Debates Over Church Discipline and Patronage
A long examination of ecclesiastical authority argues for minimal use of civil law to discipline clergy, warning that church property rights and patronage clashes complicate reform. It critiques Wesleyan education actions, warns of sectarianism, and laments Anglican efforts amid broader church schisms and disestablishment debates.
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The passage critiques the persistence of unjust laws that undermine religious equality and church development, arguing that continuing such laws harms a Christian polity and public charity. It notes that good men tolerate these laws, treating them as a costly yet demeaning purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Committee
The
Guardian
Clerryman
Manchester
Church of England
Westminster Gazette
London
Episcopalian Church
Times
Worthing
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company
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Fraser
Hooker
Ecclesiastical Notes
Methodist Party
Special Education Committee
Church Herald
Wesley
England