London Missionary Society notes and Isleworth church formation
The column reports on invited pastors in Manchester and London area churches, the London Missionary Society secretariat duties and Tidman’s potential continuation, a New York pastor invitation for Rev Joan Thomas, and Isleworth church recognition with a vestry and school room project near-term railway access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
Moorgate Street
Presbytery of
London
London Missionary Society
Arthur Tidman
Mission House
Tidman
Barbican Chapel
Providence
Joan Thomas
Glynneath
Glamorganshire
Broom Street Chapel
New York
America
Sarah Sands
Liverpool
Isleworth
Brentford
J. C. Harrison
Camden Town
J. W. Richardson
Harrison
Dr. Bennett
E. Davies
Richmond
J. T. Cummins
Hammersmith
Morison
C. F. Vardy
Joseph Mather
D. Davies
Stanstead
E. Tasker
Twickenham
J. Dawson
J. G. Adeney
Ealing
Thames
First Greek Church Erected in United Kingdom
The new London Wall building for the Divine worship of the Greek Church is completed and will be consecrated with pomp in early August. The Corinthian design is described as very chaste and, notably, this marks the first Greek Church erected in the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonwall
Oder
United Kingdom
Petition drive to press British help for Hungary in 1849
Correspondence notes a plan to push a commercial treaty with Hungary, highlighting free trade support and citizen petitions. John Epps cites public meetings and a £100 donation from Peter Stuart of Liverpool to form a committee and raise funds for the Hungarian cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Friends of Liberty
Robert Grosvenor
Paul
Peter Stuart
Liverpool
John Epps
Petition for Hungary rights and aid to Hungary
The undersigned petition the House of Commons to condemn Austrian efforts to strip Hungarians of constitutional rights. It decries Austrian Russian involvement, cites violations of the Vienna treaty, and requests Britain to seek a commercial treaty with Hungary to aid their fight for freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Great Britain and Ireland
Sheweth
Vienna
Hungary
American Slavery Letter Defends Abolition Leaders
Edinburgh letter writer argues for the American Anti Slavery Society and its leaders led by William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass. He cautions British supporters about diverting funds from the parent society while praising ultra abolitionist aims and Bazaar support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglas
Wendell
Phillips Theodore Parker
Henry C. Wright
Sydney Howar Gay
Parker Pillsbury
Samuel May
James Russell Sowell
Edmund Quincy
Lucretia Mott
Maria Chapman
American Anti-slavery Society
Anti-slavery Society of America
Philadelphia
Pennsylvanian Society
Farneil Hall
The
Liberator
Pennsylvania
Britain
Edinburgh
John Steadfast
Henry Vincent's Swansea Lectures Stir Welsh Reform Motives
Henry Vincent closed a Swansea course with talks on Taxation and War, delivering witty, vivid arguments that impressed locals. A massive outdoor meeting drew about five thousand, urging radical reform, land franchise support, and a united middle and working class to pressure Parliament for tax cuts and broader reforms.
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Swansza
Henry Vincent
Lianging
Vincent
Mr. Jones
Ratter
Society of Friends
Mr. Vincent
People of Wales
Wales
House of Commons
People's Party
Paris Congress Preparations Continue For August
The committee reports careful review and continues vigorous preparations for the Paris Congress expected in August. Secretaries were to move to Paris to finalize plans, aiming for a large U S delegation and broad participation from European nations, including the United States, to showcase universal peace.
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Paris
Congress
United States
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