Contested Paths to a Disestablished Church
The discussion outlines a plan for disestablishment and shared national property for religious purposes, praising unity across parties while warning against endowing new sects. It questions the feasibility of a truly equal church and warns that without a comprehensive national church, disestablishment could lead to multiple rival, endowed churches ruled by civil courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Liberation Society
Church of England
Crosskey
London
Episcopal
Liberal Party and Nonconformists Debate in Press
The Freeman reports on tensions between the Liberal government and Nonconformists over disestablishment of the English Church. It argues Nonconformists must lead, criticizes cabinet timidity, and urges Gladstone to act with liberal principles, warning of a sectarian drift affecting party unity and future policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miall
Liberal Party
Dale
Gladstone
Adric
Gany
Terminus
Ir. Gladstone
Treasury Bench
The
Liberation Society
Leatham
House of Commons
Mr. Leatham
England
Mr. Roebuck
Sussex
Declari Ainet
Mill
Sieve
Ohiiagh
Ajdeg