Nonconformists face renewed church monopoly in education
The piece denounces continued ecclesiastical favoritism in schools and university access, citing Chesterton Board of Guardians and Smeeth Kent School Board cases. It argues Parliament's reforms fail if rural boards enforce Anglican dominance and deny Dissenter applicants, urging renewed push for conscience rights.
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University of Oxford
Cambridge
Church of England
Chesterton Board of Guardians
Workhouse
Smeeth
Kent
Rushton
C. Hope Robertson
Zaiveté
B. Rushton
G. Wright
Fide
Education Department
Forster
Controversy over Tithe Reassessment and Church Edicts
The article discusses clergymen pushing for reassessment of lands under the Tithe Commutation Act to raise tithe rents. It notes court decisions permitting reassessment, potential wider impact on revenues, and criticism from the Church Defence side. It cites a 30s an acre charge on waste land converted to potato fields and reflects on further debates in High Church and Nonconformist circles.
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Church Defence Party
Plumstead
the Guardian
F. H. Dickenson
Church Defence Association
Dickenson
Purchas
Bennett
High Church
Crown
Ruabon