Letter on church provision and mission rooms sparks contention
A Darwen enumerator defends his church statistics against Mr. Moore noting that some Congregational mission rooms predate 1851 but have only recently begun regular services. He defends data changes, accuses rival clergy of envy and distrust, and ends by complaining of ecclesiastical obstruction.
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Church of England
Moore
Bolton Road
Calvert
Darwen
Conference on religious equality set for 11 February in London
Readers are reminded of the Liberation Society and London Nonconformist Committee Conference on 11 February. Attendees urged to represent diverse areas, with topics including Mr Miall's disestablishment motion, education act amendments, and Irish University reform. An evening public meeting at Finsbury Chapel will be chaired by MP Illingworth.
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Southern Counties
Liberation Society
London
Miall
Friends of Religious Equality
Finsbury Chapel
Illingworth
Society For the Promotion of Christian Knowledge
Dean Stanley
University Church
Oxford
Lushington
Sidgwick
Levans
Osborne Morgan
Talbot
Morgan
Cavour
Free
Christian Union
New York
Old Testament Company of Revisers
Ely
Canterbury
Alexander
Beasley
Chenery
Davies
Geden
Gotch
Archdeacon Harrison
Kay
Leathes
Canon Perowne
Plumptre
Canon Selwyn
Aldis Wright
St. David’s
Llandaff
Douglas
Fairbairn
Field
Wehr
Scotland
Montrose
William Knight
Dundee
United States
Protestant Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church Extension Society
General Conference
Lambeth Palace
Church Defence Association
Dunedin
St. Pau’s Cathedral
St. Paul’s Day
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Mendelssohn
St. Paul
Dalton
St. Paul’s
Batemans
Sitwers
Taits
Eeclesiastical Gazette
Knollys
Addington
Tait
High
St. James’s Hall
Marquis of Salisbury
Norwich
Church of England
Isle of Man
Three Kingdoms
Laughton
Sodor and Man
British Guiana
Jamaica
Court of Policy
Wallace
University OF Edinburgh
Presbytery of
Edinburgh
Church of Scotland
England
Stevenson
Presbytery
General Assembly
United Presbyterians
Voysey
North
A Useful Discovery in Turkestan Fibrous Plant
A fibrous plant named Apocynum venatum has been found growing wild in Turkestan in quantity. Its fibres are tender and flaxlike yet strong and tenacious like hemp, combining qualities of both. Russians may try transplanting it to Europe, with other nations possibly following.
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Turkestan
Europe
Berlin