Clergy praise Hall and bid farewell at Tolmer's Square
The Edmonton and Tolmer's Square congregations lauded Rev. Hall in a farewell meeting. Speakers credited his college companionship and ministerial service at Edmonton and near Halifax, while urging continued faith and prayers for future prosperity and revival. The late Rev. Henry Simon and Rev. J Fleming added personal tributes before a closing hymn and benediction.
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Hall
Arthur Hall
Halifax
Edmonton
Tolmer’s Square
Nichol
Henry Simon
J. Fleming
Letter on Congregationalist circulation and farm policy
A Birmingham correspondent thanks a reader for support of the Congregationalist and urges ministers to recruit subscribers, offering small premiums and canvassing cards. The piece then discusses 1873 Labourers Union critiques of Mr Arch’s peasant farming plan, arguing for small farms, co operation, and co-partnership as better solutions for rural labor and food supply.
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London
Robert Ashton
South-street
Finsbury
B.C
England
Tiey
RR. W. Dale
Leamington
U Labourers’ Union
Arch
Mr. Arch
Switzerland
Belgium
France
Times
The
Economist
Labourers' Union Chronicle
Bright
Noy
Brand
Glynde
Mr Arch's Plan for Farm Labourers
A reader to the editor outlines the plan of Mr Arch for the benefit of agricultural labourers. The letter discusses potential measures and aims to improve conditions for workers on farms.
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Nonconformist
Arch
Political Apathy and Religious Response in Public Life
A commentator laments religious public withdrawal from politics amid widespread perceived corruption. The piece notes Birmingham League actions against Bible in schools and the Liberation Society moves to remove references to God from statutes, arguing many citizens fear a drift toward unchecked partisanship.
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New York
Boston
Tom
Old Country
Birmingham Iieague
Liberation Society
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Congregationalist
Birmingham
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