Debating Church Endowment and Wealth Across England
The Pall Mall Gazette weighs claims about 26 million pounds spent on church buildings and endowments. It argues wealth alone does not prove public opinion in favor of establishment, citing nonconformist expenditures and regional cases in Wales Manchester Birmingham and Bangor to show attitudes vary. It notes the need to examine practical disestablishment difficulties and reserves further discussion for next week.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Liberation Society
Episcopal Church
Owever
England
Wales
London
Lordampton
Ireland
Bangor
Manchester
Lord Hampton
Birmingham
Religious Liberty in the Churchyard
A review of J Carvell Williams pamphlet on burials law and nonconformist rights. It argues clergy hinder burial choices for the unbaptised, critiques compulsory services, and calls for reform to align law with religious liberty. The piece condemns clerical resistance, outlines proposed remedies, and highlights broader political context and appendices.
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Times
Church of England
Williams
England
Osborne Morgan
Scotland
Ireland