Disendowment plan urged to fix one day across Ireland
The writer argues for one day disendowment of the Church in Ireland with tithe rent charge funds redirected to pay the tenants poor rate. It would relieve tenantry from supporting a Church they do not believe in and benefit all Ireland regardless of creed. The proposal would compensate life interests and serve the whole population without sectarian bias.
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London Daily Journal
All
Ireland
Lord Gort
Daily Telegraph
Orange
Irish Church Question Divides Bishops in Dublin Meeting
Dublin bishops debate disestablishment policy as the Central Protestant Defence Association plans a renewed campaign. Aiming to persuade Parliament, the group proposes convocations, signatures, and funds while stressing clergy and laity unity to resist disendowment and defend Protestant interests.
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Dublin
London
Armagh
Central Protestant Defence Association
The
Times
Edward Grogan
Lancashire
England
Central Association
Ireland
Renewal of Movement Amid Discouraging Circumstances
The text notes that supporters are not inclined to agitation after a failed simultaneous effort. Having spent strength on a previous push, they will require a strong incentive to rally again and press forward.
Archdeacon Stopford on Disestablishment in Ireland
Archdeacon Stopford urges calm action and proposes a plan for an independent postdisestablishment Church in Ireland. He calls for freedom from state control, repartnered synods, and laity representation, while warning against Crown dominance and rushed reforms. The piece notes support from W. C. Plunket of St Patrick’s Cathedral urging Irish Churchmen to affirm a distinct Reformed Episcopal Church in Ireland.
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Meath
Ireland
Stopford
Gladstone
Archdeacon Stopford
Church Commission
House of Commons
St. Augustine
Bramhall
England
Maynooth
Divinity School
W. C. Plunket
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dublin
Mr. Gladstone
Reformed Episcopal Church of Ireland
St Albans Ritual Decision Sparks Church Controversy
A Taunton chaired committee reports on Ritualists at Freemasons Tavern urging a unified memorial to archbishops and bishops. The piece notes opposition to costs by Mackonochie prosecutors and cites J C Ryle urging Evangelicals to stick to rubrics while awaiting the Royal Commission.
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Freemasons’ Tavern
W. J. E. Bennett
ST. W. Perry
J. H. Molyneux
F. G. Lee
OC. J. le Geyt
H. L. Blenkinsopp
I. T. Carter
H. D. Nihill
Dr. Littledale
C. L. Wood
J. D. Chambers
Mr. R. Brett
England
Wales
St. Alban’s
Mackonochie
J. C. Ryle
Evangelical Church Party
Miller
Greenwich
Church of England
Royal Commission
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