Endowment Foe Urges Free Churches Across Empire
A British Anti state church speaker argues against church endowments and state control, urging a united movement to separate church and state, endow Free Churches, and end the endowment of Popery in Ireland while promoting religious liberty and agitation.
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Europe
France
Prussia
England
Scotland
Church of England
Ireland
Church of Rome
Reland
Maynooth
Lord Howick
House of Lords
Eobery
Brethren of the Free Church
Jones
Pur
Anti state church movement discussed by Scottish deputation
A Scottish meeting reports on the 1844 conference forming the Anti state church Association with 690 reps from England Ireland Scotland and Wales. It planned to separate church from state and to appoint paid officers, with a 50 member executive committee. Edward Miall and Rev Burnet led a deputation to Kilmarnock urging religious independence from government funding and support for a voluntary principle.
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
M.doveath
William Ramage
Mr. Weir
Andrew Aitken
John Watt
Hugh Craig
John McKay
Andrew Oliver
William Muir
Nicol Cameron
Thomas Mack
Kennedy
Messrs. Burnet
Miall
Anti-state-church Association
Edward Miall
Burnet
Kilmarnock
Relief Church
Ramage
Anti-state Church Association
Antistate Church Association
Muir
Voluntaryism Urged Against State Endowments
A Glasgow Examiner note on a deputation promoting universal voluntaryism to oppose government favours. It argues against taxing Catholics to support Protestantism and calls for endowments to shift away from state funding. Burnet and Miall's visit is praised as well received.
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Messrs. Burnet and
Miall
Glasgow Examiner
Maidstone Vestry Seeks New Church Rate At All Saints
A Maidstone vestry meeting held in All Saints Church planned a new church-rate. Presided by the Rev. W allence, with Earl of Romney and Capt. Scott present, the session adjourned to the western end while Mr. F. Scupamory read an estimate of repairs totaling £738 18s.
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All Saints’ Church
Maidstone
Wallence
Earl of Romney
Capt
Scott
F. Scupamory
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London
Epwarn Matt, Esq
Mr. Burnet
Newcastle
Tweed
Empire
Carey
Church of Christ
Great Britain
Free Church
Porpery
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