Resolutions Honor Visit of Rev Barrett to Brooklyn Church
A Brooklyn Central Congregational Church meeting praises Rev George S Barrett for two months of ministry. Members pledge fraternal greetings to Princes-street Church Norwich and express hope for Christian unity between England and America enduring in fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
New York
Charity Commissioners
America
England
Europe
Gentle
Eaue
Brooklyn
George 8
Princes-street
Norwich
Prudential Committee
G. 9. Barrett
H. B. Mruuer
Barrett
Central Congregational Church
Hancock Street
Christ
Kingdom of God
Cotman
M.P
Beaconsfield Motto Quoted on Peerage Elevation
The Heralds College notes Lord Beaconsfield’s registered motto Forti nihil difficile. Rev. Albert Barnes Scripture commentaries are said to circulate between one and two million copies and have been republished in Britain and translated into Welsh French German Chinese and Malagasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Beaconsfield
Heralds’ College
Albert Barnes
Great Britain
Telegram from American Missionaries in Constantinople
A letter to the Nonconformist editor publishes a telegram from American Missionaries in Constantinople dated Sept 29 1876. The message commends the Central Relief Committee for the Bulgarian Sufferers and asks the news to be circulated, naming Sir Henry Elliot as president. The note is signed by Tillman C Trowbridge at Clifton House Hampstead Sept 30 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Central Relief Committee
Henry Elliot
Tillman C. Trowbridge
Turkey
Clifton House
Southend Green
Hampstead
Pastors Retiring Fund: Actual Payout Exceeds Claims
Letter from R J Verrall secretary at Memorial Hall London dated Sept 29 1876 disputes a reader's claim that 200 ministers received about 14000 in seventeen years. He states the total actually paid greatly surpasses 40000 and urges churches to contribute sacramental collections to support the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar Sir
Onesiphorus
R. J. Verrall
Memorial Hall
Farringdon-street
London
E.C
Correction on ministerial fund disbursement figures
A Kensington letter dated Oct 2 1876 acknowledges a misprint in a previous issue misquoting 40000 as 14000 pounds. The author confirms the error and states Mr Verrall will officially correct it with several gentlemen ensuring prompt attention from the fund’s recipients.
Reforming Nonconformist Ministry Needs Stronger Leadership
A reader argues ministerial failings drive Dissent’s weakness. urges strict fitness tests, higher education, and a robust sustenance fund to attract capable pastors. Cites West Country prosperity and Bristol area as contrast to small towns where subsidy and poor preaching erode church life.
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Bristol
Great Britain
Samuel Morley
London
New Baptist
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the Central Relief Committee
Kensington
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