Oxford Con servative Address on Christian Education Debate
The piece critiques an Oxford address urging government support for a Church of England creed in university appointments. It questions what constitutes Christian education and whether a declared faith ensures moral or doctrinal unity. The writer favors practical outcomes over rhetoric, predicting Parliament will not be misled.
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Oxford
Canterbury
Granates
Church of England
Grage
Norals
Scotland
United States of America
Oxford University
House of Commons
Hidden motives in a national monopoly policy text
A fragment discusses how the language of a national monopoly policy is crafted to conceal thought. It argues the wording effectively masks underlying aims, indicating intentional obfuscation as part of the strategy.
Unsectarian Education in Ireland Promoted by Rev Porter
The pamphlet I the National or the Denominational System of Education the best suited to the Circumstances of Ireland argues for unsectarian schooling in Ireland. It envisions national schools with impartial inspectors and equal respect for all creeds, fostering mutual tolerance and civic cooperation among Protestant and Catholic students. It notes Porter’s proposals for a commissioners system and a ban on clergy holding office in national education.
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Ireland
J. Scott Porter
First Presbyterian Church
Belfast
Porter
British Empire
America
Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
The Irish Educational Question and Church Establishment
A review discusses a pamphlet proposing strict state education with no religious instruction and penalties for proselytising in national schools. It notes Mr Porter and Mill aligned with this view, and condemns convocation quarrels, praising a second edition of Guthrie’s Conversations on Church Establishment as a stronger, more complete work.
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John Stuart Mill
Porter
Congregational Union
Archdeacon Denison
Westminster
Ely
Islington
Manchester
Liverpool
Guthrie
Friends of the Liberation Movement
Liberation Society Conference in North West London
The Young Men's Committee of the Liberation Society held a conference at Regent's Park Chapel in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening with Dr Underhill presiding. Attendees included Established Church gentlemen as the Rev J C Gerkin prepared to speak, aiming for Christian kindness and thoughtful discussion on a key human subject.
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London
The
Liberation Society
Regent’s Park Chapel
Underhill
J. C. Gerkin
Geikie
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