Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-06
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Established Religion of Great
Britain Explained.
TWO GREAT ARCHBISH0PS
Meaning of Terms High Church and
Low Church.
CLERGY WELL PROVIDED Fol
Among Them Are Priests Who Vow
Poverty, Chastity and Obedience.
Religious Statistics.
BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS.

Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
NEW YORK, January 3. 1909.
In reply to an inquiry from the Rev.
Thomas NJ. Bosbee of Palmyra. Mo, l
would say that the phase established
church, as commonly used in England,
means the Protestant Episcopal denomi-
nation, otherwise called the Church of
England; but it is rather difficult in the
brief space allowed me to define the ex
act points Of relation between that or
ganization and the government. The
church is not endowed by the state, all
other religious organizations are equally
protected by the law and all ministers
of religion have the same personal priv
ileges, such as exemption from military
service, serving On juries, etc, etc.
What Constitutes Establishment.
The two points that constitute the '.es-
Establishment" however, are % that the
King of England and the parliament rec
ogniZe that particular religious body as
the rightful representative of Christianity
in England: e. the government gives CO.
ercive jurisdiction to its eccesiastic
courts. and 90 it has a voice in its adj
ministration by the appointment of the
bishops.
Christianity was brought into England
by st. Augustine, commonly known as
the apostle of England" in the sixth
century. He settled at Canterbury, under
the protection of Ethelbert King of kent,
whom he soon led to accept the faith,
and gradually it extended among the
people. The pope was recognized as the
supreme head of the church until the
time of Henry VIII. when there was a
separation, the authority of Rome was
renounced and gradually distinct es-
Establishment was organized which has
continued to this day. The bishops and
archbiShOpS have seats in the house of
lords. and thus participate in legisla-
ton. which Is not permitted to the clergy
of the dissenting bodies.
England Divided Into Parishes.
The political division of England is upon
the parish system. which was originated
by Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury,
as far back as the year 800. All families
attending certain church were formed
into a distinct organization similar to
the townships of the United States Clus-
tiers of parishes were formed into a do
ceSe, and several dioceses formed a
province, of which there are two, presided
over by the archbishops of Canterbury
and York. The Archbishop of Canterbury
had primary not only over England, but
over Scotland and Ireland. until the year
l1D.. II 10 10 uGlne the exdct
! relationship of the province of York to
that of Canterbury, but each archbishop
presides over his own Independent synod
| and exercises ecclesiastical authority in
| his own province. Canterbury claims not
only greater antiquity. dignity and prece-
| dence, but is granted patriarchal rever.
| ence. The archbishop presides over al
general councils. He takes precedence
| of all except the royal family. The Arch
bishop of York takes precedence of al
dukes not of royal blood, and of all Off.
GERS of state except the lord chancellor
The King of England is crowned by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the queen by
| the Archbishop of York. The former
| receives a salary of $4,000 a year anc
| has various other perquisites, including
| Lambeth Palace in London. The Arch
| bishop of York has a salary of $50 900 {
year, with various perquisites and a pal
| ace at York. The province of Canter
bury includes twentyfour dioceses anc
the province of York nine.
Salaries Paid the Clergy.
Whitta..er's Almanac, which is the high
est authority, gives the names of thirt,
bishops constituting the upper house o
the ecclesiastical court of England. TIL,
Bishop of London receives a salary o
$4,000. occupies Pulham Palace, on st
James Square. and presides over st
| Paurs Cathedral The other bishops re
ceive from $4,000 to $4,000 a year, witt
numerous perquisites and residences
There are twenty-seven cathedrals of TIL
Church of England, and Cults "Diction
airy of the Church of England gives tn
following table of salaries paid to TIL
clergy: