Ritualist Controversy Sparks Conflicts Over Church State Ties
A lengthy report describes Sunday services at St Pauls Walworth Lambeth and St Matthias Stoke Newington with altered rites amid Privy Council orders. Clergy debate ritual practices, state control, and church independence, with protests, letters, and calls for ecclesiastical reform across London churches.
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Ritualism Debate Foreshadows Church Reforms And Disestablishment
The Pall Mall Gazette warns that beyond the ritual dispute lies a fierce doctrinal struggle. A defeat for Ritualists could spur a free Church of England led by Pusey and Liddon and risks of disestablishment and endowment removal. The piece stresses the imagined practical consequences and difficulties of such a shift.
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