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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 22, 1875
Page
2
An unclear report notes a tense gathering where a speaker vows to write a book, amid baronial laughter. Resolution passes nearly unanimously as various attendees clash over conduct and remarks about a vicar, with references to Friday nights at the Institute and a crowded room.
A series of lectures by Mr Gordon drew crowded crowds in Andover and Portsea. In Andover the Town Hall event led to heated exchanges with Mr Coote presiding and a later debate involving two vicars. the audience spilled into the street as night fell. In Southampton the Philharmonic Rooms saw sharp replies from Mr Gordon to Mr Reed as supporters cheered. A second Portsea lecture in the Beneficiary Hall faced rumours of disturbance but remained well attended with the Rev Mr Carlisle linking to Liberation Society efforts.
Medhirst presided as Mr. Reid and Mr. Gordon clashed with relentless interruptions from Conservative supporters. Amid insults and whistles the resolution passed, leaving the crowd tense and a Hall filled with lingering hostility as onlookers criticized the speakers and the new agent Mr. Kitching.
In Warwick on Thursday evening December 18 an address by Rev. H J Alcock examined the advantages and supposed disadvantages of disestablishment. Mr Conner Spence presided and a vote of thanks was carried.
Dec events feature Rev William Dorling delivering talks on Great Men on Great Times in Stoke upon Trent Newcastle under Lyme and Lax. Councillors chair or preside with attentive audiences and praise for the religious equality resolution.
In Lincolnshire Grponny Broapgart the Rev J H Lummis lectured Monday evening with W Franks presiding. A large unanimous gathering followed. At St Mary's Typp the Wesleyan Chapel saw a crowded meeting last Tuesday where he spoke again.
The article describes multiple lectures by Rev J H Lummis of Boston and other speakers at Free Methodist Chapel and Methodist Chapel in Donineton-vron-Barn. Attendees filled the chapels, praising anti establishment themes and engaging in lectures on religious topics and related questions.
A series of meetings reported across multiple towns detailing lectures by Rev. A. J. Bray, Rev. J H Taylor, Rev. G. H. Brown, and others. Topics include disestablishment, religious equality, and critiques of the Establishment, with audience reactions and notes on attendance and chairs.
A Jedburgh public meeting on the state of our State Churches drew about five hundred attendees at the Corn Exchange. The Bal of Minto chaired as speakers argued for disestablishment, with Cartman defending established ministry only if fair. The discussion warned ministers and leaders to act with wisdom to avoid disruption.
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