Comprehension aganst Anglican Establishment in 19th century England
The article discusses the conflict between constitutional form and modern English life. It cites Mr. Dale on the impracticality of reconciliation between Anglican, ritualist, and nonconformist factions, and argues that the state-support of the established church suppresses dissenting beliefs, threatening national morality and individual rights. It notes opposition to disestablishment and the looming shift in public opinion among enfranchised masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dale
Dalewell
House of Commons
Dale
New Burial Returns Challenge Dissenters’ Burial Rights
A letter to the Nonconformist editor analyzes the Burial Act returns from 7,369 parishes showing 2,339 lacking reports. It argues that 14,060 Dissenting places of worship and 2,833 burial grounds exist, with many churchyards closed slowly. In Wales, 688 burial grounds serve a population over a million, most of whom are Nonconformists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Church of England
Wales
Monmouthshire
Anglesea
Ecclesiastical notes on Halifax disestablishment struggle and rate conflict
Reports describe rising violence at meetings over disestablishment and theft attempts with forged tickets. The Halifax anti-rate movement stalls a vicar's stipend levy, appoints no collector, adjourns to September 13, and may prompt a Commons select committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberation Society
Halifax
House of Commons
Disraeli
Protestant Alliance
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NEW Burial Returns
Nonconformist
Osborne Morgan
J. Carvell Williams
Serjeants’inn
Fleet-street
Home Secretary
Ecclesiastical Notes