Aged Baptist Ministers Society and Holloway Mission Report
The meeting discussed launching the Aged Baptist Ministers Society from January 1 1872 and aiding in church building and debt repayment. Holloway Gospel Hall in Hornsey Road marked its third anniversary with multiple services and open air work. A new Congregational church memorial stone was laid at Kirkdale near Westminster Road, with fundraising aims and plans for an 850-seat facility.
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Holloway Gospel Hall
Hornsey-road
J. Thain Davidson
Andover Road
Tottenham-road
Bowman’s Buildings
Dillon-place
Forbes
Lewis
Ames Jr. Mathieson
Messrs. Macmillan
Mummery
Kirkdale
Orwell-road
Medlock-street
Westminster Road
Claremont Chapel
Earl of Derby
Isaac Oliver Jones
John Kelly
J. J. Stitt
Jones
T. M’pherson
J. Jones
W. M. Taylor
R. W. Thompson
St. Mary’s
RK. Hall
Unity urged among Christian denominations by local church leaders
The Rev Mr Wallace pastor of the congregation and other ministers and lay leaders such as Mr William Crosfield Mr Davies Mr Hall jun Mr I O Jones Rev C Brewster and Dr Fisher urged unity and co operation among all Christian denominations in a recent message emphasizing communal harmony.
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Wallace
William Crosfield
Davies
Hall
I. O. Jones
C. Brewster
Fisher
Scarborough land sale and rating proposal noted
Correspondent argues on land values at Scarborough where twenty acres sold for 15600 pounds amid sea-adjacent loss. He notes long possession by a lunatic blocked development and estimates potential agricultural rent losses and public costs. Proposes rating land at selling value with four percent or ground rents to reflect true value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough
Borrowed Sermons and the Ethics of Preaching
A reader argues that clergy may reuse sermons from others, citing a traveller’s report and a bookseller in Cape Town supplying sermons to multiple clergymen. The piece questions motives in the Establishment, calls such deception shocking, and asks whether the practice reflects systemic faults in the English church.
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Sim
Church of England
Philip
The
Cape
Clergyman Paid Without Rendering Service Questioned
In a letter from Eltville dated September 13 1871 J G Merrington asks how many clergymen have for years received pay for services not rendered citing St Mildreds Poultry where a clergyman read a discourse to about six people including church officials.
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St. Mildred’s
Poultry
J. G. Merrington
Queen in Path of Recovery After Severe Illness
The British Medical Journal reports Queen Victoria has passed through a severe illness at Balmoral and is now believed to be recovering. Initial August symptoms included loss of appetite and fatigue, with later severe throat pain and swelling. Abscess treated on September 4, prognosis cautious yet hopeful. Dr Marshall appointed resident medical attendant. Balmoral stay continues with royal household care. Various royal and political notes accompany the report.
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British Medical Journal
Osborne
Winsor
Lister
Prince Leopold
Poore
Marshall
Crathie
Royal
Lawyer’s Clerk Seeks View On Gentle Cross-Examination
A legal mind asks whether cross-examination can remain probing yet cordial, exploring if a respectful tone yields clarity without aggression, and what standards govern courtroom demeanor in adversarial questioning.
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the Nonconfortist
Eltville
Wurtemberg
Jedburgh
Kelso
Melrose
Ryde
Seward
London
Stepney
Llanelly
Carmarthen Boroughs
Duchess of St
Nashville
County Antrim
H. Henderson
Disraeli
Salford
Marn Street
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