Disestablishment Movements Stir in Scotland and England
A long analysis argues that Church and Dissent in Scotland and England share grievances against established religions. It notes rising energy among English and Scottish Dissenters, debates over parochial schools, national education, and union. The piece highlights patronage disputes and a possible shift toward Voluntaryism amid a looming reorganization of the Church.
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England
Scotland
Perera
Edinburgh
T’ United Presbyterian Body
Presbyterian Churches of Scotland
Free Church Assembly
Candlish
Duke of Argyll
House of Lords
Grindlish
Free Church
Begg
United Presbyterians
Free Presbyterian Churches of Scotland
United Presbyterian
Harper
Frees
Guthrie
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
Booth Ecclesiastics
Free and United Presbyterians
Bahamas Move Ends State Church Rule After Long Battle
Correspondence from R H Sawyer notes the Bahamas legislature ending the disestablishment and disendowment of the State Church after years of tension between the Assembly and Council. The Act allows seven years to fill vacant livings with salaries no longer paid from the public treasury after that period, ending Anglican dominance in the colony.
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Tsere
R. H. Sawyer
Bahamas House of Assembly
Bahamas Houses of Legislature
Sawyer
Assembly
Legislative Council
Rights of Dissenting Ministers in A Reading Chapel Case
The case Cooper v Gordon before Vice-Chancellor Stuart centers on church governance at a Broad Street Independent chapel Reading founded in 1707. Plaintiffs claim the majority of congregants who share Lord's Supper influence pastor elections and dismissals, while defendants argue pastors hold life tenure subject to doctrinal breach or immorality.
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William Legg
S. C. Gordon
Gordon
Twyford
Reading
Religious Equality Debate Gains Support Across Regions
The discussion lauds Mr. Sawyer and Bill as champions of religious equality. It praises persistence and predicts that their success will spur allies in England and assist Bahamian efforts toward broader inclusion and eventual victory.
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Bawyer
Big Bill
England
Sawyer
Friends of Religious Equality
Bahamas