Beaconsfield Policy in Afghanistan Draws Church Critique
A Victorian letter critiques the Afghan invasion policy under Lord Beaconsfield, arguing violence harms justice and risks alienating Church from liberty. It urges churchmen to oppose the government and urges unity between Church and Wesleyans amid political crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
Lord Beaconsfield
Church of Christ
Wilsden
J. Ells
Manchester
St. Peter’s
Blackley
Manchester Examiner
Party of Reaction
Party of Reform
Church of England
Puppet show caricature on Cabul features Beaconsfield andGladstone
A capital cartoon from last week depicts Cabul with a puppet show where a wooden figure labelled Yakoob hangs, while the showman the Czar of all the Russias observes. In front Lord Beaconsfield strikes the puppet as Mr Gladstone watches sorrowfully. an advertisement for Dr de Jongh's Light Brown Cod Liver Oil touts its claimed regenerative effects and lists prices and sole consignees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabul
Czar
Russias
Lord Beaconsfield
Mr. Gladstone
DE Jonan
Dr. de Jongh
Sir Henry Marsh, Bart
Ireland
de Jongh
Religions and Renominational Melos
A long summary of ministerial changes and church openings across England and Scotland. Resignations and new pastorates at Victoria-road Congregational Church Northampton and Calcutta mission, retirements at Tyndale Chapel Bristol, New Chapel Horwich, gifts to retiring pastors, new Free Church at Coomrie with foundation stone by Principal Rainy, Portmadoc chapel for Congregationalists, and notes on a Wesleyan circular for a day of humiliation. Includes Spurgeon remarks at London Baptist Association, North Finchley Baptist Chapel opening with funds raised, and Hopton Congregational history in Yorkshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Eastman
Victoria-road Congregational Church
Northampton
Aveling
Weigh House
Richard Glover
Tyndale Chapel
Bristol
Calcutta
Baptist Missionary Society
F. G. Collier
New Chapel
Horwich
E. S. Bayliffe
Castle Green
Tiverton
Bayliffe
M‘farlane
Coomrie
Portmadoc
Reva
Macray
Gourock
David Macrae
United Presbyterian Church
Dundee
George Gilfillan
Macrae
Thomas Sparcon
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Newington
C. H. Spurgeon
Thomas Spurgeon
Australia
T. Spurgeon
South Australia
Plymouth
Melbourne
Vun Rennie
Congregational Church
Culsalmond
N.B
Tullochbegby-Huntly
Marischal College
Aberdeen
Highbury College
Culsaland
Rennie
London Baptist Association
J. Clifford
J. P. Chown
Spurgeon
Rome
W. Stott
New Jerusalem
Norra Finchley Baptist Chapel
Baptists
North Finchley
Charles Stanford
W. M. Punshon
D.D
Congregational Chapel
R. F. Weymouth
Mill Hill
Johnson
W. Brock
Hampstead
Chadwick
S. W. Macal
Finchley
Ridley
J. Chadwick
Lockwood
Joseph Bruce
Hornsey
Congregational Courcil
Horton
Yorkshine
Hopton
Mirfield
Weat
Richard Thorpe
Hopton Hall
Watts
Lady Abney
Jonathan Toothill
Yorkshire
Calder
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