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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 26, 1849
Page
2
A lengthy critique denounces the Church Establishment in Ireland as a tool of English power. It claims Catholics are legally enslaved and socially degraded, taxed to support Protestant parishes, while the majority suffer under oppressive law. It calls for abolition of religious discrimination and a shift toward national freedom.
Expelled ministers draw sympathy at meetings in Sheffield and Wakefield as supporters rally for Methodist reform. Mayors and local figures speak on lay influence, governance reform, and wholesale changes in church representation. The debate centers on shifting power from ministers to laity to curb potential corruption.
A West Riding leader urges lay representation and criticizes a dominant party’s interference in religion. He cites the Watchman Tory Wesleyan paper as wasteful and calls for liberty from party control. Protests spread to South Shields Glossops Cambridge Wells Midsomer Norton Downham.
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