Reformation Seizure of Monasteries in Ireland Described
The article details Henry VIII's dissolution of Irish monasteries and the seizure of their lands and tithes. It notes the transfer of church property to lay hands, the endowment of vicarages, and removal of papal dues, while questioning the Protestant church’s growth against Catholic decline amid lost ecclesiastical wealth.
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England
Rome
Aran
Iccian Sea
Ireland
Mary
Athraim
Jesus
Dublin
St. Patrick
Christ
Henry
Hospital of Trinitarians
A. T. Lee
Peter
Adrian
Henry II
Mant
The Wesleyans and the Nonconformist
A Wesleyan Free-Churchman letter highlights how world changing principles can be obstructed by tiny issues. The piece recalls 1853 remarks on Wesleyan Conference conduct and the Mly-Leaves controversy and questions their relevance in 1869.
A Wesleyan and Free Churchman: Reflections on Past Controversy
The author revisits a long perdido debate about Wesleyanism and its conference, apologizing for earlier judgments. They acknowledge changes in ecclesiastical attitudes, express respect for Wesleyan leaders, and pledge to cooperate with Methodism while retracting painful statements from 1853.
Bishops discuss disendowment and disestablishment at Lambeth
Ecclesiastical notes report a Lambeth Palace meeting where bishops debated Irish Church disestablishment and ritualism. They align with Liberation Society on free church status if disestablishment proceeds, and acknowledge the nation has decided on disestablishment though not its precise meaning. The piece cites Dr. Tait and Mr. Gladstone regarding surplus proceeds.
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Trish
Lambeth Palace
John Bull
Canterbury
Dr. Tait
Liberation Society
Tait
Ireland
Mr. Gladstone