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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 22, 1869
Page
3
A historic Welsh gathering debated church-state relations, opposing state subsidy for the Episcopalian Church. Speakers praised Protestant heritage, urged independence from government favors, and highlighted Irish reforms as a model for equal treatment of Catholics and Protestants. The meeting closed with thanks and a doxology.
Brecon hosts the opening of the Independent Brecon Memorial College, a historic Nonconformist institution founded in 1662 to train ministers for English and Welsh pulpits. Funding from T Morley and other donors supported construction, with services led by Rev. T Binney and MP H Richard. The building, costing about 10,000 pounds, aims to promote liberty for the truth of God amid Welsh church life.
A speaker links past Dissent under the Stuarts to a current drive from homes in Cardigan county. He urges a nationwide collection in Nonconformist chapels to support sufferers, arguing Welsh liberty rests on brave forebears who resisted tyranny. He vows Welshmen will stand with conscience and citizen duty.
The Downs Chapel on Downs Road Clapton opened for public worship on Tuesday the 14th. Dr Landers preached in the morning and Mr Spurgeon in the evening to a large crowd, despite poor morning weather. The chapel seats about eleven hundred with classrooms and vestries. Total cost 7500 pounds. London Baptist Association gave 1600 upon condition no further liability. Donations and collections brought in about 4100 pounds. The pastor Rev T Tymms was introduced amid warm remarks from Dr Landels and others. the day featured multiple addresses and concluded with a large Sunday turnout and a 300-person prayer meeting.
The Rev D W Purdon resigns due to ill health from Thame Congregational Church while Rev Dr M Kerrow retires after over forty years in Manchester. Rev Henry Cross accepts the call to lead Knaresborough Congregational Church. Golcar Baptist chapel near Huddersfield opens for 1000 adults and 200 scholars costing about 5000 pounds. Evangelical Alliance meets Derby November 2 to 6 with accommodation arranged. Amalgamation fails for Rotherham and Airedale Colleges. new institute planned at Rotherham with about 20000 pounds budget.
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