Talk:History of the Episcopal Church
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[edit] Removing material from the parent article
The software gives an anachronistic message about a 36K page being too long. In fact most featured articles are much longer than this. The message stems from obsolete browsers such as Netscape 4 having trouble editing pages of this length. This new article is a good addition to the encyclopedia, but you might want to consider also reincorporating it into the parent article as part of a featured article campaign. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 10:56, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Thank you for noticing the new article. I'm glad you think that it's a good addition. Of course, if most people would rather it be one article, it could be folded back into the original. JenKilmer 21:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
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- The below text was found on a category page. Parts of it may be useful in improving this page, parts of it may be redundant. >Radiant< 14:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
The Protestant Episcopal Church was the formative name of an American denomination that historically traces its Christian traditions to the Anglican communion and the Church of England.
Prior to the American Revolution there were efforts to establish the Church of England in the colonies. The May 1, 1760 first free and voluntary Convention of the American (Anglican) Priesthood met at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Rev. Dr. William Smith presiding. The attendees wanted and needed an American Episcopate (bishop). Smith worked towards that goal.
No approval ever came from England for an American bishop before the Revolution. Afterwards, the American priests turned to the Scottish bishops to consecrate Rev. Samuel Seabury of Connecticut, the first American bishop in 1784. This, however, proved to be controversial. At the Convention of 1785, the Rev. William White, Rector of Christ Church, Philadelphia, became the leader. Two committees under Dr. William Smith's chairmanship were formed: 1. To draft a constitution to establish the Protestant Episcopal Church, and 2. A plan to obtain the consecration of Bishops from the Archbishops and the Bishops of the Church of England. [1] [2]
The Protestant Episcopal Church was organized in 1789, and with the eventual passage of an Act by the British Parliament it became possible for the consecration of bishops to serve beyond English shores. The Rev. William White became the first Presiding Bishop in America.
Over the years the Protestant Episcopal Church became known as the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
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Does anyone have the expertise to straighten out the references?. Something got messed up somewhere along the line. clariosophic (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- Done. I tried it myself and it was pretty simple. Refs 5 & 6 had an extra "ref" between them. Deleted it and it worked. clariosophic (talk) 21:38, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
