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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 17, 1872
Page
4
In a letter dated January 10, 1872 an anonymous subscriber condemns parish churches for overemphasizing pageants over faith. He cites Rev. J C Ryle and argues chapels of Dissenting ministers sustain rural districts, warning that many clergymen abandon simple ritual for ceremony.
In a letter to the Nonconformist, H T Robjohns urges a united national policy on education after Mr Forster's act. He lists ten points including local school boards, state funding, a dedicated Education Minister, secular aims, and universal free schooling up to university. He emphasizes moral culture and suggests Bible matters be delegated to families and like-mindedists.
A Cottenham correspondent recalls an 1834 open-air platform meeting in the village yard where Dissenters and Churchmen gathered. The writer disputes a local name and identifies William Faux as a former farmer from Huntingdonshire who spoke at length, later giving pulpit addresses as a hyper Calvinist.
In a letter from Albert-grove Leicester dated January 138 1872 Thos D Paul recalls a Cottenham Cambridgeshire gathering on church state issues held near 1835. He notes Mr Faux a blunt farmer spoke for himself and that the remarks circulated in Parliament and articles in Dissenter papers after the meeting. He mentions Rev J K Holland of St Ives Hunts as a leader in the local crusade against the Established Church and suggests further inquiry.
Rev. Benjamin Parsons argues that tying taxes to support denominational schools makes everyone assist in supporting another's religion. He tells anecdotes about doctors and an inspector approving doctrinal teaching as “perfectly right,” highlighting the cost of schooling and the link between education, crime, and religious instruction.
A local memorial fund reports a list of contributions to date from about a hundred donors and appeals to more Congregationalists to raise a yearly 100 pounds for the bereaved family. The note urges prompt giving and rapid distribution of circulars to boost donations.
An American visitor in England is credited with a quip about English juries in the Tichborne case. He allegedly said that if an American jury had tried the case they would have bought up all the Tichborne bonds and found a verdict for the plaintiff. The note mentions correspondence and signatories Edward White and Mark Wilks.
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