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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 27, 1850
Page
8
A letter to the Nonconformist editor from Leicester dated November 25, 1850, argues that Dissenters must resist Pontiff Rome’s challenge to the Queen’s civil authority. The writer insists on duty beyond Anti-State Church aims, urging loyal subjects to take firm stand in defense of civil supremacy.
Andrew Reep of Norwich urges Protestant Dissenters to memorialize the Queen amid fears of papal aggression. He argues for religious liberty, government restraint on church endowments, and a public stance promoting scriptural principles, urging congregations to adopt a memorial to the Queen to guide public opinion.
Loyal subjects urge religious equality and separation of church and state. They request inquiry into grants to sects including Roman Catholics and endowment removal, and the abolition of official support within the British territories. They pledge devotion to the sovereign and empire.
A letter to the Nonconformist critiquing public figures for moral lapses and partial faith in church authority. It cites a Times report of Islington parish resolutions denouncing Rome and defending Crown supremacy, praising Rev John Weir yet denouncing his equivocation on civil religious power.
A letter from Islington dated Nov 25 questions the meeting on the 8th and the role of Mr Miall. The writer accuses leaders of compromising religious principles to support church authority and cites Mr Hollis’s stance and alleged parishioner concerns. He references church records and a public advertisement as to the meeting’s character and rebukes alleged hypocrisy.
A letter to the Nonconformist criticizes the Church of England's claimed tolerance amid fears of Papal influence. It cites historical examples from Charles I and the Restoration to argue that both Anglican episcopacy and Rome resemble a wolf in wolves’ clothing, urging a severance of church and state.
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