Twining lectures and temperance meetings praised in Twickenham report
A historic report details 121 meetings with 90 000 attendees including temperance, alliance, religious and educational gatherings. Mr T Twining’s scientific lectures at Perryn House Twickenham drew strong crowds. Otter Morley MP funded room rent and fittings. votes of thanks approved with prizes awarded by Twining and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance and Alliance
United Kingdom Band of Hope Union
T. Twining
Perryn House
Twickenham
South Kensington
S. Morley
M.P
Sandell
Earl of
M. Young
George Mordant
Twining
W. Booker
W. J. Allen
Correspondence on Education Reform and Conscience Clause
A reader forwards two letters about education in England and Prussia. The first warns Nonconformists against the Conscience Clause in Mr Foraster's Bill and the risk to religious instruction in local infant schools. The second reviews a Brandenburg inspector's book on supplementary instruction for older students, arguing for balanced reform and the role of religion in education.
No Surrender Against Tyranny at Faringdon Infant School
Buckley Yates of Wesleyan ministry denounces a local infant school for expelling two Sunday scholars and threatening parents, charging state support while restricting access on religious grounds. He urges townsfolk to oppose such tyranny, arguing it breaches conscience and liberty in 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Germany
Prussia
House of Commons
Wesleyan Sunday School
Buckley Yates
Faringdon
Proposed union school boards and district inspectors for education
A letter to the Nonconformist argues for consolidating school boards into unions based on population, elected by ratepayers, and appointing a Government school inspector per district to oversee primary education, with boards advising but lacking independent power. It calls for parliamentary and press review of costs and a tested system before full adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forster
National Education League
John Pakington
Fide
Ministry of Education
St. Pancras
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