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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 20, 1868
Page
17
A letter from Robert Herriot dated May 16 1868 from Kirkcaldy defends Gladstone's handling of Ireland ecclesiastical relations. It argues for patience with leadership and following the commander in chief during a heated political engagement while urging restraint from interference.
Henry Dix Hutton argues for complete disendowment of all denominations in Ireland to avoid sectarian influence. He suggests secularising church funds and redirecting support to independent proselytism and farmer proprietorship ideas, while cautioning against state-funded relief for the poor. He references accompanying proposals and a pamphlet on Prussia and Ireland.
A reader questions the Irish Establishment, arguing its centuries long mission work failed as evidenced by empty Anglican churches and crowded Roman Catholic ones in Ireland. The author suggests continued establishment would not be pursued if conversion were the sole aim.
A speaker at Fontainebleau on May 16 1868 argues for sustaining the missionary Church through voluntary aid rather than taxing the Irish. The plan would preserve integrity, empower teaching, and reduce perceived injustice to encourage adoption of church instruction.
A correspondent recalls the first Mechanics Institution anniversary at Monkwell Street Chapel. Henry Brougham spoke and rushed to the House of Commons to defend Smith, the Demerara missionary martyr, highlighting his advocacy. The writer ponders Brougham’s passing as the Irish Church faces disestablishment.
A letter discusses the rapid expansion of the Congregational Union and the difficulty of housing and funding for the next year. It considers centering meetings in London, subsidizing smaller towns, or arranging board and travel support, noting the strain on resources and the issue of hosting pasts and delegates.
The writer discusses avoiding excess in church meals, urging Christlike economy at Union banquets. He notes skepticism from outsiders, praises communal restraint, and suggests regional church unions to extend the principle for Congregational churches and the broader cause. He states the aim is to open the subject, not exhaust it.
The annual meeting at Finsbury Chapel Moorfields drew a large audience but was presided by Henry Pease in place of detained MP J W Pease. The report mourned losses of two long-time committee members and praised continued lecturing across districts, press initiative, and new publications including The Lessons of Fenianism and Arm ing and Starving.
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