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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 18, 1871
Page
2
A speaker attacks church wealth as improperly used for sectarian benefit and argues the Church of England wealth could educate five million schoolchildren, estimating annual income near ten million pounds. Debates cover disestablishment for England and Scotland, with opinions from Mr Miall and responses in Edinburgh and Leeds.
Mr Winterbotham defends his proposed course with three reasons. He cites the great good effected by laity and clergy, the anticipated fate decided by life within the church, and the bitterness such a measure would provoke across the land. The last reason may be the decisive influence on his views.
The Freeman supports inviting clergy to preach in Dissenting chapels but notes risks. They cannot relinquish bishops or ecclesiastical jurisdiction, remaining English clergymen while serving as Dissenting ministers. Past attempts like Barnes v Shore show failure.
A dated 1870 letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Bishop of London outlines ecclesiastical reform plans to be submitted to Parliament. It cites failures of last session, calls for wider publicity, mentions the Table of Lessons, ecclesiastical dilapidations, and court issues, and notes support for parish voice via parochial councils.
Clergymen choosing to preach in a Congregationalist or Baptist chapel risk ecclesiastical censure and possible punishment by the Ecclesiastical Court. Preaching in an unconsecrated chapel invites official action, and consent of the local parish incumbent is required. A clergyman inviting opposition from his diocesan authorities could face both ecclesiastical sanction and parish- level proceedings.
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