Ritchie pastor’s death and Backhouse testimonial in Stroud
Browne to succeed retiring pastor Mr. Ritchie who died December 28 at Romsey Hampshire. Stroud hosts a testimonial meeting for Rev Mr Backhouse with ministers and friends praising his zealous ministry. Castle-Green Chapel Bristol honors Mr A N Langdon with a mahogany library chair and Anderson’s Annals. Weeky Tract Society holds a Shoreditch meeting for its Ebenezer auxiliary.
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Backhouse
Victoria Room
Stroud
T. Shakespeare
Shortwood
Peter King
Castle-Green Chapel
Bristol
A. N. Langdon
Castle-green
Anderson
Ebenezer Chapel
Shoreditch
J. Geldart
W.H. Elliott
W. Tyler
R. Elliott
Dr. Oxley
W.taylor
Fireworks ban sparks chalked revolt at Winchester College
A rebellion at Winchester College followed head master Dr Moberly’s ban on fireworks before holidays. The commoners lit a bonfire and fired projectiles during service, prompting a siege, starvations, and flogging of leaders before surrender and expulsion of a top offender. Nearby, Edinburgh hosted a Financial Reform meeting in Waterloo rooms with leading figures urging economy and tax reform.
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Winchester College
Moberly
Globe
Financial Reform
Epinpurcu
Financial Reform Association
Waterloo Rooms
Edinburgh
W. Chambers
A. Dunlop
Cowan
M.P
Law
W. Duncan
S.C
Sibbald
J. Richardson
J. M‘laren
Clerical Silence and Brutal Penalty Beset Evangelical Proby
A letter from Winchester dated December 26, 1848 denounces the three year clerical silence and loss of income imposed on Rev. Mr. Proby of St. Peter Cheesehill after a hearing by evangelical bishops. The writer condemns the severity, contrasts with civil penalties, and attacks Exeter and Winchester bishops as harsh, calling for relief from Church of England persecution.
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Bprror
Mr. Proby
St. Peter Cheesehill
Itchen
Branch
London
Proby
Farnham
Dr. Sumner
Phillpotts
Paul
Exeter
Winchester
Jeffreys
Bonner
Feniton
Church of England
William. Thorn
Mr Noel's Book On Church And State Topic Raised
A reader inquires about the high price of Rev Baptist Noel's The Union of Church and State and asks the author publish a People's Edition to help poorer curates ministers and working class readers access the work. The letter is addressed to the Nonconformist editor, signed by U S Peathratonr.
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Baptist Noel
Union of Church and State
Dam
U.S. Peathrratonr
Working Classes and Religious Institutions In Dialogue
A church member laments widespread indifference to evangelical religion among workers and outlines remedies. He urges the church to show love and care for workers, warns of deep-rooted apathy, caste-like church hierarchies, and a need for renewed vitality to restore spiritual openness and action.
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Church of Christ
Zion
Mamnot
Algo
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