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resolution at a Heaton Mercoy Congregationalist Church
said that those who disagreed has better utay away; a
Correspondent to the pall Mall Gazette rejFortod that
no a Liberal Unionist be followed this advice, with the
result that the resolution passed unanimously,
The Nonconformist resolutions reflect mainly middle
class and lower middle clasp opinion. In spite of
home mission movemento, 2doncon1ormictL had not achieved
any great success by 1900, in attracting working men to
their churches. The lack of working class adherents
was a constant source of complaint to Nonconformictn.
The working class was poueibly more biChly represented
in resolution from Pleasant Sunday Afternoons, Adult
Schools and Christian Endeavour Societies.
tiorking class participation in Quaker revolutions
was greater since six out of twenty one resolutions come
froin Adult Schools said to be composed of working man
and worsen. The rest came from raeotingo, mainly local
monthly meotinga of rr ciepds. Xorkahire dent eight of
1,
(1) Pall Hall C tte. 2nd October 18990
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(2) Sege K, S. InClic, Churches and the workin oln , in
Victorian 1n band London 197 1 p. 99.
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