Church-State ties in England and Ireland spark debate
A Halifax lecture argues the Church of England remains a state establishment, with law and Parliament controlling its rights, urging disestablishment to preserve freedom for all faiths. It compares Anglican status to Ireland and America, warns against Roman Catholic influence, and calls for a national redefinition of church and state relations.
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England
Ghia
Avan
Church of Egland
Church of England
Mellor Rem
Liberation Society
Ireland
Haglund
Béchusetts
House of Commons
Mellor
Church of Ireland
Rome
Manchester
Salford
Cardinal Manning
Southport
Halifax
The New Set of Truro Bishopric Debates
The article reports on a proposed reorganization of church sees with a possible Liverpool diocese and a future bishopric for Truro in Cornwall. It covers debates over bishop salaries, the push for missionary overseers, and discussions of new sees in the south and north, including Lincoln and Lichfield regions, amid government plans for additional bishoprics. It notes protests by clergy against high pay, while party lines favor a substantial endowment. It also mentions ecclesiastical votes in Ceylon and a Hatcham church incident signaling ongoing church tensions.
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Truro
Edward White Benson
Lincoln Cathedral
Cornwall
Her
Lincoln
Wellington College
Tar Prorosep Srz
Liverpool
Rescot
Chester
Jacobson
House of Lords
Lichfield
Trent
Durham
Ripon
York
Ceylon
Legislative Council
Colonial Office
India
Jamaica
Bahamas
Cape Colony
Tae Harouam
Hatcham
Claughton
A. Tooth
Tooth
St. John the Baptist
Arundel
G. Arbuthnot
Roberts
Church of England
Duke of Norfolk