Arguments on voluntary churches and Established faiths
The piece critiques a system where scattered congregations support ministers through voluntary contributions and argues for county unions ensuring a minimum stipend. It argues that voluntaryism better enables rural evangelism, praises independent ministers, and discusses the Irish Establishment and state church relations with Duke of Argyll’s positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Argyll
England
Wesley
Oor
Joseph Areh
Labourers’ Union
Ireland
Bath Church Congress nears status quo with Church State debate
Ecclesiastical notes assess Bath congresses as largely conservative with little reform. Discussion centers on Church and State, church schools, and the Education Act, while several speakers push for secular education and broader church accountability amid ongoing disestablishment debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Oxford
Hubbard
Canon Butler
C. Barber
Canon Ridgway
C. J. H. Fletcher
Fletcher
Walter
M.P
Harcourt
Church of England
Baxter
Dundee
Stansfeld
Ayrton
Mr. Baxter
Liberation Society
Mr. Ayrton
Finsbury Chapel
Society
Scotland