Introduction to the science of Chinese religion; a critique of Max Müller & other authors - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...its peculiar patronage a certain number of these societies according to their respective claims as grounded on the number and wealth of their adherents, on the antiquity of their pretensions, or on the apparent usefulness and truthfulness of their tenets. This patronage may be exhibited in conceding exemptions from general civil burdens to the ministers of the religious body favoured; in supplementing the salaries of the ministers from public funds; or in according a peculiar amount of protection to the property vested in the body. "Or again, law may select for its peculiar patronage one body out of all the rest, such body being chosen on the ground of its past history in relation to the general history of the country, the selection of it being presumptively justified by its present size and influence. The patronage in this last case is likely to assume a more decided form than in the former cases, and those phenomena are produced which are exhibited in England. The Queen or King must necessarily be a member of this Church. All the chief ministers of this Church are members of one branch of the legislature. All the formularies of public worship are fixed by Act of Parliament. All breaches of ecclesiastical duty are cognizable in special courts of justice constituted by the State for this purpose. All the chief ministers of the Church, and a vast number of the subordinate ministers are appointed by the executive government of the day. This is what is meant by saying that the Church of England is established. It is obvious that "establishment" will have » different meaning for every country, and for the same country at different epochs in its history. "A third method that law may adopt is to show complete neutrality with respect to al...
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