The labour church movement, 1891-1902

Journal of British Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-245

  Bevir, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84949117583     PISSN: 00219371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386190     Document Type: Article

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16. His autobiography, My Quest for God (London, 1897), p. 241.
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128. Labour Prophet (May 1895 and December 1897).
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134. Inquirer (November 1923).
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164. Yeo, "New Life," p. 7.