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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 29, 1868
Page
10
The article reviews Mr Skeats's comprehensive survey of Nonconformity in England. It contrasts Skeats with Ivimey Toulmin Neal and Wilson, praising a national, contextual view of Dissent and its ties to political culture and social life.
The British Quarterly Review praises Mr Skeats for compiling a compact volume tracing the struggle from the Revolution to the present. It lauds the retrospective on ecclesiastical freedom, careful research, fair estimates, broad view, and clear, elegant presentation.
The author of a substantial volume is thanked by Churchmen and Dissenters for his temperate presentation of Dissent's impact on England's political and social history and for its instructive value for dissenters.
The reviewer commends Skeats for a lively earnest presentation of church history. He highlights the author’s condensation of extensive study and the effortless flow, noting the vivid sketches of great men and clear insights into their characters.
A reviewer lauds a compact history of dissent from the Reformation to modern times. The work traces the Free Churches of England with temper and candour, highlighting the progress of religious liberty and its modern expression.
The Examiner notes the author Skeata condenses 300 years of religious struggle into 600 pages. He follows Dean Stanley’s idea that doctrines are best understood through the lives and deeds of those who taught them, with each figure vividly sketched in concise lines.
A persuasive note urging youth toward salutary example from ecclesiastical history. It cites Mr Skeats and a long record of past successes to inspire moral action, addressed to readers with authority and influence.
Four lectures discuss the union of church and state and the origin of church property. Delivered by Rev Marmaduke Miller of Huddersfield and Rev G G Lawrence of St John Huddersfield. Papers cover moral and legal questions in a 19th century Methodist context.
Short monograph by Wil Liam Eaaue Esq published by the Liberation Society. A tract arguing about property rights and social obligations aimed at a general readership. The booklet bears a price of fourpence and reflects reformist sentiments of the period.
A catalog of twelve volumes in a new publication set priced from 2d to 9d, listing works by Ratra Warplaw J B Hinton Joan Brown Thomas Binney David Youns Baptist Noel Jonathan DyMond Alexander Vinet John Angell James Edward Miall and A J with topics on civil establishments religion church and state and dissenters.
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