Volume 12 – 1878

Issue 1 - January 1878
P.3-9 - "Church Armour" - a catechism written by the Rev Dr Taylor used in schools in Liverpool.

P.9-15 - "The Gown in the Pulpit" - article by Rev William Fleming.

P.15-35 - "Conference at Birmingham" - continuation of proceedings from Vol XI, P.466

Issue 2 - February 1878
P.41 - Mr C H Bousfield elected Member of Council.

P.43 - tracts LX-LXVI have been published.

P.44-54 - "The Gown in the Pulpit" - discussion continued from P.15.

P.57-60 - "The prestbury Case" - proceedings.

Issue 3 - March 1878
P.74-77 - "Memorial to the Queen against Auricular Confession" - submission with 400,702 signatures.

P.82-87 - "Confession - Absolution"

P.89-91 - "Election of Churchwardens at the easter vestries" - opinion of Counsel requested.

Issue 4 - April 1878
P.109-124 - "Annual report of the Association"

P.124-136 - "Annual Meeting"

P.136-140 - "The Prestbury Case - Judgment"

P.140-142 - 'The Mackonochie Case'

Issue 5 - May 1878
P.145-150 - "Simplicity in Public Worhip"

P.150-153 - "Offertory Alms and Other Collections" - an Opinion.

P.154-155 - "The Use of Unfermented Wine in the Holy Communion" - an Opinion.

Issue 6 - June 1878
P.175-214 - "The Spring Conference"

Issue 7 - July 1878
P.215 - Rev S Wainwright and rev C H Mitchinson elected Members of Council.

P.219 - 222 - 'The Mackonochie Case' - continuing proceedings.

P.222-231 - "The Prestbury ritual Case"

P.231-235 - "Ritualism. A Romeward Movement"

P.235-0238 - "Sacerdotalism - A Present Day Question"

P.240-242 - "Ritualistic Assumptions"

Issue 8 - August 1878
P.251-255 - "Confession and its Consequences" -'a wife and mother' addresses words of warning to the mothers, fathers and husbands of great Britain.

P.255-259 - "Dangerous Compromises and Compliances" - from a paper by rev A M W Christopher.

P.259-266 - "Debate in Parliament on Ritualism"

P.267-269 - 'The mackonochie case' - further action by the defendant.

Issue 9 - September 1878
P.283-286 - "The Sacerdotal Conspiracy, an Engine of rome"

P.286-316 - 'The Mackonochie Case' - a judgment, and press opinions.

Issue 10 - October 1878
P.323-326 - "Ritualism Contrasted with Scripture" - Rev Hely Smith.

P.327-330 - "Evangelical religion" - Rev F Heare.

P.330-333 - "Re-Union with Rome - An Appeal to cardinal patrizi" - an appeal signed by '198 Deans, Canons, parish Priests and other Priests of the protestant church of england ('Longing for visible reunion between all parts of the Christian family')', and response.

P.333-337 - "The Re-Union of christendom. A coincidence - and a Lesson"

P.337-339 - "Ritualism and Scepticism"

Issue 11 – November 1878
P.353-357 – “The Catholic Doctrine (So Called) of Eucharistic Sacrifice”

P.359-361 – “Rome and the Ritualists”

P.361-367 – “The Archbishop of York on Ritualism’ – and press report.

P.368-369 – “Anglican Sisterhoods”

P.369-373 – “Cuddesdon College” – A Solemn Warning.

P.374-375 – “Dean Burgon on Ritualism”

Issue 12 – December 1878
P.383 – F P Labilliere and A R Pite elected Members of Council.

P.384-421 – “The Autumn Conference at Derby” – First day’s proceedings.

P.421-438 – “The Prestbury Ritual Case” – Judgment.