Controversy over church schooling and rural enforcement
The piece argues that the 1870 act favors parental choice in form but coerces in practice, urging allowances for religious teaching options and industrial schools. It warns rural districts may face hardship, calls for modification, and notes related church funding, public notices, and debates on parish priest elections and church property transfers.
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Denominational Changes Debated at Yearly Meeting
The second week of the Yearly Meeting discussed enlarging ministerial select meetings to include overseers and other home mission workers. Opponents feared reduced spirituality, but supporters argued overseers provide equal ministry. The meeting rejected abolishing elders and planned a Melbourne Friends school. Manchester Friends highlighted Owens College links and a new Friends Hall in Greenheys.
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