Loan Fund Expansion for Conalrational Chapel Building
A conference in Harley Street Canterbury Square on the loan fund for Roulish Chapel Building Society reviewed raising the fund from 19,000 to 50,000 with annual subscriptions sought through 1878. Notable attendees included John Crossley MP and Rev J Gallaway, while committee members outlined aims to expand loans and guidance for borrowers through small public contributions and church seasonal support.
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Harley-street
Cavendish Square
John Crossley
M.P. A. Allott
Sheffield
Thomas Simpson
Godalming
Kennedy
Eee
Obertson
Cambridge
Avett
Russell
Lyon
Latham
London
Guthbertson
Bishop’ S Stortford
Knaggs
Stratford
Thomas Mann
Trowbridge
Titus Salt, Bart
Bradford
John Finch
Tunbridge Wells
R. D. Newman
Leeds
C. Jupe
Mere
Hudson
J. de Kewer
H. M. Gunn
Sevenoaks
N. Harry
Wanstead
J. C. Gallaway
A.M
Ev. T. Aveling
English Chapel Building Society
Mattman
Prenleyt
W. Campbell
M.A
J. S. Russ
Gallaway
Cuthbertson
Ray
Cali
Birks
Abolition of Patronage in the Church of Scotland Debate
The Government bill to end State patronage faces weak opposition from Scottish Dissenters who favor disestablishment. They argue ministers should be elected by church members, oppose secular control, and urge reallocating state endowments to the poor and education. Volunteers of Scotland are urged to act.
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Scotland
The Peek Gift and the London School Board
A London School Board report details the second ecclesiastical clash over Mr. F Peek’s 500 gift for Bible and religious instruction prizes. The pro religious faction won a 20 to 5 division aided by absent members, while critics urge prudence and warn against sectarian influence on board policy.
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London School Board
F. Peek
City of London
Peek
W. H. Smith
Gregory
London Diocesan Board of Education
London
Times
Fenelon
Jeremy Taylors
Dore
England
London Board
Religious Equality Party
Justice Grove
Stroud
Tan, &c
Separation of Church and State Remains a Vital Aim
A concise note reiterates the enduring pledge of a wall between church and state and asserts progress toward securing formal separation as a fundamental public principle.
Cumulative sentences on inveterate offenders
A letter explains why harsher sentences were urged for chronic petty offenders. It cites repeat offenders in Liverpool and Wakefield gaols, noting many return after short terms and parole fears erode respect for the law. Costs to ratepayers rise while prisons focus on mat making for short-term prisoners.
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Home Secretary
Liverpool
Wakefield