Church Finances and Education Bill Debates Elucidated
The synod notes ten year church funding rising to 2 459705 with 144 912 more than the prior decade and records 1868 average per member at 1s 7d 10s 4d. It expresses approval of the Education Bill main aim yet regrets parochial control and calls for transfer to national schools and excluding the Privy Council. A committee on the Irish Church urges unsectarian aid and adjusted compensation similar to clergy life interests. Progress on church union negotiations is reported and committee reappointed.
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Privy Council
House of Commons
College of Maynooth
Irish Presbyterian Church
Assembly
Primitive Methodists celebrate 59th anniversary meeting
The Primitive Methodist Missionary Society held its annual gathering at the Metropolitan Tabernacle with about four thousand attendees. Benj amin Scott reported 3,500 chapels and 14,000 local preachers alongside 400,000 church members and Sabbath-school teachers, while missions spread across Canada Australia and Britain. The meeting lauded out-door preaching and called for increased support as expenditures exceeded income by 7701 4s. 1d.
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Metropolitan Tabernacle
Joan Purtures
Danny Sueen
Antuirr
J. Palmer
Benjamin Scott
Her
India
T. Petrost
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Canada
Victoria
South Adelaide
New South Wales
Tasmania
Queensland
New Zealand
Book Room
British North America
African Fund
T. Smrru
Jubilee School
York
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Methodist Connexion
Jesus Christ
Mr. Smith
J. Toutson
J. A. Spurgeon
W. Jenses
Birmingham
Christ
East
Earth
Heaven
Carey
Moffat
Africa
Morrison
China
Seraphic Williams
Pacific
Brotherhood of Worlds
James Garner
Spurgeon
Simon
Amber
Palmer
Fifty third annual meeting of Peace Society at Finsbury Chapel
The fifty third annual meeting of the Peace Society was held Tuesday evening at Finsbury Chapel with unusually large attendance. Chair was filled by Henry Pease in J W Pease’s absence, upon the secretary H Ricuano’s motion.
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Finsbury Chapel
J. W. Pease
South Durham
Henry Pease
H. Ricuano
J. Cunnineron
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Primitive Methodist Missionary Society
Peace Society
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