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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 02, 1870
Page
3
A historical note from Cambridge dated February 28 references a bill to punish those who violate all virtuous households and to target parents proved to be involved.
A correspondent questions Mr Forsters plan to elect school boards via select vestries, arguing a self elected Tory Churchmen body would misrepresent a largely nonconformist Lancashire town. The piece contrasts local board representation with vestry control and warns of denominational bias in funding and governance.
The text argues for replacing Local Boards or elected bodies with vestries for education management, pushing provisions to communities and placing secular and religious schooling apart. It calls for compulsory attendance by Parliament and retention of school fees where paid, signed by William Hewgill.
A Derby reader argues against the proposed burial bill worrying that it shifts costs to the poor rate and undermines Dissenters. He questions church custody fees for incumbents and protests a 48 hour burial delay, urging a fuller stronger bill.
A letter to the editor denounces a Burials Bill due for its second reading on March 23, arguing it imposes forty eight hours notice before funerals and coerces Nonconformists to use state church clergy. It warns of public costs, fees, and parish-control over churchyards, predicting grievances against dissenting ministers.
A Derby Liberation Society local committee met Friday and unanimously opposed the bill, urging local MPs to vocally oppose Parliament action. The writer, W. Griffith, insists justice must come without insult or wrong from the State Church influence and calls for a pause in legislative measures.
J Carvell Williams urges readers to await Episcopalian and Nonconformist critiques before next issue. He argues for reconsideration in Committee and asks opponents to push for a full read of the bill. Serjeant's Inn, March 1.
The article weighs the merits of revising the Authorised Version arguing advances in sacred philology and a Saxon foundation could resolve earlier objections. It suggests potential unity through critical discussion, noting benefits for current and future generations as Bible study and piety are deepened.
The British and Foreign Bible Society committee rejects the Earl of Shaftesbury's sentimental objections to a proposed English Bible translation revision. Clergy warn that altering the Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer after three centuries would unsettle worship, challenging traditional practice.
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