Debate Over State Aid and Nonconformist Education
A lengthy 1872 address argues against state funding of schools with Anglican control and warns that rigid, intolerant positions by Dissenters could undermine their cause. It advocates secular state education as a flawed path but urges reform within Nonconformity and prudent engagement with liberal allies.
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Birmingham League
Church of England
Anglican Church
Lata
Jermyn-street
University College
France
Germany
Liberal Party
Hughes's Ecclesiastical Statistics Challenged
Mr Hughes's figures cited to amend Mr Miall's motion are debunked by John Shoveller of the Registrar-General's Office. The Guardian's earlier use misread a continuation return as total worship places, obscuring that 1852 onward only new registrations were counted, not the full total.
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Hughes
Miall
John Shoveller
Registrar-General’s Office
Guardian
Registrar- General’s
House of Commons
England
Wales
Shoveller
The
Public figures questioned over arithmetic in 1851 debate
A letter argues ecclesiastical authorities are cautious with figures and accuses Mr. Thomas Hughes of misreading official data on increases and decreases. The writer expects Hughes to withdraw his erroneous statistics after being corrected. The correspondence dates July 8.
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Tom Brown
Rugby School
Thomas Hughes
Hughes
The Bennett Judgment Corrected Letter from John Allen
John Allen of Prees Shrewsbury writes July 6 1872 to say the Bennett judgment should not be seen as a party triumph. He supports clergy removal decisions by lawyers and urges the Church to follow Christ’s teaching in Mark 9 89 40 16 16 Eph 6 24 and 1 John 4.2.
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Lord
John Allen
Scotch Education Bill debated in Lords with conscience clause debate
In the Lords the Duke of Argyll moved the second reading of the Scotch Education Bill. He argued Scotland needs a national system and an education rate, protected by a conscience clause. He noted differences from the English act, including no catechism ban and a timetable conscience clause to shield religious scruples. He warned against delaying to avoid a secular system and cited agitation over religious education post-1870 act.
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House of Lords
Duke of Argyll
Scotland
England
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
Free Church
Church of England
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MR. Hughes
Bennett
Imperial Parliament
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