Contested Liberal Menace and Scottish Church Turmoil
In North Ayrshire a Liberal challenger is poised to challenge Sir James Ferguson as MP while Macrae troubles ripple Gourock and Dundee. The factional Free and United Presbyterian split deepens with disputes over church titles and governance as Mill of Leith faces disciplinary action.
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Robert
Oswald
Dunikier
Preston Bruce
Lord Beaconsfield
North Ayrshire
Montgomerie
Edinburgh
James Fergusson
Colonial Office
Balfour
Lord Moncreiff
Ayrshire
Macrae
Gourock
Dundee
George Gilfillan
Communion
Free
United Presbyterian Churches
United Presbyterian Church
Gilfillan
Mr. Macrae
Kinnaird Hall
Mill
Leith
Free Church
Aberdeen
Smith
Sir Henry Moncreiff
Sir Henry
The Professor Delays Teachings Amid Protracted Case
The piece notes a lengthy case delaying teaching until perhaps 1888. Principal Tulloch leaves Fraser’s editorship of the Established Church Missionary Record, turning it into a denominational magazine. The critic laments Dr. Tulloch’s sectarian editorial turn and attacks on church opponents.
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Tulloch
Fraser
Church Missionary Record
Dr. Tulloch
Epigram sparked by Burghley remark at farm meeting
A short verse mocks Lord Burghley after his farmers wives and daughters would be better employed in butter and cheese than playing the piano. The poem plays on "Unum Cor" and the household motto as a quiet reminder of unity between classes.
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Lord Burghley
Burghley
Readings From English History and a College Lectures Series
A reviewer surveys three volumes of passages from eminent historians used to enliven English history teaching. The first part covers Gibbon to Balaklava. the second includes Flodden through Civil War. the third opens with Macaulay and ends with Balaklava. A second work offers lectures on prehistory to Waterloo with readable prose and strong social history emphasis.
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Gibbon
Freeman
Lingard
Palgrave
Church
Brewer
Flodden Field
Scott
Anne Boleyn
Froude
Kingsley
Forster
Macaulay
Masson
Guizot
W.H. Russell
Green
Stopford Brooke
Queen’s Square
England
Waterloo
Great Britain
British Isles
Hnogland
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Europe
Review of The Speaker's Commentary Abridgment
A critical notice praises the abridged edition by E Denison as a compact guide to biblical criticism. It notes the work aims to convey essential insights from the larger ten volumes for readers lacking access to the full set and emphasizes explanations over sermon material.
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E. Denison
House of Commons
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