Education Bill Faces Prolonged Battle and Public Backlash
The passage argues that supporters may push the Bill through, but the measure will then be imposed on the country by those unhappy with its changes. A year's delay could paradoxically save time by avoiding a rushed and disastrous outcome, with the central issue needing careful handling to prevent a fiasco.
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Friends of Education
Ecclesiastical Notes on Education Bill and Denominational Strife
The article surveys Nonconformist opposition to the Education Bill and calls for secular state instruction. It cites resolutions from the Liberation Society and various Nonconformist bodies, critiques the Catholic and Established churches, and notes debates over Anglican unity, Papal infallibility, and church-state relations. It also covers evangelical reactions and protests over a Madagascar episcopate proposal.
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House of Commons
The
Liberation Society
Baptist Union
Congregational Union
Surrey Congregational Union
Lord Eliot
England
Peter
Lisle
Property Held by Religious Orders Examined in Committee
Mr. Cuddon, conveyancer for twenty years, testified before a select committee on conventual property. He described religious orders as pooling members’ holdings into common property, with legal owners holding securities. Entering members must surrender all personal property, and trusts for order property are illegal. Ten colleges operate with ecclesiastic oversight, owning 2,032 acres and producing 10340 pounds annually.
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Cuddon
Hoe
Roman Catholic Will Case Ends in Invalid Testament
In Liverpool probate court Lord Penzance ruled the 1869 will of Samuel Holland Moreton invalid though technically sound. Moreton signed with help while unconscious after bronchitis attack. the bishop Dr Goss would have inherited 15,000 pounds but the will failed the writing requirement. His wife received a 200 pounds annuity and the Cheshire farm but the testament stood as legally worthless.
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Cheshire
Liverpool
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Flo
Goas
Canon Fisher
St. Edward's College
Moreton
Lord
Catholic Emancipation Act and church funds dispute debated
A witness complains that Catholics face unequal treatment under the Catholic Emancipation Act and cannot freely dispose of church funds loans and pensions. He notes Protestants can leave money to colleges and questions Stonyhurst or Oscott ownership while asserting no admission of property specifics.
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England
Newdegate
Stonyhurst
Oscott
Discussion on Papal Infallibility Reopens in Rome
Telegram from Rome dated June 15 reports the start of a new discussion on the Pope's personal infallibility. Ultramontane factions plan to renew the scene from June 3 if the debate drags on. Thirty Fathers delaying departure will leave after the Feast of St. Peter, hoping the matter ends soon.
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St. Peter
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