Fight to defend the Church of England faces a dissenting critique
Speakers defend the Church of England against attacks from Nonconformists arguing for disestablishment. They critique alleged misstatements about endowments and status, stress the church’s social mission and need for endowments, and call for temperate reform through a Church Defence Institution.
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Sussex
Church of England
Hume
London
Spurgeon
Gloucester
Established Church and Progressive Thought Lecture Speech
Neville Goodman argues the Church of England hinders progress and urges disestablishment. He praises reformers who fight abuses while noting many clergy align with liberty and doubt dogma. The talk at Free Trade Hall is framed by a Manchester Nonconformist Association event.
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Church of England
Mr. Hardy
Solicitor-General
England
Colonies
America
Neville Goodman
Free Trade Hall
Manchester
Nonconformist Association
Hugh Mason
Neville Goopman
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