Debate on State Church and Methodism in national policy
The Saturday Review arguments oppose State establishment and advocate keeping religion free from government control. They defend Methodism’s social role, criticize comprehended church unity, and urge abolition of clerical subscription while noting limited practical effects on church unity and conscience.
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Saturday Review
Church of Christ
Little Bethel
Rejection of Athanasian Creed Provokes Broad Church Debate
The piece argues that Broad-Churchmen oppose the Athanasian Creed yet push a tempting policy that lures indifferent subscribers. It condemns a trend of beliefless conformity smoothed by claims of comprehension.
Ecclesiastical notes urge love over d
Three clergymen from the Established Church preached at Clifton Home Reunion urging unity among Christians. They argued not to persecute dissenters, urged prayers for dissenting brethren, and discussed burying practices and parish church access amid the ongoing church and dissent debates.
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Clifton
Bennett
Fromié
England
John Wesley
Christ
Liberation Society
Mr. Bennett
Queen Victoria
Sacheverell
Queen Anne
M. F. Sadler
Wells
Sadler
Mr. Randall
Canon Molyneux
Atkinson
Belford
Lindisfarne
A. W. Slack
Woodley
Church Times
Slack
Arthur Dawson
Osborne Morgan
T. W. Fowle
Islip
Rome
Church of Christ