The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . The Established Church of England is the Protestant king is its head by law regulated in the time of Henry VIII, andhe possesses the right to nominate archbishops and bishops. Fortwelve centuries England has been divided into two archbishoprics:Canterbury and York. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the primateof all England, has as his provin
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . The Established Church of England is the Protestant king is its head by law regulated in the time of Henry VIII, andhe possesses the right to nominate archbishops and bishops. Fortwelve centuries England has been divided into two archbishoprics:Canterbury and York. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the primateof all England, has as his province the whole of England except thesix northern counties and Cheshire. These are the province of theArchbishop of York, the jirlmate of England. The Archbishojj ofCanterbury ranks next after the royal princes, and is the first peer ofEngland. He has the right of placing the crown on the sovereignshead at the coronation. There are thirty-eight bishops, under whomare thirty-two deans and a hundred archdeacons. In 1911 the numberof civil parishes was 14,614. The Roman Catholics in England andWales are estimated at 1,800,000, with three archbishops (one ofwhom is a cardinal) and thirteen bishops. Other denominations— THE BRITISH EMPIRE 335. English Territorials, Who Correspond to the American National Guard Baptists, Presbyterians, Weslej^an Methodists, etc.—number about2,428,933. The Jews represent 245,000, with two hundred syna-gogues. The Salvation Army has about 76,400 members, and 9,340corps and outposts. The Church of Scotland (established in 1560 and confirmed in1688) is Presbyterian. The clergy are all equal. Its supreme courtis a general assemblj\ The nimiber of churches, chapels, etc., is 1, Roman Catholic Church in Scotland numbers about 550,000, pre-sided over by two archbishops. The Roman Catholics in Irelandnumber 3,242,670, against 576,611 Episcopalians, 440,525 Presby-terians, 62,382 ISIethodists, and 68,031 others. Four archbishops—ofArmagh, Cashel, Dub
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