Vision of Ezekiel Echoes in Anglican Church Congress Debate
The Croydon Congress hears Canon Lightfoot compare Ezekiel and Isaiah to urge mobility and universality in the church. He warns against decayed past forms and champions open inquiry, science, and the Spirit, while critics fear Anglican exclusivity and clerical prerogatives.
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Croydon
Cation
Congregational Union
Ezekiel
Pall Mall
England
Italy
France
Germany
Russia
Christ's Church
Church of the Past
Isaiah
Canon Lightfoot
Church of the Future
Christ’s Church
Jesus Christ
Dia
Council of
Arles
Church of Christ
Society of the Holy Cross
Church Union
Universal Church
Liberation Society to Hold Meetings in Boroughs Nationwide
The Executive Committee announces a new campaign with meetings in Lincoln Liverpool Bradford Birmingham Sheffield Warrington Manchester and Scotland starting soon. Rev J G Rogers and Carvell Williams headline the first event with Dale and Rogers slated for a year end series. The group plans constituency information gathering and candidate selection ahead of the next general election and has distributed over a million publications this summer.
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The
Liberation Society
J. G. Rogers
Carvell Williams
Lincoln
Liverpool
Bradford
Birmingham
Sheffield
Warrington
Manchester
Messrs. Dale
Rogers
Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Burials Question Debate at Bath Conference
At the Bath and Wells Diocesan Conference an amendment recognizing the Church law and upholding the Ridsdale judgment was carried by a large majority. Bishop Hervey urged national cemeteries as a solution and the committee’s report restricting officiants to clergymen was adopted. The Lincoln diocesan meeting followed with remarks linking Osborne Morgan’s bill to disestablishment.
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Bath and Wells
Bath
Ridsdale
Hervey
Church of England
Cardinal Manning
England
Lincoln
Osborne Morgan
Disestablishment Clash Over Burial Bill Divides Lords and Clergy
Debate centers on Earl of Harrowby’s burial clause and its effect on the Church and State. The Society for the Rejection of the Bill argues against changes to churchyard law, warning of disestablishment and vows of consecration while urging diocesan discussion before recess.
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House of Lords
Liberal Party
Earl of Harrowby
Society For
Osborne Morgan
House of Commons
Lord Harrowby
Diocesan Conference Opens at Oxford on Disestablishment
The Oxford Diocesan Conference opened with a Holy Communion at the cathedral led by the bishop. M.P. T. F. Fremantle argued against disestablishment, warning it would harm education and church work, while Archdeacon Port supported maintaining Church and State union amid fears of schism and lost influence.
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Oxford
Sheldonian
Oxforpd
England
T. F. Fremantle
M.P
Church of England
General Assembly
Church of Rome
Conference
Archdeacon Port
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