Church congress debates church reform and outreach in Liverpool
The meeting featured proposals to curb patronage in church presentations, open talks on expanding town parishes, open-air preaching, free seats for the poor, and more mission work. Archbishops and bishops clashed with heckling as discussions covered lay involvement, clerical training, youth and temperance links, and weekly offertory in a broad effort to revive the Church of England among the working class.
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Church of England
F. 8. Hutt
Liverpool
J. F. MacCarness
Oxford
New Zealand
England
St. George’s Hall
Chester
York
Sodor and Man
Wilberforce
R. Graves
M.P
R. A. Cross
Taylor
Adam
Man
Hum
H. Birney
W. D. Macuanan
Anronio Bravy
Far East
London
Brady
J. H. Ives
South Staffordshire
Ryan
Jas. Barpstry
Manchester
Canon Ganz
W. Lerroy
Bible Woman’s
Church of Rome
A. Stowe
Henry Epwamps
Aberdare
Wales
J. Scott
J. Eierton
J. Hughes
Grindley
Karl Nelson
Exy
Southampton
Canon Trevor
Charles France
T. Collins
Clarke
Church of
Ingland
Congress Committee
Birkenhead
Messrs
Messrs. Laird’s Yards
Reformatory
Sinai and Palestine
Walter Morrison
Great Hall
Chester Cathedral
Archbishop of York
Free Episcopal Church Prospects in Ireland
An Archdeacon initiated a pledge against mixed cleric and lay assemblies. A correspondent from Oxford reports optimism for the Free Episcopal Church of Ireland, predicting consolidation of parishes, potential church closures, and stronger incomes and influence, with Catholics sharing the expectation of growth and vigor.
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Dublin Evening Mail
Dublin
Griffin
Lee
the Star
Oxford
Ireland
Free Episcopal Church of Ireland
German Protestant Union Meets in Berlin Amid Debates
In Berlin the Protestant Union held meetings in the Gymnastic Hall as churches were barred by the minister. Clergy and scholars including Dr Schwartz and Dr Bluntschli preached on creed, miracles, and freedom of conscience while hymns of faith echoed through a moderate, middle-class audience.
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The
Protestant Union
Berlin
Herr von Mahler
Luther
Worms
Doctor Schwartz
Gotha
Christ
Bluntschli
Heidelberg
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Working Men’s Meeting
Free Episcopal Churcil
Parsons
Free Episcopal Community
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