Church Defence Institution Faces Modern Oppositions
A caustic review of the Birmingham Conference on Church property argues the Church Defence Institution overreaches defending endowed lands. It warns against public meetings and urges reliance on historical inertia over mass opinion to preserve Establishment privileges.
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Army of Order
Printing-house
Birmingham
Lord Dartmouth
Church of England
Gilbert Venables
Church Defence
Marquis of Hertford
Libération Society
Church of Hogland
Freeman
England
Liberation Society
St. Peter
Odern
Church Defence Institution
Zimea
Disestablishment Debates Split Clergy and Press Across Cathedrals
A Church Times correspondent argues for disestablishment amid strong voices from High Church and Evangelical groups. The piece critiques cathedral funding, patronage, and clergy neglect, warns of Liberation Society pressure, and notes Islington meetings praising spiritual aims as a counterbalance.
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Liberation Society
Garatos’ Augmentation Society
Persecution Company
Stuart
Gloucester
Worcester
Carlisle
Canterbury
Westminster Abbey
Our Liberation Society
Bristol Cathedral
Victoria Street
Christ Church
Chapel of Ease
Roc
National Church
Evangelical Party
Islington
Church of Christ
Scottish Church Notes on Disestablishment Moves
The piece notes growing quiet organization efforts toward disestablishment in Scotland. It mentions talks across church courts as May nears and the question of locating a National Association headquarters between Glasgow and Edinburgh. It cites Glasgow’s size and wealth versus Edinburgh’s existing association.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
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