Opposition to Forster Bill Could Strengthen Clerical Rule
Speaker warns the government against passing a measure that would empower ecclesiastical dominance. He recalls Dixon's warning of a clash between Church and Nonconformists, noting the enfranchised public favors equality. The dissenters insist the government must clarify intent and disarm opposition.
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Dixon’s
Birmingham
Forster
Hear
House of Commons
Lords
Hadfield
G. C. Broprick
Gladstone
Oxford
Cambridge
Brodrick
Liberal Party
Public Schools Commission
James Heywood
F.R
Senate
The
University of London
Public Schools Commissioners
Privy Council
W. H. Michaera
Li Var
The Burial Bills Second Reading Debate
Mr Osborne Morgan plans a second reading next Wednesday for a burial bill amid petitions and lobbying. The discussion references Nonconformist objections and a Liberal Clergyman’s note on baptisms and dissenters, noting the bill’s partial relief but lingering clerical disability.
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Osborne Morgan
Carrell Williams
Church Institution
Lord John Manners
Daily News
Mr. Morgan
Lecause
Clergymen prefer parish self remedy over parliament meddling
The article argues that churchmen view Rubric reform as a church matter not for dissenters to police. Episcipalians desire a remedy via a clause in the Bill before Parliament and seek justice for all, leaving completion to church authorities whether partial or complete.
Liberation Society Opposes Education Bill Provisions
The Liberation Society now condemns the Government Education Bill as conflicting with its principles. It objects to state schools imparting dogmatic religious instruction and to compulsory attendance by law. The Society seeks to influence changes and offers petition forms for supporters.
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Liberation Society
Nonconformists and Parliamentary Questions Dinner Meeting
The Liberation Society and the Dissenting Deputies hosted the annual parliamentary breakfast at Cannon-street Hotel. MPs and ministers, including Candlish, Miall, Morley, and Brodrick, discussed the University Tests Bill, Burials Bill, education, and clerical influence on public schools.
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Liberation Society
Cannon-street Hotel
Candlish
M.P
Miall
Morley
C. Reed
Richard
Ulingworth
Baines
Wilfred Lawson
Hk. Davies
J. Martineau
Pease
Canpussu
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