Disestablishment Debate Over Church Finances Rages
A heated public meeting debated disestablishment and disendowment of the Established Church. Rev C Williams argued for limiting Parliament control while preserving endowments. opponents labeled the Liberal Society scheme an act of spoliation and sought to thank the speaker only for his lecture.
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C. Williams
Reed
Christ Church
Accrington
Truro
Amos
St. Mary’s
St. Martin’s
St. Nicholas
All Saints
Glebe
BennEtt
Liberation Society
W. Co Usenr
Disestablishment Meetings Report Amid Liberal Lectures
Reports detail numerous meetings on disendowment with large crowds. Dupry hosted a major Liberal gathering presided by Charles Cochrane as Fisher and Crosskey spoke. Lectures planned by Elias Thomas, Cornish, Adams, and Kearley were noted in various towns including London Mile End.
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Charles Williams
Liberation Society
Fisher
Crosskey
Dupry
Advertiser
Charles Cochrane
Liberal Association
Bkiamousie
Elias Thomas
Bradford
K. D. Cornish
Basford
Bulwell
Thomas Adams
Portersbury
London
Torreny AM
Sydney Robjohns
Kearley
Mile-End
Opposition Efforts Quashed After Brief Struggle
The article notes that opposition actions were partially attempted but decisively suppressed, with authorities overcoming initial resistance and restoring order. The report underscores the swift enforcement measures and limited sustained dissent.
Scots Disestablishment Debate Roils Free Church Ranks
The Scotsman reports rising concern among Free Church leaders over possible parliamentary moves toward reconstructing Scottish Presbyterianism. Rumors say Dr Begg and allies seek an agenda favoring disestablishment, with overtures to the Scottish Disestablishment Association and a Glasgow meeting planned for late month. The London Guardian notes Liberals push for a Royal Commission, though current elections and cautious progress suggest little action this session.
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The
Scotsman
Begg
Free Church
Lord Advocate
Grampians
Church of England
Scottish
Scotland
Church of Christ
London
Manchester Guardian
Clerical Job at Bermondsey Endowment Plan
The Bermondsey vestry seeks an Act to borrow funds and permanently endow the rector with 200 pounds yearly from rates to Easter offerings. Annuity funds funded the church but the last annuitant has died yet rates still levied. Ecclesiastical Commissioners pledge matching 200 pounds. Mr George Oliver cites about 18,000 pounds needed overall.
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St. James’s Church
Bermondsey
George Oliver
Daily News
Bermondsey Church-rate Bill Prompts Radical Action
A Southwark Radical Association meeting in Bermondsey adopts a unanimous resolution to appoint a deputation to confer with MPs John Locke and Colonel Beresford about the Bermondsey Church-rate Bill. The parish faces sixty years of taxation to support a small Episcopalian parish church.
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Southwark Radical Association
Bermondsey
John Locke
Q.C
M.P
Beresford
Ecclesiastical Endowments in India and Ceylon Discussed in Commons
In the House of Commons on Monday Mr Baxter asked when the India ecclesiastical salary return would be laid before Parliament. Lord George Hamilton said the detailed return had not yet been received and would take time. Mr Alderman M Arthur raised a Ceylon memorial seeking an end to ecclesiastical funding. Mr J Lowther noted discussions with Sir William Gregory and that the government could not advise stopping the public revenue support for religion in Ceylon. Mr Arthur said he would pursue the topic on an early day.
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House of Commons
Baxter
India
Lord George Hamilton
Alderman M‘arthur
Ceylon
J. Lowther
Lord Carnarvon
Sir William Gregory
Scottish disestablishment vote urged by W Hems at Paisley
The article notes MP Mr W Helms proposes a ballot to gauge Scottish support for disestablishment, promising to vote accordingly if majority backing exists. The remark labels the tactic childish and evasive.
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W. Helms
Paisley
Beecher
Tetbury
Gloucester
Bristol
Tur Bistror
St. David’s
Swansea
Christian Young Men’s Institution
Thomas Owen
St. David's
Owen
Bethnal-green
Commonwealth Club
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