Church inquiry motion withdrawn amid debate on royal commission
Members debated whether a royal commission should probe Church of England practices linked to confraternities. Critics warned such roving inquiries risked harm, while supporters pressed for lawful action and church reform. Jenkins withdrew the motion, promising future legislation if needed.
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England
Church Ofngland
Hear
Church of
Ingland
Newpggate
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
English Church Union
Society of the Holy Cross
Abbey Restoration Fund
Church of England
Newdegate
Whitwell
Dundee
Settlement proposals for the burials question in Britain
The British Quarterly Review urges a parochial burial board to take custody of churchyards and treats burials as a sanitary public matter, not sectarian. It cites Mr Osborne and Lord Harrowby as cruded proposals and calls liberal politicians on both sides to craft a viable, healthful measure drawing from debates by Walter, Bright, and Beaconsfield.
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British Quarterly Review
Mr. Osborne
Lord Harrowby
Walter
Bright
Lord Beaconsfield
Burial reform to end churchyard battles in a Christian land
The proposal argues for civil control of public graveyards and parochial burial boards to manage cemeteries, end consecration as a legal barrier, and allow nonconformist services. It frames disestablishment as gradual and practical, aiming to stop burial grounds from becoming political battlegrounds.
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Liberation Society
Mr. Morgan
The Bishoprics Bill Debate in the House of Commons
In the Commons on Monday Mr. Cross moved the second reading of the Bishoprics Bill noting last year’s delay and praising bishops' hard work. He said no money would be asked as endowments come voluntarily and Liverpool support was adequate. Drinwon urged delaying three months and reducing bishops, fearing increased church state ties and begging for funds from women.
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House of Commons
Cross
Liverpool
Drinwon
A. Lusk
Ir. Biggar
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