06 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 06, 1878
Page
1
The article critiques a proposed scheme for Convocation to pass bye laws with Crown sanction and Parliament veto. It argues such reform would abolish the Establishment, shift power to a reformed Convocation, and risk lay representation conflicts, predicting a Tory drift toward a new secular church structure and clerical dominance in governance.
The passage attacks ritualism superstition and clerical interference claiming they unite priests and pothouse workers to oppress and mislead women. It argues against creating a privileged caste or renewed establishment granting it power and prerogatives amid public debate.
The piece argues Lord Beaconsfield uses rowdyism from pubs and crowds to bolster Tory power through household suffrage. It criticizes the breed as irrational, easily managed, and prone to warlike folly, inflamed by social superiors for selfish gain, with riot at Cannon Street cited as manufactured.
The Anti-Slavery Society presents a memorial to the Russian Emperor urging abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the Turkish Empire. They note Russia’s serfdom abolition as precedent and urge compassionate action to end bondage for Turks’ slaves, arguing moral duty and shared humanity. They dismiss claims that serfdom’s end was solely forced by pressure.
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