approved. It notes that opening mortuary chapels could renew the Nonconformist influence among half the nation, implying political and religious stakes.
Ecclesiastical Notes on Mr James and Burials Bill debate
A letter from Mr James is presented with replies and commentary from clergy and church papers. The discussion centers on the Parish Magazine controversy and the Burials Bill's implications for the Established Church, with letters from Canon Swayne, Rev. Mangin, Rev. Bardsley, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
England
Salisbury
G. Short
W. Clarkson
Clarkson
Short
S. W. Mangin
Society For the
Kentish Bache
Moreton Hampstead
Church of England
Bardsley
Ryle
Wales
House of Commons
Ireland
Scotland
Canon Ryle
Church Times
Dean Howson
Howson
Chester
The
Church Review