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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 26, 1870
Page
4
A Baltimore letter from January 1 1870 argues for removing religious tests at universities and placing Oxford and Cambridge on par with German universities to foster personal links between Americans and Germans. The aim is broader acquaintance between future rulers and professionals to avert national conflict and promote mutual advantage.
A letter argues for more accessible offerings in churches not limited to pewholders. The writer urges boxes at entrances to allow voluntary giving without coercion, compares Established and Nonconformist practices, and links generosity to true Christian liberty. The piece ends with concerns about missions in Madagascar and calls for focus on Scripture over ritual.
A reader responds to an appeal in the Nonconformist urging funds for communion plate sets. The writer notes regret at the urgent appeal and writes about missions to Madagascar and congregations meeting for worship.
Letter to the Nonconformist argues a tract titled The Council misstates papal authority. It questions which popes are recognized by contemporaries and outlines conditions for an ecumenical council and papal infallibility as presented by the tract.
An ENQUIRER letter questions whether a General Council can freely decide doctrine when the Pope’s authority appears to restrict debate. The writer cites Nicea 325 and the 1854 Immaculate Conception proclamation to argue that councils merely attest historic faith, while challenging claims of infallibility and universal acceptance.
A reader asks whether the abolition of compulsory church rates freed funds for Dissenting causes and whether saved money now supports worship. The writer urges voluntary giving as a thank offering for God’s blessing on the_policy.
Last year donations from readers supported treats for about 5,000 poor in Spitalfields Shoreditch Bethnal Green and other workhouses. Meetings in large dining halls were profitable for the poor. J Atkinson secretary invites further funds at Fleming Street Hoxton Mission Hall.
Mr Miall MP criticized exaggerated figures on English education at the Idle Mechanics Institute annual gathering. He warned against drastic ranks and argued the Established Church has long stood as the nation’s main educational institution, yet failed to fully educate every child.
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