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It was a common occurrence for American abolitionist ministers to experience sharp conflicts with their congregations or church hierarchies over their radicalism in advocating emancipation of the slaves. In Great Britain, where abolition was a much more respectable cause, there was far less likelihood of such confrontations, but, if an abolitionist clergyman began to equate the situation of the working poor with that of American slaves and boldly preached such a message from his pulpit, then he, too, had to be prepared to stand up to vocal opposition, church discipline, and even the possibility of losing his pastorate. Obviously such ministers touched a chord of guilt that produced a strong defensive reverberation among many British, just as American sermons expounding on the sinfulness of slavery provoked rationalisations of slavery.
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Alexander Wilson, The Chartist Movement in Scotland (Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press, 1970) pp. 32, 202;
Solly, These Eighty Years, or, The Story of an Unfinished Life, 2 vols (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1893) vol. 1, pp. 398–9.
Solly, The Midnight Cry. A Sermon Preached before the Somerset and Dorset Association, at their Annual Meeting, Held at Dorchester, June, 1845 (London; Chapman Bros; Bristol: H. C. Evans; and Wortley, Yorks: J. Barker, 1846). The last-named publisher is the subject of the following essay in this volume.
Solly, Gonzaga: A Tale of Florence. A Drama in Five Acts: Adapted from the Original Dramatic Poem, ‘Gonzaga Di Capponi’ (London: Samuel French, 1877); playbill for performance on 28 Apr 1877, Solly Collection, vol. i, N94 and N146; Reasoner and London Tribune, 22 June 1856.
Solly, Working Men’s Clubs and Institutes: An Answer to the Question, Why Are They Wanted?, 2nd edn (London: Council of the Working Men’s Club and Institute Union, 1865) p. 16.
Solly, A Few Thoughts on How to Deal with the Unemployed Poor of London, and with its ‘Roughs’ and Criminal Classes? ([London]: Social Science Association, 1868) pp. 7–10.
The quotation is from ibid., p. 10. Solly: Working Men’s Social Clubs and Educational Institutes (London: Working Men’s Club and Institute Union, 1867)
Solly, Working Men’s Clubs and Institutes: An Answer to the Question, Why Are They Wanted?; Working Men; A Glance at Some of their Wants; with Reasons and Suggestions for Helping them to Help Themselves, 4th edn (London: Jerrold, 1865)
Solly, Working Men’s Clubs and Alcoholic Drinks: Is the Prohibitory Policy Necessary or Expedient? (London: Samuel Palmer, 1872).
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Fladeland, B. (1984). Patrick Brewster and Henry Solly. In: Abolitionists and Working-Class Problems in the Age of Industrialization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06997-2_6
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