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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 23, 1879
Page
4
The text argues that local authorities will not provide a special act for cemeteries. Clergy and parish clerks have not secured the same fees as in churchyards under Burials Acts. The new act may become a legislative jumble that creates work for lawyers and forces lawmakers to redo hurriedly drafted measures.
An article in the New Quarterly analyzes disestablishment in Scotland, tracing its political and ecclesiastical implications since 1874. It discusses Liberal and Presbyterian positions, clergy reactions, and whether the issue will shape the next general election and the fate of a state-supported Church.
A lettered debate on the Ornaments Rubric reviews Convocation action, episcopal promises, and the interim use of vestments. It argues for clear bishop guidance, rejects loose discretion, and ties vestment disputes to church doctrine and the English Reformation.
Fragmentary line from a historical article discusses the doctrine of the undivided priesthood of Jesus Christ and a cited critique or reinterpretation. The readable text centers on religious authority and church doctrinal boundaries without broader context.
In Commons Mr Lowther denies any government proposal on Irish university education while noting unofficial discussions. Three memorials reach the Prime Minister, two from Roman Catholic laity and one from the Catholic Union of Ireland. A Queen’s University graduates meeting condemns the bill’s dissolution and calls for a petition against the Queen’s University clauses. The Evening Mail rebukes secret proposals tying Catholic bishops to a church endowment and warns against premature conversations.
The new Bishop of Jerusalem will be consecrated at St Pauls Cathedral alongside Rev. W Walsham How who becomes Bishop Suffragan of Bedford. Rev John Macnaught resigns from Goring Sussex due to lack of a viable vicarage house. A royal commission report on church benefices is being drafted for laying before the commissioners today. No appeal in Martin v Mackonochie has been filed, and Lord Penzance may proceed with sentence if no appeal is lodged.
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