The Church and its Critics in An Era of Reform
A historical snapshot critiques ecclesiastical figures and debates within the English church. It contrasts Archbishop Canterbury's ecumenical vision with calls to disestablish establishment and Episcopal structures, praising Defoe as a nonconformist moral thinker while noting memorials and local church leadership concerns.
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Africa
Lichfield
Inverness
Apostolic Church
New Zealand
Episcopal Church
John Knox
Scotland
England
Daniel Defoe
Defoe
The Irish Education Question
A declaration on education in Ireland is being signed by Roman Catholic electors. The manifesto demands changes to public education at all levels to grant equality with nonconscientious objectors and remove civil disabilities tied to religious beliefs, echoing but diverging from prior Church Education Society positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Church Education Society of Ireland
Down Clergy Denial Sparks Press Debate on Unconditional Resolution
A Dean of Down disputes a reported unanimous Down and Connor and Dromore stance to commute unconditionally. The letter to the Foreign Affairs Secretary urges Her Majesty’s Government to uphold Holy See independence. Northern Echo notes dissent and a Baptist minister preaching in a Church of England parish, highlighting tolerance in Middleton Tyas. A Port item discusses an Irish preference for papal asylum and potential futures for the Vatican. The Westminster Communion issue is reviewed by the Bishop of Oxford, who rejects unilateral admission terms and urges refusals to any nonconforming claims. A Manchester Courier anecdote recounts a Sand Church burial where a minister was invited to attend the procession within legal limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down
Down and
Connor
Dromore
George Bowyer
Freeman
Blackwood
Middleton Tyas
Diocese of
Ripon
Steane
Backhouse
M.P
Middleton ‘Tyas
Inisu
Ireland
Island of Saints
Eternal City
Dublin
Europe
France
Republic
Napoleon the Third
Italy
Oxford
Westminster Communion
Westminster Abbey
Church of England
W. C. Squist
Stand
Manchester
Manchester Examiner
Sand Church
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Spectator
Canterbury
Constantinople
Earth
Heaven
Christ
CO. G. Coombe
Crookes
Sheffield
Mr. Coombe
J. C. Ryle
Norbury
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