Discontent in Scottish Dissent and Liberal Duty
The speech contrasts Scottish Dissenters with English Nonconformists, praising Presbyterian equality and denouncing a privileged clergy. It argues for disestablishment and disendowment, urges unity within the Liberal party, and calls for religious equality supported by national education funding. The motion passes unanimously with thanks to Chamberlain and Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis
Free Church
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
England
Scotland
Free
United Presbyterian
Liberal Party
Mr. Rogers
Meetings Across Northumbria Promote Church Disestablishment
In Wark Stanhope Saint Joans and Evesham meetings on Nov 14 to 13, speakers Rev J H Lummis and Rev C Williams urged disestablishment of the Church. Rallies in Stanhope and Wear Valley praised severance from the State, with resolutions supporting religious equality and endowments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wark
Northumberland
H. B.S. Thompson
Newcastle-on-Tyne
J. H. Lummis
Liberation Society
Stanhope
Weardale
H. B
Wednesbury
C. Williams
G. Hastings
J. P. Bake
Eves Ham
Rev. C. Williams
Merchant’s Hall
Lectures On Disestablishment Travel Through Somerset and Hampshire
The article reports lectures by Rev George Duncan in Frome and surrounding Somerset towns from Nov 12 to 16, highlighting interest in religious equality. It also covers addresses by Camp and Geary of the Liberation Society in Horsham and further talks by Rev G M Murphy in Lambeth, with reactions from local audiences and church representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. White
Somersetshire
George Duncan
Frome
Somerset
Batrogs Borough
Glastonbury
West Pennnaard
Raplestock
Timsbury
T. G. Grundy
Horsham
Messrs. Camp and
Geary
Liberation Society
Assembly
Chambers
London
Church Defence Society
Aldridge
W. Hall
Shoreham
LamBeTh
D. Guile
T. Parish
J. M. Camp
Thomas Taylor
Winchester
George Kearley
St. John’s Rooms
J. M. H. Valentine
Shanklin
Kearley
Bible Christian
J. M
Lord Hartingtons Scotch Disestablishment Speech Analysis
The piece argues disestablishment of churches will spread from Ireland to Scotland and England, highlighting Scotland’s minority Established Church and two rival denominations. It predicts a political conflict over church union and urges Liberal leaders to press disestablishment as a central policy, noting English and Irish parallels and future certainty of reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Hartington
Scotland
Ireland
Church of
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Common Justice
Liberal
England
Freeman
Liberal Party
Church of England
Church of Ireland
Church of Scotland
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Issac Holpen
Mr. Chamberlain
Rogers
Alderman West
Salt
Bradford
J. G. Rogers
Titus Salt
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