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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[1874	Lay Patronage Abolished in the Church of Scotland]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Since the early 1700s the role of lay patrons in church appointments had been a major cause of discontent in the Church of Scotland, and had triggered several splits in the church. In 1874 the British Parliament agreed that Church of Scotland congregations should have the right to choose their own ministers, rather than powerful landowners making appointments to parishes.]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1874]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:dateSubmitted><![CDATA[07/30/2021 10:56:39 am]]></dcterms:dateSubmitted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[egsr@st-andrews.ac.uk]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[142]]></dcterms:identifier>
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