Debates On Burials Bill and Athanasian Creed Continue
Distinguished clergy and MPs attend a lengthy council meeting with eight resolutions passed, reaffirming dedication to the cause despite absences. The Athanasian Creed division at the bishops’ meeting ends with retention but questions linger for laity and broader church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Withington
W. Griffith
United Methodist Free Church
Primitive Methodist Body
Society
Richard
M.P
Miall
Edwards
Robinson
Stafford Allen
J. H. Hinton
Charles Stovel
Hinton
Hare
Ellington
England
Ave
Convocation
Winchester
Archbishop of Canterbury
Llandaff
Ferguson
J. B. Marsh
Robert Ferguson
Duke of Monmouth
H. E. Knox
Voysly
Pre- Bendleay Gibbs
Voysey
Committee of Revision
Lord Carrick
Dublin
Bishop of Salisbury on Church Prospects
The bishop spoke at Wells Theological College detailing changes in the Church stance toward disestablishment or comprehensiveness. He warned against compromising primitive truth and discipline, praising disestablishment over dilution, while noting future clashes between Broad and High Church leaders under the Act of Uniformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salispury
Wells Theological College
Notable Casualties and Legal Motions in Brief
A promising Christchurch Oxford student G W M Dasent junior died bathing in Sandford Pool a dangerous spot. The House of Lords ruled unanimously for the present Earl of Aberdeen in the British peerage claim. Dr James Lirmseden Brown of Malvern Wells was killed on the Great Malvern line when a luggage train struck him. The Old Bailey grand jury returned a true bill against Margaret Dixblanc for the murder of Madame Ric in Park Lane, with a June-session trial expected after a possible postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Oxford
G. W. M. Dasent
Sandford Pool
House of Lords
Earl of Aberdeen
James Lirmseden Brown
Malvern Wells
Great Malvern
Dr. Brown
Old Bailey
Margaret Dixblanc
Madame Ric
Parklane
Sixty eighth anniversary meeting at Exeter Hall
The sixty eighth anniversary meeting of this society met at Exeter Hall on Wednesday under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Attendees included bishops, clergy, Lord Wriothesley Russell, Major General Lawrence, and other notable figures. The report covered foreign operations in France Germany Austria Denmark Russia and Belgium, with emphasis on Bible distribution, colporteurs, and new translations in several countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter Hall
Earl of Shaftesbury
K.G
Ripon
Gloucester
Bristol
Canon Carus
Canon Clayton
Canon Brooke
Lord Dynevor
Lord Fitzwalter
Charles Lowther
A. Kinnaird
Lord Wriothesley Russell
France
M. de Pressensé
M. Gustave Monod
Frederick Monod
Mons
Monod
Germany
G. P. Davis
Bible Society
Cologne
Austria
Millard
Rome
Vienna
Denmark
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hackney
Turner
Heath
Hartley
Caryell Williams
Picton
British and Foreign Bible Society
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