Religious Equality and Disestablishment Urged in Dissent Ranks
A call for calm political action and renewed agitation for disestablishment is issued within the Liberal spectrum. Speakers urge support for leader Mr. Miall and promote religious equality across Sunday schools pulpits and platforms to win public opinion and end state church control.
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Liberal
Miall
Issenters
Thomas Cooper
House of Commons
Liberation Society
Neave
Exeter Hall
Nonconformists face liberal scheming in House of Commons
A Derby letter urges an early meeting of Nonconformists to plan strategy after what author calls a trick in the Commons. The writer blames Gladstone for suppressing debate on establishment and accuses Liberals of using Nonconformists as hacks while aligning with Whigs.
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House of Commons
Pyrrhus
Palmerston
Liberal Party
What Next for Nonconformists in Britain
A 1873 open letter argues dwindling spiritual fervor among Dissenters threatens political life. It condemns modern church focus on wealth and architecture, urges disestablishment, and calls for renewed activism, rural outreach, and a new liberal paper to counter perceived bias in London press.
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Cambridge
Par
A New Daily Paper Letter to the Hatter of the Nonconformist
A responder signs as Arthur Clayden argues in your last issue, presenting opinions and convictions on the matter discussed. The letter engages with public affairs and challenges the recipient to consider the writer’s viewpoint.
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London
Home Counties
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
Leeds
Sheffield
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Inverness
Bristol
Plymouth
Telegraph
Standard
Times
Daily News
Free
Liberal Party
Order of Providence
Arthur Clayden
Nightly
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