Religious Equality and the Law in National Church Affairs
A speaker argues that law should treat all religious bodies equally, criticizing state endowment and patronage to the Church of England while Wesleyan and other denominations provide social and spiritual work. He cautions that unequal treatment harms evangelism, harms the poor, and weakens moral authority, urging reform toward broader religious liberty.
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John Wesley
Church of England
Kingdom of Heaven On Earth
House of Lords
Friends of Religious Equality
Odies
Mr Gladstone on the Progress of Unbelief
Mr Gladstone republishes his Liverpool speech with added passages and notes to show changes in public speculation over forty years. He cites Rose, Whewell, Milman, Vestiges, Buckle and others to argue unbelief has become more respectable while belief remains condemned in some circles.
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J. Whewell
Bridgewater
Gladstone
Deam Milman
Faussett
Margaret
Oxford
Buckle
Mr. Gladstone