Liberation Society urges end to Church State ties
Speakers in a public meeting argued that state patronage to the Church of England harms religion and politics. They pressed for disestablishment and disendowment, with Mr Miall to present a Commons motion next session. The crowd backed the stance and praised nonconformist aims.
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Hear
Mr. Mill
Liberal Party
Liberation Society
Acarcely
Liberal
Ory
Ile
House of Lords
Trish
Miall
Nonconformity lecture in Ashton on Protestant Dissent origins
Rev. J Medicraft from Stockport lectured at Ashton Town Hall on the rise and triumph of Nonconformity tracing Protestant dissent from the Revolution era. The meeting, chaired by A Ei Reyner, included clergy and dignitaries who praised the lecturer and discussed disestablishment and colonial church reforms.
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J. Medicraft
Stockport
Ashton
A. Ei. Reyner
Hugh Mason
Dr. Galt
N. B. Sutcliffe
Mr. Waterhouse
J. Hutchison
T. Green
J. Hughes
Jamaica
Bahamas
Ireland
Victoria
Edward Miall
Episcopal Church
J. Huenes
N. B. Sourcirre
Tuomas Greeen
Disestablishment Discussion At Leicester Conference
The third conference in Wrexham area on Church and State separation was held at Temperance Hall. Rev K Franks argued for Irish style disestablishment as a model for England, claiming public demand will rise across towns. The fourth session featured Rev Joseph Wood on The Comprehension Theory of Establishments and drew strong interest with plans for a large 1871 Leicester meeting in support of Mr Miall's motion.
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Wrexham
Leicester
Temperance Hall
H. T. Chambers
EK. Franks
St. Paul's Chapel
London-road
Ireland
Franks
Gladstone
England
Old England
Liberal Party
William Baines
Joseph Wood
Oreford-street Chapel
Price on the Church of England and reforms
Professor Bonamy Price warned at Sion College that the English Establishment faces dissolution unless rapid reforms occur. He cited dissent, a godless public, and internal division as threats, criticizing the comprehensiveness approach and outdated formularies that fail to meet modern belief and practice.
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Bonamy Price
Sion College
Binney
Raleigh
Inquirer
Price
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Mr. Leatham
Huddersfield
Church of England
Colenso
Hear Hear
H. Sturt
The
England and
Wales
M.P
House of Commons
R. O. Cray
W. Brest
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Government OF the Church OF England
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