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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 09, 1849
Page
3
A fragmented discussion weighs landowners reaction to Mosaic law on gleaning and the Church’s stance against second marriages. The piece argues for State support of ecclesiastical authority and questions the propriety of state endorsement of church decisions.
The Plumptre Court Ragged School annual meeting in Holborn faced strong clerical opposition from Rev. J. T. Robinson who criticized the London City Mission and inspired dissent among parishioners. Lord Ashley and others defended the ragged school, while legal action against Rev. Allies was announced by the Bishop of Oxford.
The Times advert reports Mr. Shore’s committee has decided to pay his costs. A note from T Binney recalls funds needed and invites donations via the Walworth address. Glasgow petitioners gain support from Lord Breadalbane, Hastie MP, Lord John Russell, and the Bishop of Exeter.
A report from a Weigh-house Chapel service notes Hon Rev Noel attended the Sunday communion led by Mr Binney. Mr Binney announced the cancellation of a planned sermon at Episcopal Chapel Gray’s Inn Lane due to Noel’s late Diocesan prohibition, leaving readers to weigh whose feelings were more pitied. A second letter from a correspondent describes a remote north Scotland parish church left in desolation with crumbling walls and dusty neglect.
Descriptions reveal decaying church interiors littered with bones and excrement from birds, alongside a grand globe and small congregations. Reports discuss religious schisms, rectorial disputes, and reform efforts, including clashes with the London Missionary Society and a protest over church rates in Leamington ending in a heated auction scene.
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