 | Horace Mann - Christian sects - 1854 - 170 pages
...the Independent churches ; and in 1831 was founded the " Congregational Union of England and Wales," a delegated conference of ministers and laymen, meeting...legislative authority, or become a court of appeal." The Independents think that by these voluntary councils they obtain the benefits without the disadvantages... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1861 - 904 pages
...Rational Union of England and Wales was founded in 1831. It is a delegated conference of ministers an< laymen, meeting twice a year, for consultation on the state and prospects of the body; the constitution proTiding that it " shall not in any case assume a legisla tive authority, or become... | |
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It is a delegated conference of ministers and laymen, meeting twice a year, for consultation on the state and prospects of the body ; the constitution proTiding that it "shall not in any case ae.su mo a legislative authority, or become a court of appeal. 