Evangelical Leader’s View on Church Discontent in 1877
In a January 23, 1877 statement, an Evangelical leader critiques sectarianism and scepticism while praising Church of England progress. He laments Ritualist daring, Nonconformist bitterness toward Establishment, and the risk of disestablishment, yet believes the Church is in better shape than fifty years ago.
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Wilberforce
Church of England
Canon Ryle
Ryle
Islington
Swedenborg article disputed by correspondent in Nonconformist
A reader named Auxiliary writes to challenge an article on Swedenborg in Temple Bar, calling it full of inaccuracies and particularly criticizing an anecdote about his supposed lack of earthly soap and water. The letter argues for caution in misrepresenting his life and teachings.
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Swedenborg
Temple Bar
Senate luxury items listed for year ending June 30
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports indulgent purchases for the United States Senate during the year ending June 30, including ten gallons of eau de Cologne, thirteen gallons of bay rum, one dozen and a half bottles of Martinique snuff, and 100 lb of camphor. The final two items were allocated for the Senate Chamber.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
United States Senate
Senate Chamber
London School Board debates punishment for truants and religious instruction
The London School Board discussed first a Hamburg style punishment for truants involving a week in a Punishment School with silence. voting kept the plan. Birmingham school board debated Bible teaching with the Religious Education Society, amid party and theological disputes and a vote against a broader religious instruction resolution.
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London School Board
J. A. Picton
Hamburg
Germany
Strafschule
Home Office
Picton
Home Secretary
H. Gover
Lyulph Stanley
Surr
Helen Taylor
Birmingham
George Dixon
Canon Wilkinson
Andon
Religious Education Society
H. R. Bowlby
Hickinbotham
Greening
Church Party
KR. B. BurcEss
J. S. Wricht
Liberal Association
England
H. C. Mullwarp
R. W. Dats
Bowlby
Liberal Party
Board Schools
London
Hatcham
Dale
Davis
H. W. Crossley
Canon Loncman
Loscrorp
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