On 27th June 2023, the Bishop of Sheffield moved a motion to direct that the Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure be presented to His Majesty the King for Royal Assent, and gave a speech in support of the motion:
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield: That this House do direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure be presented to His Majesty for the Royal Assent.
My Lords, I am not entirely surprised to discover that this Measure excites noble Members of the House rather less than the previous business.
In the medieval period, clergy were paid mainly from income derived from land owned by each parish, known as glebe land. The amount of land varied from parish to parish, and so accordingly did the income of the clergy. With the Industrial Revolution and the growth of cities, wealthy industrialists were often willing to give significant amounts of money to support the local church, often helping to build and endow the church in question. In my diocese of Sheffield, a number of large churches were built in this period thanks to the generosity of industrialists such as Samuel Fox, the founder of the local Stocksbridge steelworks.
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