Paralyzed Nonconformity in Rural Districts Urged to End
The article discusses Mr Hannay's critique of nonconformist decline in rural areas due to landowner power and Established Church influence. It cites four causes: population shifts, farming changes raising rents, ignorance and dependence of laborers, and sectarian zeal in the Establishment, urging legal and political reforms and wider suffrage to restore religious equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannay
Congregational Union
Bradford
Mr. Hannay
Clifford
Bulgaria
Lord Sandon
Disestablishment Debate Draws Nottingham Meeting
A large Nottingham Mechanics Institute audience heard Rev. J. G. Rogers and J. Carvell Williams argue for religious equality and disestablishment. The chair, Ke Gripper, noted domestic concerns while praising liberty, with opponents citing Church establishment tensions and calls for reform amid broader religious disputes in Parliament and society. The gathering proceeded cordially, with deputations thanked for their contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham Mechanics’ Institution
J. G. Rogers
London
J. Carvell Williams
The
Liberation Society
KE. Gripper
Nottingham School Board
Carvett Wiliams
Congregational
Baptist Union
Church Congress
Lincoln
Canterbury
Dover
Canon Ryle
Plymouth
Bradford
Birmingham
England
J. Marurson
Start
Mr Gordon's Derbyshire Meetings End in Turmoil
Reports detail Mr Gordon's week in Derbyshire with clashes at Church Gresley Wirksworth and Long Eaton. Attacks on his character and platform hustling followed by removal to safety. A separate Failsworth meeting faced cayenne smoke and a small fire, prompting an inquiry and a tense audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Derbyshire
Birmingham
Wirksworth
Town Hall
Liberation Society
Long Eaton
Chilwell College
Failsworth
Manchester
Examiner and Times
Liberal Club
Church of England
Dawson
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