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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 02, 1870
Page
3
Debates on church polity lead to a motion by Mr Buxton MP for laity to gain a due share of power within a self governing church, subject to state counsel. Conference backs education plan using voluntary schools while implementing the new Act.
Six weeks long missions planned by Baptist churches in North London at the start of next year extend the six day missions held annually. A Baptist missionary to China reports 6 000 to 7 000 converts in China, with 480 native preachers and 25 societies. Memorial stone for Tollington Park chapel to be laid by Samuel Morley. Local notices cover retirements, anniversaries, and recognitions across Hull, March, Ramsey, and Southampton, with details of congregational events and contributions. Open-air Mission notes praise by Newman Hall and report 375 000 tracts distributed over five months. Christian Mission groups report significant donations from Henry Hopkins and Edward Baxter to bolster operations.
A Bristol tobacconist’s traveling salesman, ill and unable to go his rounds, asks a Minehead customer for payment on behalf of Mr. ill. The stranger is refused, as she doubts his identity and denies payment. He claims to be the proprietor, provoking the quip that he resembles no one on the bacon paper.
A reader questions the London Congregational Board resolution on ordination and testing pastors. He argues against ministerial ordination power, doctrinal standards, and the authority of the Declaration, warning it could echo Presbyterian sectarianism. He defends Independents’ liberty, cautions against human creeds, and urges church freedom aligned with Scripture.
A letter discusses Church Congress reports noting sympathy for union with orthodox Dissenters while criticizing barriers facing Nonconformists. Points include church state union, patronage, bishop elections, oaths to the Prayer Book, baptismal regeneration, and absolution power, raising resistance to joining the Established Church.
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