Government interference opposed in fight for religious equality
Mr. Dale argues government should leave Baptists alone and defend religious equality against an authorised ministry. He champions local preachers outside Episcopal authority, praising their impact on drunkards and families while condemning state imposition. The petition from Birmingham demands equal footing for all subjects and reforms of established churches.
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Vince
Dale
Carpenter's Bench
Smith’s
Mr. Dale
Christ
England
Episcopal Church
Lord of
Winchester
York
House of Commons
Edward Hall
Schnadhorst
Commons of
Great Britain and Ireland
Birmingham
Her
Petition for Disestablishment of Established Churches progress
A heated meeting urged Parliament to disestablish and disendow the Established Churches claiming Parliament cannot reform them. Petitioners pressed that reform should be carried by church members and thanked the chairman as the motion passed nearly unanimously after brief remarks from MPs and clergymen.
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Miall
M.P
C. Vince
Meeting at Wolverhampton Advocates Disestablishment
A Wednesday meeting at St George's Hall Wolverhampton supported Mr Miall's disestablishment motion. Speakers including W Hatton J.P. A Slingworth M.P. and Rev J Jenkin Brown argued that Church and State alliance harms civil rights and urged Parliament to adopt measures favoring disestablishment.
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Miall
St. George’s Hall
Wolverhampton
W. Hatton
J.P
A. Slingworth, Esq
M.P
Knaresborough
Carvell Williams
The
Liberation Society
J. Jenkin Brown
Birmingham
T. G. Horton
E. Myers
Norman Glass
Bilston
W. Purton
A. Cooke
Sedgley
Eachus
S. Mander
Alderman Bantock
W. H. Jones
B. Jones
W. M. Fuller
R. Felkin
J. P. Eagleton
T. Shaw
J. Shaw
Mr. Villiers
Villiers
House of Commons
Bacreton
Eagleton
Church of England
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