Mission aid debate on Madagascar plate and instruments
A letter to the Nonconformist and the English Independent questions the push to fund 200 sets of communion plate for Madagascar churches and argues for simpler vessels. The writer urges prioritizing domestic relief and musical instruments over costly plate, warning such gifts may misdirect mission resources. January 17, 1870.
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English Independent
England
Madagascar
Apostolic Churches
Jerusalem
Christ
Home Secretary
Liberal meeting in Birmingham discusses minority clause and education
Mr Bright and MPs including Dixon and Muntz attend Birmingham Liberal Election Committee breakfast at Town Hall. They debate repeal of the minority clause, Birmingham representation, and calls for immediate abolition of religious tests in universities. Education funding and political reform feature prominently with emphasis on public opinion and working class representation.
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Bright
M.P
Dixon
Muntz
Birmingham
Liberal Election Committee
Town Hall
J.S. Wilcnr
Jarrray
Baxer
Mann
Hargis
R. W. Date
Oxford
Cambridge
Liberal Party
John Coleridge
House of Commons
Lords
Sir John
House of Lords
C. Vincer
Mr. Bright
Philip
Philips
Muniz
Briour
Liverpool
Glasgow
Leeds
Warwick
England
Home Secretary
Home Office
America