Free Church of England Appeal to Evangelical Clergy
A letter from Rev. Thomas J. Thoresby of Spa Fields Chapel to Rev. E V Bligh, vicar of Birling, urges Evangelical clergy to support the Free Church of England. Thoresby calls for union, united prayer, and a clear program to counter ritualism in the Establishment, urging action within and beyond the Church with sympathy and cooperation.
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Thomas J. Thoresby
Spa Fields Chapel
E. V. Bligh
Birling, Kent
Letter on Protestant Principles from Birling Vicar to Spa Fields Ministry
The 1872 letter from Ep. V. Buran, vicar of Birling, discusses Anglican canons, ritualism, and Romanising trends. He advocates sympathy with the Free Church of England while stressing loyalty to the Church of England, and warns against disestablishment and Roman Catholic encroachment. The correspondence mentions Lady Huntingdon’s Connexion, Westminster Abbey, and the need for reform within the Established Church.
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Kent
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Whitefield
Lady Huntingdon
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Rome
Church of Christ
Archishiop Lycurgus
Countess of Huntingdon
Lady Antingdon
Weather Stretches to Eighty Days in Chanag Islands
A Jersey correspondent reports Tuesday marked the eighty fit day of continuous bad weather in the Chanag Islands. The past week endured nonstop rain thunder and lightning throughout the area.
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