Ritualist zeal and disestablishment in the church
The piece argues that the Public Worship Regulation Act will hardly alter Anglican Ritualism, which rests on deep tradition. It critiques Orby Shipley and ritualist leaders, notes a trend toward discretion, and urges reform through genuine justice rather than collapse via civil power or treacherous policy.
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Christ
Free Kirk of Scotland
Orby Shipley
Shipley
Egypt
English Church Union
Church Times
Ritualists face July reckoning at English Church Union
The English Church Union held a pivotal annual meeting led by Hon. Charles Wood. It endorsed a plan permitting rites like the Eastward Position and vestments, aiming to settle the controversy without dropping Anglican authority. Debate focused on Privy Council questions and burial practices amid ongoing tensions with the Public Worship Bill and ongoing discipline of clergymen.
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English Church Union
Charles Wood
Carter
Clewer
Body
Archdeacon Denison
Bristol
Randall
Mr. Stanton
Church Herald
Court of Privy Council
Stanton
Mackonochie
Mpperes
Enfield
T. W. Carr
Barming
Carr
Church of England
Bradford Observer
Lichfield
G. Mason
Lowde