Weight of gifts would not grant Presbyterian grip on Oxford
The writer warns against large endowments to the Scotch Established Church influencing Oxford and Cambridge. He argues continued Church of England predominance protects education and cautions that transferring faith influence would undermine the universities. A ruling by the Court of Queen's Bench may head to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Cambridge
Church of England
Court of Queen’s Bench
Supreme Court of Appeal
Burials Bill Ties Church and State in Westminster Conference
A Westminster conference led by Hon. Wilbraham Egerton urges lay support for clergymen opposing the Burials Bill. Participants blame bishops and peers for disestablishment moves while praising Government resistance. Local clergy in Sheffield plan an address pressing a speedy settlement as nonconformists laud opposition to concessions. The Times and Daily Telegraph weigh in on strategy and the danger of prolonged agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Defence Institution
National Society
Broad Sanctuary
Westminster
Wilbraham Egerton
M.P
Earl of Herrowby
Church of England
Canterbury
Liberation Society
Osborne Morgan
Duke of Northumberland
House of Lords
Church of the Realm
House of Commons
Hubbard
Edwards
Canon Gregory
Wood
Birley
York
Earl Percy
Magdalene
Archdeacon Sanctuary
Canon Birch
Proctor
Richmond
Beresford Hope
Sir Wilfrid Lawson
Sheffield
Rowley Hill
Sheffield Young Nonconformist Union
F. P. Rawson
Hildick
Trevethick
Granville and
Harrowby
Times
London
the Times
Church Defence Association
Daily Telegraph
Lord Harrowby
Priest in Absolution debate prompts church protection talk
In the House of Commons Mr Whalley pressed the government on measures to shield established church members from clerical practices tied to The Priest in Absolution. The Chancellor said no such measures exist and urged that public disclosure offers protection, while MPs and peers push bishops to purge church complicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Whalley
Lord Campbell
Church
Confession Debate Divides Anglican Leaders at Winchester Conference
Bishop of Winchester opens a diocesan meeting with about 400 clergy and laity. He warns South London needs a bishop, urges adherence to law over ritualist innovation, and reports that habitual confession is not endorsed by the Church. A Leicester meeting condemns the Priest in Absolution book. the Holy Cross society plans to withdraw the volume after talks with archbishops and bishops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browne
Winchester
London
R. B. Sankey
Society of the Holy Cross
Leicester
English Church Union
Lord Redesdale
House of Lords
Manchester Guardian
J. D. Chambers
Church of St. Mary
Crown-street
Soho
Gwynne
Chambers
St. Mary’s
F. Lloyd Bagshawe
St. Barnabas
Pimlico
A. H. Mackonochie
Pall Mall Gazette
Canterbury
F. H. Murray
C. F. Lowder
Society
Modern persecution of dissenters exposed in Cambridge case
The piece highlights Mr James Toller of Water Beach near Cambridge facing obstacles from public bodies when buying land and seeking a farm lease for his son. College authorities refused a land purchase for a Baptist minister’s house, citing ignorance of the intended use, while hospital governors reportedly require parish priest endorsements for lessee applicants. The letter portrays how Nonconformists face institutional prejudice despite public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Toller
Winfold Farm
Waterbeach
Cambridge
St. John’s College
Cherry Hinton
St. Thomas’s Hospital
London
Foster’s Bank
Messrs
Tuller
Toller
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