Great gains for workers contrast with moral decline
The piece argues that while wages rose and hours fell, workers should invest in education, savings, and family welfare guided by Christian ethics. It warns that neglecting this path could threaten England's future, urging sobriety, diligence, and Bible-based education as essential for national strength. It then reports on the New Baptist Chapel in Paris, its cost, funding, and opening services with English and American visitors and multiple pastors in attendance.
Final mixed English and French church service well attended
The final service on Tuesday evening was a mixed English and French gathering. Mr. James Benham presided and addresses were delivered by Revs. T. W. Handford of Bloomsbury, T. Baron Hart, and Edward Hall Jackson, Pastors Andru, Borleau, and Dez. Messrs. Noel, nephew of the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel, Martin, Wilkin, and the chairman attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Benham
T. W. Handford
Bloomsbury
T. Baron Hart
Edward Hall Jackson
Andru, Borleau
Dez
Messrs
Noel
Baptist W. Noel
Martin, Wilkin
Ritualism feared in Mr Gladstone's parish church
A 1873 letter questions disestablishment and church property in England arguing that wealth now held by the Church could fall to Ritualists and possibly Rome if disestablishment occurs. The writer urges Dissenters to influence Parliament to protect Protestant interests and asks for a public discussion of a Disestablishment Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Church of England
England
Ireland
Mr. Gladstone
Congregational Church Appeal in Cambridge Sept. 1873
Letter to the Nonconformist from Cambridge Congregational Church urging timely, generous support for a new building. The author notes slow response yet hopeful funds approach 3,000 shillings remaining, requesting subscriptions via treasurer Wm. Bond or the writer, Matthew Robertson, Cambridge, Sept. 30, 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven’s Gate
Earth
New Congregational Church
Cambridge
Wm. Bond
Brookside
Matthew Robertson
How Shall It Be Done Disestablishment Then
The speaker declares strong support for disestablishment and predicts the struggle will not last many years. The focus shifts from whether it will occur to the method by which it will be achieved, demanding a clearer and more definite plan. The question moves toward proposing concrete steps.
Father Ignatius and His Dupe Letter Charged
An indignant father of Acton 1873 publishes a dispute over his son’s planned monastery entry. The son sought Father Ignatus with a request for forty pounds, prompting a reply asserting the funds are for the son’s future, and urging the father to reconsider. The exchange, dated September 29 1873 and September 26 1873, frames conflict over religious devotion and parental support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatus
Ignatius
Acton
Jesus
Belmont Terrace
Scarborough
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New Baptist Chapel
Paris
Rue de Lille
United States
France
American Missionary Union
J. F. Tyars
Wisbeach
Underhill
Baptist Union
Our Foreign Mission
Power of God
Leppids
Atsnant
William Monod
Andru
Bersier
Borleau
Cadot
Cretin
Lemaire
Th. Monod
Robineau
Rue Royale
Pearse
Astors Dez
Cadet
Larkey
Monsieur Cadot
Monsieur Leppids
Monsieur Boileau
Zaccheus
Monsieur Lemaire
Nonconformist
Tom, Sir
W. Mercer
Cambridge Congregational Church
The
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