Garden party and telegrams spark church disestablishment debate
A critique of Mr. West's tale of a warning to bishops over disestablishment linked to Gladstone. The piece lampoons anonymous informants and a supposed telegram from bishops, noting a garden party excuse and a bishop’s sharp rebuttal. It argues the myth mirrors clerical fears and church politics.
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West
Ely
Winchester
Hezekiah
Theishop
Oxford
Times
Peterborough
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. West
Gladstone
Seattle
Max Miller
Westminster
Ecclesiastical notes on Church convocation and peace
The piece laments internal church strife amid expectations of a peaceful Christmas. It cites the Convocation committee, Archdeacon Bickersteth, and Dean Elliott, warning of ritualist aggression and a potential clash between Reformation doctrine and perceived innovations within the Church of England.
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Christendom
Archdeacon Bickersteth
House of Commons
Committee of Convocation
Evangelical Party
Abe
Bickersteth
Mags
England
Bristol
Dean Elliott
Church of England
Girdlestone