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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 19, 1873
Page
4
In a farewell address, Mr Hood reflects on unity and faith, says he aims to know Christ, and notes no malice toward dissenting colleagues. He ends with gratitude, tenderness, and love for friends and townspeople, as Brighton ministers mourn his departure.
The Rev J B Bigwood resigns due to ill health from the Baptist Church Harrow. The Rev Richard Bryer accepts the call at Driffield Congregational Church to begin duties April 6. Mr George Sadler of Spring Hill College becomes pastor at Souter Gate Congregational Chapel Ulverston Lancashire. Revival reports surge in American churches with many conversions. examples include 125 at Lancaster Wisconsin and 62 at Plainfield New Jersey. A Japanese Missionaries convention to unify Protestant practice recommends native church unity and identity, while Rev W H Fuller to resign from Winchester Congregational church after ten years, with a testimonial planned by the congregation.
The congregation gave heartfelt farewell to a minister after ten years of service. Gifts were presented: Mr. Fuller received fifty sovereigns and Mrs. Fuller a sewing machine. Speakers including Rev. J E Flower and Rev H H Carlisle praised his work and urged unity in faith as they bid him goodbye.
In a pointed letter, a correspondent challenges the paper’s Sunday question stance, arguing against State interference in religion and urging nonconformists to uphold principles of religious liberty. The reply notes the debate centers on whether the State should open national museums on Sundays and maintain neutrality if it does so.
The Ep. Noncon letter argues against expanding amusements amid working-class life. It cites Bethnal Green Museum staying open late three nights a week and questions if workers deserve Sunday access requiring government staff and rest for officials. The piece warns of broader social shifts from theatre openings to shop hours.
A Protestant dissenter writes to Plymouth's newspaper protesting the town school board's enforcement of the 25th Clause favoring non denom in education. He notes seven board members backed by the vicar moved to compel payment of the education rate, with about one hundred objectors before magistrates.
In the Lords on Thursday the second reading of the Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill was moved. Supporters argued popular favour and moral grounds, while opponents warned of conflicts between Church and State law and questioned public opinion.
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