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Controversy over Ritualism and Purchas Judgment Rises
The debate centers on High Church rituals and the Purchas ruling with leaders like Bishop Wilberforce and Sir Robert Phillimore accused of misreading. Opinion pieces warn against enforcing the verdict, fear schism, and call for restraint while noting potential shifts toward disestablishment and political power battles within the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilberforce
Robert Phillimore
Standard
London
Mansel
Stanley
Beresford Hope
M.P
The
Guardian
Hibbert
Longley
Rose
Canon Liddon
Church of
Hoglandia
Andrewes
Keble
Saturday Review
Judicial Committee
Church Association
Church of England
Privy Council
Lord Hatherley
York
Lord Chelmsford
Ond
Pall Mall Gazette
Evangelical Party
England