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Contested Faith and Education Bills Stir Irish and British Churches
The article surveys ecclesiastical politics as Irish Presbyterians show funds raised for their church while debates in England and Scotland focus on education, conscience clauses, and Church reform. It notes ministerial support for glebe loans, the Education Bill’s implications for church influence, and calls from church reformers for broader cooperation with Nonconformists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Mr. Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Chichester Fortescue
Stratford
Rochester
Marquis of Salisbury
Church of England
Marquis
Lords
Robert Cecil
House of Lords
G. W. Bligh
Bligh
Church of the Land
Rome
Ely
Harold Browne