Dissenters fear Ritualism as they push for harsher laws
A heated critique argues that Evangelical clergy mock Ritualist excess yet enable a harsher act by backing Lord Sandon and school reforms. It condemns inconsistent church leadership, warns of disestablishment, and decries moral paralysis in Nonconformists while urging a Public Preaching Regulation Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Association
Clifton
Lord Landon
O. H. Davis
London
Lord Sandon
Birmingham League
Disestablishment and Disendowment in The British Quarterly
The article reviews a British Quarterly piece on disestablishment and disendowment. It weighs schemes including Hopgood’s painless extinction and Irish precedent, argues against a state funded church body, and outlines fair market compensation for patrons clergy and property while stressing public sentiment and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberation
Hopgood
Contemporary Review
Ireland
Church of England
Freeman
Principe
Harwood