Secular Education Advocates Stress Long Campaign and Electoral Strategy
Speakers urged persistence for secular education amid regional divides from north to south of the Tweed. They argued victory lies in a second general election, with candidates committed to principles even if not winning immediately. A committee was formed to oversee religious equality issues, with P. P. Pe as treasurer and Rev. T. H. Holyoak named honorary secretary.
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Rock
P. P. Pe
T. H. Holyoak
Northampton
Nonconformist Conference at Crewe Forms Education Fund
London Liverpool Manchester and Birmingham representatives met at Crewe to carry out Manchester Conference policy. They plan a fund to publish literature on education and discussed next general election candidates who would support religious equality, aiming to contest seats held by Conservatives or nominal Liberals.
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London
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Crewe
Friends of Religious Equality
Resolutions on education and nonconformist views across associations
Several Baptist and nonconformist bodies pass resolutions opposing state 'broad' funding of religious instruction while urging voluntary church efforts and Sunday schools. They advocate secular schooling by the state only and push parents and churches to provide religious training, with debates noted in many regional associations.
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Southern Baptist Association
Ust
Kent-street
Portsea
Manchester
Church of Christ
London
United Methodist Free Churches
Willow-street
Finsbury
Arents
North Bucks
J. C. Rogers
Clapham
Lancashire and Cheshire Association of Baptist Churches
Clough Fold
Rawtenstall
Commonwealth
Churches of Christ
Wilts and East Somerset
Bristol
E. Miall
C. Morgan, Esq
Leicestershire Association of Baptist Churches
Shropshire Association of Baptist Churches
Oswestry
Evesham
Evesham Nonconformist Association
Denison
Leeds
Leeds Board of Guardians
Education Department
Hunslet, Holbeck
Bramley
School Board
Leeds Mercury
Presbyterians back Irish national education in Belfast assembly
A Belfast Presbyterian Assembly adopted resolutions endorsing the Irish national education system. It opposes any denominational rival, warns it would threaten minority rights and parental authority, and criticizes the National Board for supporting sectarian schools and the 1866 denominational training plan.
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Presbyterian Assembly
Belfast
National Board
The Press on the Bennett Judgment
The Saturday Review critiques the Bennett ruling, noting it allows High Church figures to retain standing while limiting direct pulpit teaching. It argues the decision redefines control over clergy actions versus sermons and questions the parish system's role in mandatory attendance.
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Saturday Review
Bennett
Martin
Church Association
Frome
Sheppard
Church of England
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