The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
'FuzABI1RS PART
IN IHI REFORMATION
MAJ, daSaFiet Says Queen
Forced CaIvanistic Form on
People of England


h the Church of England, parent
of h Protestant Episcopal church in
America, is essentially Caivanistic, that
is was not accepted spontaneously or
even willingly by the English clergy
or people, but was forced upon them
.pya Calvinistic coterie in the national
government, were leading, statements
in the lecture. on THE Elizabethan
Settlement of Religion" delivered. last
night at the cathedral by Right Rev.
FRANCIS Aidan Gasquet, abbot presi-.
dent Of the English Benedictines. This
was the third lecture in a series Of five
which Dr.. Gasanet has consented to re-
peat in st. Paul.
Following Is an abstract of the emf
'nent scholars conclusions:
With MaryeTudor's death in 1858 any
nope OF q permanent return Of England to
the unity of the church in communion
with Rome passed away Vaguesideas as
10 what really took place at the Reforma-
lion mace II somewhat difficult to under
ment OF Religion" really was Whatever
centreFersialists may say, it is impossi-
PIE 10 doubt that there was q real and
iGoctrlnai connection between the English
Reformation movement and that in Ger
many and Switzerland. AS understood by
ordinary men, without controversial bias.
tLiO iNCioi Tx mEdHS the SUBSTITUTION Oh
Protestantism for the Catholic religion.
rms change, whether for good DRILL,
was carried but sNithina IA very brief Space
Of sume. in the sixteenth century. This
cnange Wassneither popular at the time,
nor was It being prepared for during the
previous centuries. The Wyciffite move
a nna for xampae in particular, had 70
those of his immediate followers had no
OBVIOUS. influence on the reformers of the
sixteenth century.
All tho EdIxry,i ~ n 4 = ~ ~ ~, +r,o 1;on,
that the English Reformation was chief
~ effected threHgh the influence of Lue
Their Calvin sand their immediate follow
end.th ha swI I2 tas TSTks tS Of the the G staaenf
OF history must turn if he would UNDER
stand the faH meaning of the English res
hgiouS movement and correctly gaugesifS
4spirIs3 ~ s1SsEis
EiIzabetE established Reformation
/. The Reformation. rightly understood,
W Usa,ssne establishes tab firmly ig England BY
Catholic party, headed. by the bishops. re-
ceived her as their rightful sovereign.
VVhat the religious convictions, of the new
Even the p made known his willingness
to acknowledge her, if she would inform
him of her accession in the usual way. ).
Immediately after her accession, how
ever, there were signs that she was going
to throw theaweight of her authority on
to the side Of theareforming party. A SCI
cTee o q MSS p was appointed By the ado
the alteration of religion to be effected
I'M b first parliament Of her reign, in or
der to forestall opposition among those
religion was: called. This commission was.
ordered to prepare q draft of a-,diyine7
service to be imposed upon al, and It
agreed to propose the second Book of
Common Prayer drawn UP In King Ed
wards reign, with some slight. and I'M
important notifications.
Ih nAIAHn rrf n IL AL 1890
Eiizabeth agreed to accept the crown ac-
cording to the old Catholic rite. and, she
| LOOK the old oath to protect the Catholic
faith, But in the parliament which as
Sembled in1nediafefy afterwards the re-
ligiousssfestt act o 1fhe2 royal supremacy
was fntrodNced, and ali. 9under severe pen
aIt1es, We're required to swear Eliza
beth was the supreme head of the church.
By this of course every adherent to the
old faith was at once removed from place
and power. SIS $50 2ss
PapaI Supremacy Swept Away
subsequently an act was introduced into
the p house imposing the English
prayer book of 1862 under severe penalties,
and anther act, sweeping away. all zyestige1
of the old papal supremacy, Those. changes
IN religion were opposed vigorously by the
clergy in convocation and by the entire
bencha=of bishops in the house of lords.
of u~ndoubted Protestant tendencies, the,
religious legislation was. carried by three
| votes and The Elfzabethan Settlement Of
Religion wass complete.
= Thai it was a break with the past
and was intended to be. a break" from
the old Catholic religion, called at the
time the pope,sF religion. :. cannot be ques-
the religion then established was, in
form of worship at least, what it had be-
come in the closing years Of King, Edward,
Tomorrow nigf1t the abbott will discuss
1.-THE Anglican QEdinatien..Ia stiy