Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-06
"HIGH CHURCH" AND Low CHURCH."

A correspondent wri,"s,-that in paragraphs rcla-
tive to the recent election Of Provisional Bishop h"
secs the expressions, 10y church" and high church
again made use Of. He desires al explanation OF
their original and prosrS meaning. The infOrma ion
sought might more pr" ery be expected in reng"us
journals; aud any ailcSpt ut answer, in secular
puper, iuust nccessnrlly.N, brief and imperfect.
Those who arc fuuiNs with the history Of England
will remember that Krng James H. was Catholic,
and in consequence of~ha troubles with his Protes-
tnnt subjects, dcposcd, 0nd WAS succeeded by
William und Mary. Many members OF the Church of
England, who had taken the oath Of allegiance to
James, considered it unlawful TO withdraw their ea
" tU him during his lifetime, and refused To take the
oath Of allegiance TO William and Mary. To .uch
number fcpithets Were HppIicd-Hmnng which Were
.Ma;jurorS, JacobNc< mud Hirh- Churchmca. Nun;ju-
literally persons unwilling tn take oath.
Jacobtes is derived from Jacobus, The Latin f,r
james, nud means tie followers Of James. High
Churchnen is nn cp,thct applied more particularly
10 those who reverence the authority vi the Bishops
and Clergy of divine institution who adhere the
opinion that their Bishops may trace regular sue
cession from the Apostles down. High CLu:chmrn
also adhere with great temacy to tn. letter Of the
rubrirs and canOns of the Church Low Churrhncm
are those who profess to hold religious fornS aud cure
monies i'll low estimation, and 20 ho. quite iudepun.
dent Of external observance the spiritual value uf
Christian ordinances.
Sancroft, Archbishop Of Canterbury, aud 8 num-
Der of other Rshops were deprived of thoir Sees in
consequence Of refusing ~ tasr the onth of allegiance
10 w imam auu Mary. lIlo lOllOWere Ol SnDcrOit
numerous in ScotlN'i and their separation
from tho Church ofEngnnd went farther than es
affected their allegiance. The non: Jurors continued
to prny for James and the Snir family, nnd il was
~; anil the accession "f George III. ;a; :he cau,c
Of their separation from tic Church oi Eu;.uui b.
Cann renIuvc;'.
OF the four first Bishops VI III" Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States one Bishop S:abury of
Conf received consecrann al the hands nf the nom-
jurng Bishops of Scotland and the other three from
the Archbishop Of Canterbury: who was the success.
cor in direct line of Toson, who succeeded the dcpos
ed Sancroft. There every prospect that the
feud which had disturbed tho church. OF England for
a century, would be extended to this country. BY
the e1ertion Of wise and good men, conspicuous
among whom was the late Bishop Parker Of Massa-
chusetts, such calamity was prevented. A Bishop
who had received conservation from the Archbishop Of
Canterbury, was induced tIunite with one who had
received consecra'iou fr the non;juring Bishop.
Massachusetts.
The terms "hsh church> and "low church. still
retain their original mcaning and have decide" nrlhe
rents in this country The leading "hish church,ncn"
are Bishops Whittingham Of Maryland, and Dnnnc
of New Jersey; the leading slow churchmen' is Bish
op McIvs,ne Of Ohio, who hns born denounced Is
"Ittle better than Presbyterian
In tho Diocese Of New York, the majority Of cler-