Dudley Gothic church to seat 520 with 400 more seats
Rev W Spurgeon announced a Gothic edifice in Dudley to seat 520 adults on the ground floor with galleries for 400 extra. Since his preaching began thirteen months ago the congregation grew from eight members and nine subscribers to fifty and seventy. The stone-laying was addressed by Rev J Spurgeon and the mayor hosted a luncheon. proceeds exceeded 180 pounds with about 3,000 pounds left to raise.
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J.P
Manchester
W. Spurgeon
John Spurgeon
Dudley
Knutstorp
W. J. Meek
Congregational Church
W. Warlow Harry
A. Mackennal
Bowdon
J. Johns
Henry Cope
T. W. Pinn
Joseph Thompson
Wilmslow
A. Roebuck
Wesleyan
A. Wilson
Stockport
J. B. Lloyd
E. A. Davies
J. J. Northam
Madeley
H. Cope
Meek
Bury St. Eom
Northgate
Church of England
Northgate Church
John Christien
Ll.b
W. Cuff
East-end
The
Sunday School Union
Friends of
E. Paxton Hood
Cavendish Chapel
Hood
McAll
Halley
Parker
Thompson
Maclaren
J. A. McFadyen
Thos. Wilks
James Clarke
Chas. Messent, Esq
London
Offord Road
Tonbripge
Kent
T. Hancocks
Baptist
Metropolitan Tabernacle College
Annison
Hancocks
Rogers
Tabernacle College
Jesus Christ
W. Samson
Folkestone
Neve
St. Stephen’s
St. Saviour’s
Fergusson
D. Harding
Tonbridge
Christ
Mr. East
J. Field
Sevenoaks
Ladbrook
J. Jackson
Turner
Spurgeon
Congregational Union
Congregational Union of
England and Wales
Leicester
Congregational Total Abstinence Association
Henry Richard
M.P
Derby
Wycliff Chapel
Newth
Gallowtree-gate Chapel
Spencer Carwen
J. Hutchinson
Ashton-under-Lyne
Edward White
W. M. Statham
Thomas Robinson
Hythe
T. Nicholson
Cleckheaton
Cc. S. Slater
Carvell Williams
Professor Fairbairn
Airedale College
Baldwin Brown
Reformation Lecture at Temperance Hall on Wycliff Influence
A Temperance Hall address outlines John Wycliff and the dawning of the English Reformation. A Young Men's Meeting follows Friday evening featuring Rev. S Pearson, Rev. H J Martyn, and Rev. John Hunter from Liverpool Preston and York respectively.
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Temperance Hall
John Wycliff
England
S. Pearson
M.A
Liverpool
H. J. Martyn
Preston
John Hunter
York
Correspondence on Reading School governance and Conscience Clause
A Reading correspondent responds to criticism of school governance in the 1867 Reading School Act era. The letter argues nonconformists held key powers, the headmaster was chosen by the council, trustees managed funds, and clergy were added by Lord Redesdale. It contends the Conscience Clause is limited to parents requesting religious services. Reading, Sept. 8, 1877.
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Times
A. C
Church
Lord Redesdale
Reading School
House of Lords
Drunkenness in Liverpool and Licensing History
A letter to the Nonconformist editor analyzes Liverpool's licensing era and its impact on drunkenness. It cites twenty years of data: population near 513,400, police 1,200, pubs 1,919, beer houses 334, drunkenness prosecutions 20,551, and over a thousand refusals, noting shifts during periods of free licensing and other policy changes.
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British Islands
Liverpool
Mersey
Select Committee
House of Lords