Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
"HIGH CHURCH" AND GLOW CHURCH"

correspondent writes that, in paragraphs relative
the recent election of Provisional Bishop he the
pressions low church and !" high church again made
Of He desires explanation of their original and
present meaning The information sought might more
properly be expected in religious journals and any
tempt at an answer in secular paper must necessarily
be brief and imperfect
Those who are familiar with the history of England
will remember that King James H. Catholic, and,
in consequence Of his troubles with his Protestant sub
jects, was deposed, and succeeded by William and
Mary. Many members of the Church of England who
had taken the oath of allegiance James considered it
unlawful to withdraw their fealty to him during his
lifetime and refused to take the oath of allegiance
William and Mary, To such number Of epithets
applied; among which were NonJurors, Jacobies, and
High Churchmen Non-jurors literally persons
willing to take oath; Jacobtes is derived from Jaco
bus, the Latin for James, and means the followers Of
James; High Churchmen is epthet applied
particularly to those who the authority of the
bishops and clergy of divine institution who adhere
s the opinion that their bishops may regular
cession from the apostles down. High Churchmen also
adhere with great tenacty the letter of the rubcs
and canons of the church. Low Churchmen are those
who profess to hold religious forms and ceremonies in
low estimation and to hold quite independent of external
observance the spiritual value of christian ordinances
Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, and number Of
other bishops deprived of their sees in
of refusing to take the oath of allegiance to William and
Mary The followers Of Sancroft were most numerous
in Scotland, and their separation from the Church of
England went further than it affected their allie
glance The nonurors continued to pray for James and
the Stuart family and it was not till the accession of
George H. that the of their separation from the
Church Of England became removed
Of the four first bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States, Bishop Seabury, Of
Connecticut received conservation the hands of the
nonuring bishops Of Scotland and the other three from
the Archbishop of Canterbury who the successor in
direct line of Toson, who succeeded the deposed San
croft There every prospect that the feud which
had disturbed the Church of England for century would
be extended to this country BY the exerton Of wise
and good men, conspicuous among whom the late
Bishop Parker, of Massachusetts,, such calamity was
prevented A bishop who had received conservation
from the Archbishop Of Canterbury induced unite
with who had received conservation from the
urpg bishops in the conservation Of Dr. Bass the first
bishop Of Massachusetts,.
The terms high church and low church, still
tain their original meaning and have decided adherents
in this country. The leading high churchmen"
Bishops Nottingham, Of Maryland, and Doane of New
Jersey the leading SLOW churchman" is Bishop Nell
vaine Ohio who has been denounced "tte better
/ than Presbyterian
In the Diocese of New York the majority of the clergy
adhere to the high church dogmas The laty appear
be almost decidedly high church and it probably
only their desire bishop that induced many
them to abandon the church candidate, Dr. Vnton
and join the clergy in the election Of Dr. Potter The
latter, however, is by "low-churchman,"
he has been styled in many quarters On the contrary
ne has always enjoyed the reputation OF being
ssent high-churchman As lover Of the things that
tend toward peace, his administration, however, will be
likely to receive the cordial support Of churchmen Of all
throughout the length and breadth Of the diocese
NeW York E1pre,s.