Edited by Robert J. Cain and Jan-Michael Poff This is the second of three volumes that address colonial North Carolina’s established religion. Correspondence and reports by Anglican clergymen and royal governors; instructions, letters, and journal excerpts from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; acts of the General Assembly; and vestry minutes depict the condition of the Church of England in North Carolina and the efforts to overcome obstacles to its growth. Relationships between church and state, clergy and vestry, and clergy and SPG are shown, and the funding, construction, and maintenance of churches and chapels are mentioned. The process of ordination is outlined, as are the requirements a parish must meet in order to receive a resident clergyman. The right of presentation is argued. But useful as the documents are for fleshing out such topics, they humanize the institutional history of the established church, as well. Not all of its promoters were perfect. While some clerics earned praise for their diligence, others were disciplined for questionable behavior. One was implicated in the murder of a servant. As with previous volumes in this landmark series, Volume XI begins with an authoritative introduction setting the historical context for the documents contained therein and concludes with an expansive index. Hardbound. Pp. lxvi, 643. Illus. Index. (2007) (s) |
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