Unclear exhortation on peace and unity in tense times
The quoted passage warns that hostile acts would spark rancorous words and early deaths, but argues such events could ultimately unite people in peace and goodwill. The tone suggests a call for restraint and reconciliation amid divisions.
Established Clergymen Voice Disestablishment Calls Across Province
A private Canterbury letter and clergymen letters to the Standard reveal growing push for Church of England disestablishment. Dorsetshire clergy condemn lavish bishop incomes, livings system, and Roman Catholic patronage limits, urging law reform and questioning state church privileges.
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Bishop of Madagascar proposal and CMS response
The article recalls Rev. R. H. Baynes accepting the prospect of an Anglican Bishop for Madagascar and cites CMS concerns. It notes the 1863 London Missionary Society stance of welcoming episcopal missionaries to Malagasy districts, allowing converts to witness church forms without rivalry. It warns against placing a bishop over a native church with a different system and suggests possible under Mauritius jurisdiction if an arrangement excludes CMS fields. Baynes acted on advice from Bishop of Worcester.
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Congregational Year Book 1871 Statistics Preview
Extracted from the Congregational Year Book for 1871 the statistical summary is presented. It outlines counts and figures detailing church memberships, ministers, societies, and other ecclesiastical data for the year, highlighting trends and organizational strength within the Congregational body.
Irish Church Affairs and Politicians Speak on Education
Mr Fortescue denies any church surplus for Cork hospitals as the Church Temporalities Commissioners borrow to fund ministers' commutation. Irish clergy finance plans would grow, with indefinite delay for applicants. Fitzmarrier hints at disestablishing the English Church and education reform delays. Dublin Morning Mail notes Synan’s claim of Gladstone backing papal temporal power, shaping next session.
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Limerick
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Malta
Gladstone and Pope Independence Spark Presbytery Debate
The Liberator reports on Gladstone's pledge to gain Ultramontane votes amid polemics on papal rehabilitation. It notes dissenters' marriage law issues, Irish marriage law changes, vestry meeting access, and a warning on disestablishment. The piece also covers a bishop scandal story and Gladstone’s letter on papal independence discussed by Edinburgh Free Church.
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