The Case of Richard Meynell
Mrs. Humphry Ward
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Feb. 6, 2019)
Excerpt from The Case of Richard MeynellAY I ask those of my American readers who are M not intimately acquainted with the conditions Of English rural and religious life to remember that the dominant factor in it - the factor on which the story Of Richard Meynell depends - is the existence Of the State Church, Of the great ecclesiastical corporation, the direct heir Of the pre-reformation Church, which owns the cathedrals and the parish churches, which by right Of law speaks for the nation on all national occasions, which crowns and marries and buries the Kings Of England, and, through her bishops in the House Of Lords, exercises a constant and important influence on the lawmaking Of the country? This Church possesses half the elementary schools, and is the legal religion of the great public schools which shape the ruling upper class. She is surrounded with the prestige Of centuries, and it is probable that in many directions she was never so active or so well served by her members as she is at present.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.