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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 05, 1876
Page
2
The bishop of London delivered the benediction at a service requested by Mr. Gladstone and the proceedings ended. Father Hyacinthe and Madame Loyson departed from the residence of William J. Cowper-Temple on Saturday for Paris en route to Geneva.
The Methodist Conference Act received royal assent on June 27, enabling Australasian and other colonial Methodists to govern their churches with greater autonomy. The bill, eight sections long, delegates powers from the British to local conferences while preserving doctrine and discipline, and has won colonial church approval.
The Manchester Examiner notes a sermon by the Dean of Manchester criticizing harsh penalties for dissenters and arguing for kinder treatment of nonconformist preachers. It contrasts with a Wesleyan rector’s reply stressing ordination not proving true ministry. A Staffordshire Advertiser passage questions Anglican Catholic stance amid cross-church collaboration.
Judgment by the Ecclesiastical Tribunal against Dr. Melchers, Archbishop of Cologne, removes him from office for conduct inconsistent with public order. The Irish Wesleyan Conference votes for parity of lay and minister members. Jewish Chronicle cites about 51,250 Jews in Great Britain with 39,833 in London. Rev. Dr. Hannah appointed archdeacon of Lewes. W S Rainsford leaves England for the United States after seceding from the Church of England. Lord Lennox asked to withdraw prohibition on a Dunfermline tombstone inscription honoring Gillespie deposed in 1752.
Seven Prussian sees lie vacant with five bishops remaining at post. Emperor strengthens Falk, minister of worship, amid church government turmoil. Roman and Italian notices report Catholic conversions, including Protestant ministers and a Nelson son. In France, Synod dispute edges toward a conciliatory compromise after prolonged Protestant Orthodox clashes.
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