Irish Church Laity Gains Influence After Disestablishment
The article discusses Archbishop Tait's remarks on Ireland’s disestablished church, noting the strong laity role in Irish Church governance and its Protestant character. It contrasts Irish reforms with English clergy authority and warns against lay dominance in the English church while praising Ireland’s self-government and liturgical changes.
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Canon Jellett
Ireland
Lambeth Palace
Canterbury
Earl of Courtown
Church of Ireland
England
St. George’s Channel
Tait
Irish Episcopal Church
Hoe
Church of England
The Constitutional Debate and Gladstones Stand
The article reviews a parliamentary division on constitutional guarantees, noting a government majority of 121 despite opposition. It highlights Mr Gladstone’s celebrated speech asserting that British liberties rest on the liberties themselves, not the Bill of Rights, with examples from colonial and 1816 indemnity cases illustrating parliamentary control over standing armies.
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Mr. Gladstone
Parthenon
Athens
England
Gladstone
North American
United States