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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 30, 1874
Page
2
In a discussion on ecclesiastical matters, the speaker argues that the Church and State are distinct bodies. He cites Disraeli’s warning of future conflict between Ultra montanes and Protestants and advocates leaving Church affairs to Church Assemblies to preserve the State’s happiness.
The Liberation Society executive committee resumed sittings after summer recess. They plan meetings and lectures late November or early December as the Established Church of Scotland prepares Patronage Act regulations. A Manchester conference starts the sequence, with follow ups in Newcastle, Bristol, and Plymouth.
The text notes a challenge by someone to a debate with the lecturer under Rev Dr Potter authority. The meeting was well sustained and ended late with lively, hurried votes. It adds that this week Mr Gordon is in the West Riding.
The Contemporary Review essay by W. E. Gladstone probes Ritualism seeking its true meaning. It argues ritual is outward form expressing inward purpose and condemns excess in dress, architecture, and clerical attire. It weighs Romanising risks and offers six questions to judge any ritual change before adoption.
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