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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 04, 1871
Page
14
The writer extols starting from basic chores and household tasks to gain practical knowledge in carpentry, crockery, and daily trades. With guidance, a man builds self-reliance and independence useful for life, noting more Cambridge course benefits to be discussed later.
The Liberation Society seeks facts on rural life to counter Sir Roundell Palmer's portrayal of the Establishment. Letters from a Suffolk–Cornwall minister, a Yorkshire correspondent, and a Derbyshire churchman challenge Palmer, citing alcohol, ignorance, control by the parish priest, and strong Nonconformist activity as alternatives to church life. Additional reports promise further submissions.
The Archbishop of Dublin criticizes church finances and proposes reform after disestablishment. He notes clergy reductions and a heavy central fund, questions the Prayer-book revision, cites American precedents, and warns against Ultramontane pressure. He cites a 11,000 pound annuity demand and laments loss of a long-serving curate.
The remark questions whether poverty serves as an edifying or encouraging contrast, challenging its value in moral or social comparison. It highlights the discomfort or critique around using deprivation as a benchmark for virtue or progress.
The Carlisle Diocesan Conference met discussing a push for a diocesan federation linking parishes and deaneries to unite clergy and lay opinion. Debates covered funding, weekly offertories, the Private Chapels Act, and the Irish Church Sustentation Fund, with Evangelical clergy opposing a synod plan. The Rev E W Pears warned synods could endanger the church, while the Rural Dean Reginald Smith urged clergy to support the bishop and strengthen the church.
Edinburgh dated letter from the Archbishop of York to Bishop Eden published. It discusses a church service conducted at Glen with remarks on the kirk and religious duties. The communication conveys ecclesiastical concerns and formal sentiment between church leaders.
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