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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 11, 1871
Page
3
A meeting approved a motion to appoint a sub-committee to promptly seek a strong public expression against fees in denominational schools by the London School Board. The chairman emphasized the move could influence other boards nationwide.
A crowded Merthyr Drill Hall meeting opposed the sixth bye-law of the Merthyr School Board saying it violated religious liberty. Liberal Nonconformists and Catholic and Church supporters clashed amid calls to petition the Education Department and defend liberal principles.
In Merthyr the majority of residents oppose the school board’s odious bye-law, which has been cast into the community like a firebrand and sparked strong public backlash.
The Nonconformist Association issues a circular announcing a general conference in Manchester on December 13 and 14 to discuss the government’s educational policy, Nonconformist relations with the Liberal party, and mobilising religious equality advocacy. Delegates from congregations and unions are urged to attend and nominate suitable delegates.
The Church Congress began in Nottingham with 41 papers on the agenda and a Monday night audience at Mechanics Hall. Archbishop of York urged voluntary participation in Christianity and cautioned against internal dangers while stressing liberty under faith. The Bishop of Manchester urged a humane, irreproachable clergy and unity, amid mixed views from workers. The gathering ended in applause as the meeting concluded.
The Christian World argues for open chapel trusts and against creeds as binding tests. Creeds are seen as expressions of discovered truths rather than formal systems, with danger arising when authorities claim them as authoritative tests. Individual theologians and councils may value their own creeds too highly.
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