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Birmingham Nonconformists rally against ratefunded denominational schools
A Birmingham meeting denounces a school board majority for using rates to subsidise sectarian education. Speakers insist on separating secular schooling from religious instruction, defend the minority’s conscience rights, and vow to resist funding dogmatic teaching through ratepayers’ money.
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Hear
Bitinghar
League
Church of England
Cesar
God
W. F. Calllaway
Birmingham
Callaway
J. B. Brown
Gen. Johnson
England
R. W. Cave
Gem-street
Birmingham Board
Joseph Chamberlain
Ireland
House of Commons
London
Mr. Dale
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Jessie CollInes