Fraud and disruption mark Conservative meeting at Stephen Street
The chairman described a blue ink circular from the Conservative Working Men's Association urging attendance to push a Church principles resolution. He alleged nearly a thousand forged tickets aimed at packing the meeting were uncovered by schismatic Dissenters, prompting admonition against fraud and ending the proceedings.
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Working Men’s Association
Stephenstreet
Great Meeting at Plymouth Sparks Liberal Awakening
A large Plymouth audience at St James's Hall heard Revs. Dale of Birmingham and Rogers of London advocate Liberation Society aims. They criticized a state church and urged Liberal momentum for Plymouth Devonport politics, noting mayoral opposition and strong public reaction.
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Western Daily Mercury
St. James’s Hall
Plymouth
R. W. Dale
Birmingham
J. G. Rogers
London
Liberation Society
G. W. Soltau
Dale
Sampson Lloyd
Guildhall
Lloyd
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Dale
Rogers
Canon Ryle
Devonport
Soltau
Mayor Moore and City Council Clash Over Guildhall Use
Town Council votes to revise guildhall letting terms to cover all political meetings and strip the mayor of discretionary power. A Plymouth mayoral testimonial in silver is mocked in a Western Daily Mercury vignette depicting Liberty, John Bull, and a pitch plaster.
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Moore
Western Daily Mercury
Plymouth
Liberty
John Bull
William Foster Moore
Esqui
Rev Edward White at Northampton Dissestablishment Lecture
The Northampton Mercury reports Rev Edward White of Kentishtown addressed a stormy Town Hall audience in Northampton on Tuesday. He argued disestablishment would end political religious friction and criticized the Church of England’s theology and moral record while urging unity among Christians. The meeting ended with thanks to Mr Alderman Parry and remarks from Nonconformist and Establishment voices amid disturbances.
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Northampton Mercury
E. White
Kentishtown
Town Hall
Northampton
Friends of the Establishment
The
Mercury
Alderman Perry
Hobbledehoy
J. T. Brown
E. T. Prunt
R.S. Holmes
G. Nicholson
T. Adams
Daventry
F. W. Aveling
J. Spanswick
England
Church of England
Privy Council
Christendom
White
Thomas Barber
Walix
Adkyyns
Miller Lectures Stir Controversy At Liberal Club
The Rev Marma duke Miller spoke on Church Property to a crowded St Stephen's Liberal Club audience chaired by Mr W Mather. He attacked the Manchester Bishop's stance while a hostile crowd gathered at Hope Hall in Liveroon where forged tickets drew groans and cheers, and Mr W S Caine noted precautions at the door.
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Lattord
Marmaduke Miller
St. Stephen’s
Liberal Club
W. Mather
Miller
Bishop of
W. S. Caine
Caine