European Clerical Power in Belgium Sparks Debate and Factional Strife
A British observer outlines the influence of Catholic and Liberal factions in Belgium, criticizing state church funding and praising reform to let churches rely on lay support. He cites clerical growth, pilgrimages to St Hubert, and political risks of clerical power, noting concubinage with local authorities and potential conflicts with Italy.
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Belgium
Brussels
Church of England
England
Liberal Party
Emile de Lavaleye
Luge
le Parti Clerical En Belgique
Libals
Antwerp
Ardennes
St. Hubert
Hubert
Guipont
Louis Napoleon
Europe
Italy
M. Lavaleye
Fragmentary Assertion on Appointments and Catholic Leadership
A reader voices criticism of government appointments, alleging Catholics influence policy and suggesting virtue is not the sole reward for public service. The fragment references widespread cases and questions virtue in leadership.
British Association in Bradford Explores Education and Science
The British Association met in Bradford with lectures on atomic theory and education reform. Topics covered include chemical advances, railway economics, biology progress, geology of coal, and social conditions of manual labor.
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British Association
Bradford
Joule
A. W. Williamson
F.R.S
Williamson
England
Mr. Forster
Rutherford Alcock
Persia
India
Mediterranean
Houghton
Lord Houghton
Phillips
Russell
Allman
W. H. Barlow
Bessemer
Siemens
Board of Trade
Association
St. George’s Hall
Rutherford
Ferrier
Economic Science
Leone Levi Contri
J. Dewar
Mongolia
Peking
Hankow
W. W. Gill
New Guinea
Morris
Halifax
Owens College
Forster
Economic Science and Statistics
Morrison