A Living Faith and Public Affairs in 1873 Bristol
A Bristol letter-writing excerpt discusses political strife over licensing and church influence, arguing for reform and a good time coming. It criticizes government policies aligned with publicans and the beerhouse, fears electoral defeat, and praises the Tonic Sol-fa movement for church singing and youth engagement. The writer endorses religious unity and moral progress.
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Bright
Church
England
Church and Beerhouse
H. Kiddle
Fernwood Villa
Redland-road
Bristol
Ireland's National Colour Debate in a Letter
A letter to the Nonconformist editor argues that green is not Ireland's national colour, claiming the Act of Union merged nationality and that light-blue is the true national colour, while orange and green are mere party colours. The writer signs as a devoted reader.
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Ireland
Singing Classes Demand Local Support and Room Access
A reader urges ministers and deacons to back Tonic Selfa singing classes for children and youth as the season begins. He notes many venues cannot sustain rooms at low fees, often a penny per singer per night, leaving little margin for expenses.
Question on Gregory the Great and papal infallibility in faith debate
A reader asks the Nonconformist to assess an extract quoted from Gregory the Great about universal bishops, questioning if the statement supports papal infallibility as asserted by the Vatican Council. The author seeks impartial input and notes Latin sources are largely inaccessible to him.
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Gregory the Great
Papacy
Tablet
London
Churchman
David Simpson
Simpson
Gregory
Pius IX
A Strange Appointment
Letter from Watchful lambasts the Dublin Catholic University appointment of Professor Sullivan a noted Cullenite and foe of Queen's College Cork citing Ultramontane sympathies in government. The writer warns Nonconformists and questions the post as a ploy against Cork college and Ultramontanism.
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Sullivan
Dublin Roman Catholic University
Queen’s College
Cork
Directors invite applications for 4100 unalloted shares
Tuk Directors or Hester and Co. offer 4100 unalloted shares at par 10 each until October 18 with a 2d per share premium thereafter. Dividend remains ten percent per annum, payable quarterly in future. A London correspondent notes Conservative MPs urged the Speaker to issue a new Greenwich writ over Mr Gladstone's office of profit but the Speaker declined to act for now.
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Tuk
Hester and Co. (Limited
Guapsroxe
Manchester Guardian
London
Greenwich
Gladstone
Education Act and Bright schemes in Denominational schools
The Daily Telegraph notes signs of Liberal support shifting on Education policy. It discusses Bright’s potential practical plans to fund destitute children in denominational schools, including optional church rates and state grants with destitute-child quotas, aiming to ease the Twenty-Fifth Clause disputes.
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Daily Telegraph
Forster
Bright
Mr. Bright
Birmingham
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