Disestablishment Debate and Reform of the Church
A speaker argues England's Established Church would need about three million pounds annually after disestablishment, compares with Ireland, and urges fair treatment of clergy. He recalls University tests, predicts a future electorate favoring disestablishment, and urges education and prudence over threats. The meeting endorses applying disestablishment principles to all churches in the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
England and
Wales
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Treasury Bench
Mr. Gladstone
Cambridge
Oxford
Trinity College
EOE
Miall
Reaney
United Kingdom
J. Cros Frielpd
Lord Derby
Liverpool
Mr. Crosfield
England
Ireland
R. W. Murray
Lewis
Ald. Holmis
Milner
Manchester Conference and Wesleyan Views on Education
The piece surveys reactions to the Manchester Conference, noting Wesleyan positions on elementary and national education. It highlights unity against Ultramontane demands in Ireland, calls for cautious reform, and contrasts Liberal and Conservative views within Nonconformity with the Pall Mall Gazette and Watchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watchman
John Bull, Spectator, &c
Methodist Recorder
Manchester
Recorder
Dr. Rigg
Illingworth
Forster
Gladstone
Ireland
Cardinal Cullen
Guardian
The
Pall Mall Gazette