Religious endowments and national religious life debate
A letter argues for either ecclesiastical continuity with the Catholic line or national life preservation in public endowments and education. It condemns sectarian controls by founders and warns against enforcing medieval dress and moral regimens on future generations, urging fair reconsideration of the dead hand doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Tait
Westminster Palace
Respect for founders and the right to revise schemes
The speaker urges honoring founders while arguing mortals must be reasonable and not bind future generations to living immortally on earth. A founder may seek a trial period for his plan, and if harmful it should be allowed to die and later rise in a improved form, as new generations may declare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Progress of the Scottish Patronage Bill
The Church Patronage (Scotland) Bill passes committee with ease amid strong opposition warnings that it disestablishes and disendows the state church. Critics say the measure ignores the Free Church and will spur a united push against the ecclesiastical establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
E. Jenkins
Dundee
Free Church
Barclay
Church of Scotland
Churches of Scotland
Mr Richard on the Endowed Schools Bill speech
Mr Henry Richard denounces Endowed Schools Acts Amendment Bill as sectarian to Nonconformists. He accuses the Government of aligning with the Church of England and warns it stigmatizes Nonconformists nationwide, lamenting perceived bias and improper motives in yesterday’s debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Richard
House of Commons
Fawcett
Hubbard
Church of England
Baronet
East Devon
J. Kennaway
Bradford
Greenwich
Hackney
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General Assembly
Playfair
Wm. Maxwell
MR. Richard
M.P