Ecclesiastical Costs and Disestablishment Debate Highlighted
The article argues that church litigation and state-endowed offices drive high costs in the Church of England while Nonconformist bodies incur none. It discusses the Ecclesiastical Titles Act repeal, West Africa religious endowments, and public opinions on establishment versus disestablishment, urging minimal clerical machinery and reflecting on Paris and John Bull’s views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Salisbury
Church of England
Lord Shaffesbury
Bilston
America
Canada
Commons
Newdegate
Liberal Party
McLaren
House
McArthur
Sierra Leone
Africa
England
Jamaica
Church Missionary Society
Knatchbull-Hugessen
Colonial Office
Bradford
Why Nonconformists favor Disestablishment
A critique of the Establishment in the Contemporary Review by Rev. Henry Allen argues nonconformists base their stance on religious liberty and historical experience. It contrasts Puritan and Independency origins, asserts modern nonconformity as a faith and expediency, and weighs the comparative merits of established versus voluntary churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Allen
Dean Stanley School
Allen
House of Hanover
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
England
Montagu
Laud
Mr. Allen
Matthew Arnold
Dean Stanley
Baldwin Brown
Constantine
Episcopal Church
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Earl Nelson
Paris
France
John Bull
Great
MR. Allon
Senate