The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 18-19W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 101
... seat- rents , would vault over the heads of the humble commonalty there ; and its pews might be filled by such ... seat - rents . Now , in opposition to this , our desire is to set up endowments — and that in order to bring down the seat ...
... seat- rents , would vault over the heads of the humble commonalty there ; and its pews might be filled by such ... seat - rents . Now , in opposition to this , our desire is to set up endowments — and that in order to bring down the seat ...
Page 118
... seat - rents be low enough for the cir- cumstances of the general population . A seat - rent higher than they can pay may be just as effectual a barrier in the way of their attendance on a given church as a distance greater than they ...
... seat - rents be low enough for the cir- cumstances of the general population . A seat - rent higher than they can pay may be just as effectual a barrier in the way of their attendance on a given church as a distance greater than they ...
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... seat - rent with an endowment for the maintenance of the clergyman , which is not liable to this exception . If a maximum of seat - rents be fixed for the greater part of the church , and the remaining part be left to fetch its market ...
... seat - rent with an endowment for the maintenance of the clergyman , which is not liable to this exception . If a maximum of seat - rents be fixed for the greater part of the church , and the remaining part be left to fetch its market ...
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Churches and Chapels or the Necessity and Proper Object | 81 |
The Cause of Church Extension and the Question shortly | 105 |
On the Evils which the Established Church in Edinburgh | 157 |
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