Religion and dissent in a rural parish linger in memory
The piece recalls village religious life from earlier days, contrasts chapel and church practices, and sketches a shift from barren clergy to rising Dissenting chapels as iron and coal arrive. It reviews Parallax and Parallax’s Earth theory with critique, then discusses A Day with Christ by Samouren Cox, praising its fresh portrayal of Galilean days and noting points of disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah
London
J. B. Day
England
Victoria Institute
Mr. Ruskin
Christ
Samouren Cox
Cassell, Potter
Capernaum
Peter
Lord
Cox
Galilee
Mr. Cox
St. Matthew
St. Matthew's
Jairus
Eusebius
Veronica
Cesarea Philippi
Archbishop Trench
Lord the
Earth
The Contemporary Review May Edition Highlights
A survey of Herbert Spencer on political bias and social fallacies, Huxley on deep sea questions, and J Llewellyn Davies critique of Mr Arnold. Fortnightly Review features Fawcett on local taxation and land value shifts. Swinburne poems and Trollope chapters noted. Macmillan's Magazine offers Betsy Lee continuation with vivid dialect scenes and Sedgwick’s memorial sonnet critique.
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Herbert Spencer
Maine
Arthur Arnold
Professor Huxley
J. Llewellyn Davies
Matthew Arnold
Arnold
Davies
Trinity
Bradlaugh
Church of England
Fawcett
East End
Spinoza
Frederick Pollock
A. Lang
Max Muller
Jinny Magee
Jinny
Sedley Tayloy
Thule
Sheila
Lavender
Niagara
Tyndal