Baptist Union Voices on Education and Union Reform
A letter to the Nonconformist argues that Irish education politics, Cardinal Cullen influence, and government policy threaten national schooling. It calls for wider Baptist Union action beyond sermons, urging central management of funds for sustenance, missions, and education to foster practical gospel work in Britain and Ireland. Accrington, Oct. 19, 1871.
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Baptist Union
Moorgate-street
Northampton
Green
Platten
Mazepond
National
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Board of Education
Baptist Union of
Union
Irish Education Policy and Clerical Influence
A Leaguer laments Liberal failure to counter Cardinal Cullen and Vatican influence on Ireland’s education. Criticizes Gladstone government for allowing clerical ascendancy in schools and the state church’s tax-funded control, warning of Ireland drifting under Vatican control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Cardinal Cullen
Gladstone
England
Church of
Vatican
Nonconformist School Fees Questioned by Salford Letter
A Salford letter warns of Nonconformist day schools accepting school board fees for tuition, arguing it betrays principles and damages the cause. The writer, WM Warburton, urges committees to refuse payments and preserve integrity amid broader criticism.
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Congregational
WM. Warburton
The Established Church in Rural Districts Debate
Letter to the editor recounts Rev J C Ryle speech at Nottingham. The writer questions church state ties and warns of dangers of unsectarian systems and Episcopalian predominance. He compares fears to prior Irish Church agitation and Education Bill debates. He cites Ryle urging Christian patriots to resist perceived godless systems.
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Nottingham
J. C. Ryle
England
Ryle
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Enland
Commission
J. Lowry Whittle
Robert Kane
Wilson
Birmingham
J. 8. Porter
Lord Mayo
Fawcett
Trinity College, Dublin
Irish Board
Morrison
Dublin
Education Department
Porter
the Baptist Union
Nonconformist
Accrington
Salford
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