----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon / Harry Colquhoun <Thistledew@BelleMeadInternet.com> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 12:30 AM Subject: (no subject) > Hi Listers, > Folks in church this morning here in New Jersey mentioned that they were > just back from Scotland and had attended a "High Episcopal" church. Is > this the Church of England? What is the Church of Scotland? > Presbyterian? How popular is the Episcopal church in Scotland at this > time in history? > > Sharon Colquhoun > Belle Mead, New Jersey USA The Scottish Reformation was not Presbyterian, but modified Episcopalian. When James VI became James I the English views of the Church were imported, and there developed a real tension between Presbyterianism and Episcopalianism. The History of the 17th Century was very much these two understanding of Church/State relations fighting things out. The Scottish Episcopal Church is the Church which refused to accept the Legitimacy of William III as King. They had a very difficult 18th Century, during which they demonstrated their position by ordaining the Bishop for the Rebellious Colonists. Because of Social Changes in the 19th Century they were heavily influenced by events in the Church of England, and are (generally) very High Church. At present they have about 39,000 members c.f. the Church of Scotland which is Presbyterian in government with about 670,000. Edward Andrews St. Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Visit our Web site http://www.btinternet.com/~stnicholas.buccleuch/index.htm