Evangelical Tactics Spark Church Disputes Across England
The piece critiques Evangelical aims in disputes over disestablishment and self-government. It notes clashes within Unitarian and Anglican circles, mentions Purchas and Bennett cases, and cites convocation reform as a path amid calls for broader church freedom and education funding history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Paris
Evangelical Party
Unitarians
Rochdale
Unitarian Association
London
Wicksteed
F. S. Williams
Mr. Purchas
Purchas
Privy Council
Bennett
High Church Journal
Guardian
Ely
C. Daymond
Peterborough
England
Wales
Separation of Church and State Debate Across Europe
The article frets that Bismarck presses the separation issue in Germany while Spain's Liberal party adopts Separation of Church and State as a motto. It questions whether England will remain bound by medieval church influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Spain
Liberal Party
Old England
Europe
Nonconformists Unite Over Education Question Across Associations
Reports from Leicester Lutterworth Cardiff Anglesea and Hertfordshire Beds show resolute stands on national education. Congregationalists back secular state education with voluntary religious teaching. Baptists demand amendments to the Elementary Education Act and insist on religious equality and undenominational teaching. Associations pledge votes for MPs supporting these aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicestershire and Rutland Congregational Union
Lutterworth
Leicester
Rutland
Manchester
Glamorgan and Carmarthen English Baptist Association
Cardiff
Anglesea Baptist Association
Herts and Beds
Germany confronts Jesuit ban and anti unity campaign
The German Parliament passes the third Jesuit bill 131 to 93 and a civil marriage motion 151 to 100. The measure bars Jesuit convents and orders on German soil and limits residence, with Pope-driven dissolution hinted. Ministers also target Catholic teaching orders in Prussia as part of a broader secularizing drive amid Bismarck’s anti Papal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voelk
Federal Council
Germany
Namur
England
Austria
Belgium
Berlin
The
Times
Idrge
William 1
M. Thiers
Geneva
Rhineland
Westphalia
Prussia
Nord-Deutsche Zeitung
Daily Telegraph
Bismarck
Vatican
Europe
South America
Spain
Austrian Duchies
Hungary
Italy
Neri
France
Holy See
Mamelukes
Krementz
Ermeland
Wiesbaden
Hofheim
Nassau
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