Religious Intelligence and Ministerial Successions
Reports from various chapels and churches announce new pastors and celebratory gifts. Rev. J Poole at Independent chapel Bisop's Hall receives a fund from his congregation to attend May meetings in London. Rev. Robert Lang recognized as pastor of Ward Chapel Dundee. Rev. Ritchie Moffett accepts pastorate at Baripax near Haripax. Rev George Cole invited to Bartholomew Street Chapel after seven years in Blackfriars.
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Bisop
J. Poole
London
D. Rousett
Robert Lang
A.M
Portobello
Ward Chapel
Dundee
Scottish Press
Exeren
Bartholomew Street Chapel
John Bigwood
George Cole
Church-street
Blackfriars
Bigwood
Western Times
Rush Religious Devotion and Dark Turn in Norfolk News
A Norfolk News passage traces James Rush’s early piety under Rev. Andrew, his emotional struggles, and family influence. It notes his late wife’s plea for repentance, a shift after a housekeeper’s departure, and his later detachment from worship before the murder. It closes with Lady Mayoress hosting a juvenile ball at Mansion House and dissolving views.
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Rush
W. W. Andrew
Wymondham
Andrew
Christ
James
Emily Sandford
Drew
London
Norfolk News
Tas Mansion House
Correspondence on Church Emancipation and Fundraising
A reader urges the British Anti-State Church Association to prepare for a general election by widely circulating tracts and raising funds through a fancy bazaar in London. The letter highlights mobilizing voters, including unseen women, to press for church emancipation and broader participation across constituencies.
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Dzar Sin
Lord John
House of Shams
Anti-state Church Association
London
Punishment of murder proposed as life confinement
A reader argues capital punishment fails to deter murder and suggests sentencing convicts to life confinement as dangerous lunatics. They would be isolated in a separate ward with restricted comforts but allowed worship and some social contact, hoping this plan gains approval.
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William Bathurst Woodman
Stonehouse, Stroud
Reconciliation at Baptist Missionary Society Meeting
Correspondence from William Brock defends the reconciliation between Mr. Hinton and Mr. Stovel at the Baptist Missionary Society meeting. Brock notes Hinton apologized sincerely and Stovel offered forgiveness, but argues both sides provoked. He urges mutual accountability to avoid future reconciliations.
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The
Baptist Missionary Society
Mr. Hinton
Mr. Stovel
Hinton
Stovel
Illiam Brock
A Sham Demolished by Church Canon
A letter to the Nonconformist argues that the Bishop of London rightly barred the London Missionary Society annual sermon at Mortimer's chapel. The writer says the sermon has long entangled Liberal clergy, Episcopal venues, and parish consent, ending with a meager collection and ongoing obstacles.
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London
London Missionary Society
Bishop’s intervention bursts Missionary Society sham
A May 7 1849 letter by John Thorough accuses the Missionary Society of being a costly sham that sought to unite Churchmen and Dissenters. The Bishop of London’s intervention exposes the ruse, likely harming the Society yet benefiting honest Nonconformity. The writer notes the society may be out of pocket and calls for accountability.
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London
Missionary Society
John Thorough
Penance in Fen Ditton Church Ends in Mob Action
A Sunday scene in Fen Ditton near Cambridge shows Edward Smith the fiddler recanting slanderous adultery accusations against Mrs Martha James. The crowd burst into uproar inside and outside the parish church, breaking seats and windows as Smith read his recantation. Afterward he was carried from the church to cheers and headed to the Plough pub amid further demonstrations.
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Fen Ditton
Cambridge
H. Jenner Fust
Edward Smith
Martha James
Mr. Smail
Smith
Daily News
Mr. Kent
Mr. Small
Small
James
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