Clergy and Laity Seek Equal Synod Representation Across Irish Church
Resolutions advocate equal clerical and lay representation in the diocesan and general synods. Meetings to elect lay representatives begin with parishioners voting via male communicants, while sustentation funds are urged to preserve endowments. Provincial synods plan to join in Dublin to form a 320 member General Synod with clergy and laity.
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Sion
Kinsale
R. 8. Gregg
Church of Ireland
Irish Episcopal Church
Armagh
Dublin
General Synod
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Working Men and Religious Institutions in America
A British observer notes American workers show strong religious practice, with a car Bible reading and prayers on a train, large church capacity, and widespread street preaching. He contrasts English secularism, ranks denominations by seating, and reports frequent clergy–laity closeness and a gift culture toward ministers.
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England
America
United States
Cincinnati
Europe
Western
Middle States
Scotland
Camden, N.Y
Heresy in Scotland sparks revolt over compulsory creeds
In Scotland a wave of protest grows against enforced belief as the Free Church faces the Coupar Angus case. The dispute centers on adherence to the Westminster standards, the Shorter Catechism and the Confession of Faith, with two Coupar Angus Free Church members accused of irreconcilable views on predestination and punishment.
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York
Voysey
Scotland
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Free Church
Church of Scotland
Westminster Divines
Coupar Angus
Perthshire
Forfarshire
Preparations for the Cinchumenical Council in Rome
The Pall Mall Gazette’s Rome correspondent reports two proposed measures for the Council. First, reform of the Peter penny to cover three quarters of Pontifical debt with the Italian government covering the rest. Second, maintenance of a 6000-man Pontifical army while Rome remains separated from Romagna Umbria and the Marches. The Cardinals debate inviting Catholic Powers as spectators. The Pope aims to restore 1789 principles via the Syllabus and to uphold papal infallibility. A commemorative column on the Janiculum, and a Roman foreign art exhibit are planned. Council seating will host about 750 bishops in two amphitheatres at St Peter’s, with desks and spittoons.
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Peter Penny
Holy See
Romagnas
Umbria
Marches
Rome
St. Peter
Congregation of Cardinals
Cardinal Antonelli
Janiculum
Daily Telegraph
Eternal City
Vatican
Post
St. Peter's
St. Michael and the Annunciation
Kirk Session Contemplates Excommunication Over Faith Beliefs
The affair centers on two laymen summoned by the Kirk session to answer doubts about their faith. The minister privately pressed discussion, but both refused to commit. The Presbytery ordered continued inquiry, igniting a public debate on whether church authorities may compel belief tests and excommunicate members.
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Kirk
Presbytery
Free Church
Scotland
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