Miall’s Church Disendowment Plan Darkens Irish Debate
A column rebukes misrepresentation by the Globe regarding Mr. Miall’s stance on disendowment. It cites his Leicester speech proposing phased life-need protections and warns against calumny used in arguments over church disestablishment. It condemns dishonest tactics by religious newspapers and urges respectful debate.
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Miall
Ireland
Gladstone
Church of Ogland
Globe
English Independent
Leicester
Ecclesiastical notes on tax controversy and church bills
The piece reviews escalating tax controversy following Purchas Judgment, ritualist reactions, and debates on disestablishment and disendowment. It covers the Lectionary Bill, convocation tensions, Lords’ rejection of the Deceased Wife's Sisters Bill, and concerns over Parliament controlling church rites and authority. It notes clergy criticism, Devonshire meetings, and potential political implications for Dissenters and parochial councils.
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Privy Council Committee
Nevar
The
Guardian
Church Review
Church Times
Judicial Committee
Lord Westbury
Lords
Commons
C. W. Markham
Saxby
Markham
Church of England
Chiselhurst
Times
Bath and Wells
Lichfield
Chester
Lincoln
Chichester
Llandaff
Ely
London
Gloucester
Bristol
Oxford
Hereford
Rochester
Salisbury
Winchester
Peterborough
Dr. Bickersteth
Ripon
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Ecclesiastical Notes
R. M. Wood
Oswestry
Devonshire
Plymouth
Western Morning News
G. R. Prynne
Devonshire Church
Daily Mercury
Canon Bartholomew
Devonshire Church Institution
Massingham
Kingdom
Lewis
Lord Sandon
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