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Endowments and the Disestablishment Debate
The piece argues against Mackonochie’s scheme to disestablish the church by preserving clerical life incomes from tithes and glebes, while transferring lands to a disestablished church. It highlights financial inconsistencies, loss of state funds, and the risk of preserving vast ecclesiastical endowments and buildings like cathedrals, while criticizing endowment practices and parish control shifts. The article promises a further treatment in a concluding piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackonochie
York Minster
Canterbury Cathedral
Westminster Abbey