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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 10, 1875
Page
4
A reader argues that a burial refusal by a cleric was an ecclesiastical offence and should be handled by church courts. The writer notes baptism validity across sects and condemns non burial as a failure of church law, urging proper ecclesiastical remedy rather than public complaint.
A letter to the Nonconformist editor urges organized emigration to Canada as a remedy for low English wages. It cites firsthand reports by Arch and Henry Taylor on Canada’s feasibility, warns of harsh climates and failed free grants, and calls for practical support like sending warm clothing to emigrants via Henry Taylor at Leamington.
A letter to the editor argues Whitaker's Almanack wrongly tallies 137 sects from the 1874 Registrar list. The writer contends many entries mix denominations and names, inflating sect counts, mislabeling groups like Episcopalians and Baptists, and cites examples from Methodists to Quakers.
In February 1875 Mrs Fawcett plans Janet Doncaster a new love story set in the New Forest. Captain Boyton and two companions tested his life saving dress on the Thames from Westminster to Greenwich in two hours and fifteen minutes. They remained dry inside the suits and demonstrated near warmth during immersion. Boyton intends to cross the Channel soon and his feats draw continental interest and naval use.
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