Nonconformists and voluntary effort in urban evangelism
The writer argues that in large towns more than half of agencies are started by Nonconformists who fund much of the urban religious work since 1851. The piece contends voluntary principles meet the growing spiritual needs and that Nonconformists accept a subordinate but essential role, defending voluntarism against state church critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
Roundell
High Church
National Church
Church of the People
The Free Church and Disestablishment in Scotland
The article analyzes the stance of Scottish ecclesiastical bodies on disestablishment. It credits northern Voluntaries led by Wardlaw and colleagues for pressing the issue, notes the Union aims with United Presbyterians, and predicts the Free Church will increasingly favor disestablishment as it moves from theory to practice.
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Écclesiaatical
Scotland
Free Church
Free Church Assembly
Wardlaw
Young
Ritchie
Brown
Harper
Ieg
Shane
Moen
United Presbyterians
Bennett
Candlish
Rainy
Bisby
Winchester
Lish
English
The
Guardian
John Bull
Parratt
Amwell
Irish Assembly Bans Instrumental Music in Worship
The Irish Presbyterian Assembly resolves that to preserve church harmony instrumental music should be avoided in worship. The Madagascar bishop consecration faces royal licensing issues as Earl Granville withholds consent. A committee including archbishops and notable clergy is named to select a clergyman for consecration for Madagascar.
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Irish Presbyterian Assembly
Madagascar
BisHorric
Morning Post
Earl Granville
England
Episcopal Church of
Decline of Clergy Sparks Ecclesiastical Debate Across Papers
A long report discusses shrinking clergy numbers, parish pressures, and donor apathy. It cites Bishop Winchester and others noting increasing lay deficits while debating Ritualism, Confession, and the balance between Church and Dissent.
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