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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 09, 1869
Page
2
The piece outlines intense opposition to the Irish Church Bill from Conservative and Protestant factions. It cites expected Lords rejection, political maneuvering, and warnings about constitutional risk, with Orange lodges and public meetings rallying against disestablishment and disendowment.
The Bradford Observer reports Conservative peers met at the Duke of Marlborough’s to discuss prorogation. Gladstone probed for precedents on a new session two days after prorogation and warned peers they may defeat the suspensory bill by about seventy two votes. He opened correspondence with the Sovereign on creating new peers to push the bill through.
Large Derry meeting retests against the Irish Church Bill with petitions to the Lords and resolutions pleading the Union pact. In Dublin and Belfast deputations vow to oppose the measure, while Ulster declares no Protestant acceptance of Dublin policy. An Orange gathering in Tyrone drew thousands amid fiery speeches.
In May discussions, the Liberation Society argues religion should not serve state power. It laments connections between church and state in England, calls for disestablishment, and notes reforms like abolition of church rates and broader access to universities as signs of growing religious equality. The piece highlights shifts in opinion within Ireland and Jamaica as part of a broader trend.
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