Revision of New Testament Texts and Noted Biographies
A critical overview argues for a careful revision of the original New Testament text based on Tischendorf and Ainslie, noting small yet meaningful changes and urging cautious modernization. It reviews works by Arthur Helps, Henry T. Epworth, and Sara Titler, praising narrative strength while highlighting textual tensions and moral considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ainslie
Dean Alford
Tischendorf
Ainslie
Christ
Brief Notices on a Religious Tale and Irish Emigrant
A London Religious Tract Society review describes George Burley by Grorce E. S arceni as a tale contrasting good and evil in two youths. It praises the Christian moral lesson about sustaining joy through internal, spiritual sources amid life’s failures. Tim Doolan, the Irish Emigrant is noted as another authorial work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mick Tracy
London
W. Partridge
Pizarro
Arthur Heirs
Bell and Daldy
Columbus
Las Casas
Cortes
Helps
America
F. Watkins
Henry T. Epwamps
B.A
Smith, Elder, and Co
Edwards
Saran Tytier
Strahan and Co
George Burley
Grorce E. Sarceni
Religious Tract Society
Sargent
Tim Doolan
Public plea to block beershop in Victoria Park 1869
John Plummer of Hackney Wick appeals to readers of the Nonconformist to stop Mr Layard from permitting a beershop in Victoria Park. He urges petitions to Parliament, calls for church and temperance groups to act, and warns of national disgrace if the project proceeds. The letter dated May 165, 1869, stresses Sabbath observance and social progress in East London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layard
Victoria Park
Bethnal Green
London
John Plummer
Bible and the Burning Place of the Inquisition at Madrid
The headline promises a dramatic discussion of the Bible and the burning places linked to the Madrid Inquisition. The fragment hints at reader reactions of both joy and horror as the piece opens.
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Madrid
Bible Stand at Crystal Palace aids Spanish gospel drive
William Hawke reports at Crystal Palace May 19 1869 that 195000 Gospels and Epistles have been sold or distributed from Madrid Depot to Spaniards visiting the Quemadero de la Cruz. Hundreds buy on site with halfpennies given to feed the poor. a Bible carriage is prayed for. co workers’ families assist amid large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inquisition
Committee of the Bible
Crystal Palace
Quemadero de la Cruz
Madrid
Spain
William Hawke
Celibacy in Foreign Missions Debate Sees Mixed Views
Letter to the editor critiques Dr. Landers on celibacy for missionaries. It argues marriage aids mission work, questions the denial of family life, and calls for open discussion and accountability among missionary societies before vows are taken. It questions if other societies would endorse celibacy condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landers
Baptist Missionary Society
Church of Rome
Christ
Qualifications of missionaries discussed in letter to editor
A reader supports Doctor Landers on dispatching married men without family ties to mission fields. The writer cites Wallace's Malay Archipelago observations of Jesuit work, noting Singapore church growth and large numbers of converts in China and Cochinchina, praising strict funding limits like 80 pounds a year for missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deak
Wallace
Singapore
China
Cochin China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homer Terrace
Hackney Wick
Dean Sin
Houndsditch
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