&c. &c. ACTS of the Apostles written, 63 the number determined, 1000 Agnus Dei, or "O Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world," &c. first appointed in the Litany, 687 -first consecration in 1566 Souls' festival established, 1604 Anathemas first brought into the church, 387 Andrew's (St.) festival instituted, 359 Annates, or first-fruits, instituted, 1306 Annunciation of the Virgin Mary observed, 350 Anthems first introduced into the church service, 386 Apparitors first instituted about 1234 Appeals to Rome first practised from England, 697 Archdeacon, the first in England, 1075 Articles of religion, six published by Henry VIII. 1536 - 42 published without consent of parliament, 1552 the 42 reduced to 39, Jan. 1563 - received the authority of parliament, 1571 -104 drawn up by Archbishop Usher, for Ireland, 1615 established, 1634 Ascension day first commemorated, 68 Assumption of the Virgin (festival of the), instituted, 813 Athanasian creed said to be written, 340 Auricular confession first introduced, 1215 Augsburg confession of faith made, 1550 Of the crown. the bishops Impropriators Dublin University The crown has also the patronage of the bishoprics, the deaneries, prebends, &c. -the annual incomes of the English livings are, 290 under 507. a year 50%. and under 100l. a year .... 1,621 of 1,591 of 1007. 1507. 1,355 of 1,964 of 1,317 of Letters 2,728,100 838,380 3,566,480 The Apocrypha has 183 chapters, 6,081 verses, and 125,185 words - the middle chapter, and the least in the Bible, is the 117th Psalm the middle verse is the 8th of the 118th Psalm the middle line is the 2d Book of the Chronicles, 4th chapter, and 16th verse the word and occurs in the Old Testa. ment 35,535 times - the same word in the New Testament occurs 10,684 times the word Jehovah occurs 6,855 times Old Testament.-The middle book is Proverbs; the middle chapter is the 29th of Job; the middle verse is the 2d book of Chronicles, 20th chapter, and the verse; the least verse is the 1st book of Chronicles, 1st chapter and 1st verse New Testament. -The middle is the Thessalonians, 2d; the middle chapter between the 13th and 14th of the Romans; the middle verse is the 17th of the 17th chapter of the Acts; the least verse is the 35th verse of the 11th chap. ter of the Gospel by St. John The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra has all the letters of the alphabet in it is The 19th chapter of the 2d book of Kings, and the 37th chapter of Isaiah, are alike The book of Esther has 10 chapters, but neither the words Lord nor God in it Bishops, their translation first instituted, 239 - were appointed by the people, 400 first in England, 694 first in Denmark, 939 made barons, 1072 precedency settled, 1075 banished England, 1208 --consented to be tributary to Rome, 1245 the first that suffered death in England by elected by the king's congé d'elire, 1535 form of consecration ordained, 1549 seven deprived for being married, 1554 fifteen consecrated at Lambeth, 1559 -twelve impeached, and committed for protesting against any law passed in the house of lords during the time the populace prevented their attending parliament, 1641 their whole order abolished by parliament, Oct. 9, 1646 -nine restored, and eight new ones consecrated, Oct. 25, 1660 - regained their seats in the house of peers, Nov. 30, 1661 -seven committed to the tower for not ordering the king's declaration for liberty of conscience to be read throughout their dioceses, 1688 -six suspended for not taking the oaths to King William, 1689 deprived, 1690 Bishoprics of England and Wales, according to the antiquity of their institution - London, an archbishopric and metropolitan of England, founded by Lucius, the first Christian king of Britain, 185. (See Bede, Dugdale) -Llandaff, 185; Bangor, 516; St. David's 519; (the archbishopric of Wales, from 550 till 1100, when the bishop submitted to the archbishop of Canterbury as his metropolitan) - I wore the red hat (to remind them, that they ought to shed their blood, if required, for religion), and were declared princes of the church, 1222 set fire to the conclave, and separated, and a vacancy in the papal chair for two years, 1314 Carassa was hanged by order of Pius IV. 1560; as was Cardinal Poli, under Leo X. -title of Eminence first given them by Pope Urban VIII, about 1630 Catechism, a short one published by the bishop of Winchester, 1552 Christian, the term of distinction first given the disciples of Christ at Antioch, 40 Christianity was propagated in Spain in 36 in Britain, 60; or, as others say, in the 5th century in Franconia and Flanders, in the 7th century in Lombardy, Thuringia, and Hesse, in the 8th century - in Sweden, Denmark, Poland, and Russia, in the 9th century - in Hungary and Sclavonia, in the 10th Christianity reinstated in Greece, &c. &c. in the 17th century Christmas-day first observed as a festival, 98 Church-music introduced into worship, 350 choral service first used in England at Canterbury, 677 - changed throughout England from the use of St. Paul's to that of Sarum, 1418 first performed in English, May 8, 1559 Church-wardens and overseers instituted, 1127 Church-yards first consecrated, 317 -admitted into cities, 740 Circumcision instituted, 1897 B.C. Commandments given to Moses, 1424 B.C. Creed, and Lord's Prayer, translated into the Saxon language, 781 Common-prayer published in English, with the authority of Parliament, 1548 Conception of the Virgin (festival of) instituted, 1387 Conclave for the election of popes, first ordered, 1274 Concubines allowed the priests, 1132 Consecration of churches instituted, 153 restored in Spain, May, 1814; and in the suppressed in Portugal, 1835 Copes instituted, 256 at Arles, 314, at which three English bishops were present the first Nicene one, when 328 fathers attended, against Arius, 325 the first at Constantinople, when Pope Damasus presided, and 150 fathers attended, 381 that at Sardis, when 376 fathers attended, the first at Ephesus, when Pope Celestine -one called the Milevetan council, 568 at Rome in 649 - the third at Constantinople, when Pope Agatho presided, and 289 fathers attended, 680 -the second at Nice, when Pope Adrian presided, and 350 fathers attended, 787 the fourth at Constantinople, when Pope Adrian presided, and 101 fathers attended, 869 BO Councils. That at Vercellus, when Pope | EASTER established, 68 Leo IX. presided, 1053 -the Lateran one, when Pope Calixtus II. presided, and 300 fathers attended, 1112 the second Lateran one, when Pope Innocent II. presided, and 1000 fathers attended, 1139 third Lateran one, when Pope Alexander III. presided, and 300 fathers attended, 1175 the fourth Lateran one, when Pope Innocent III. presided, and 1185 fathers attended, 1215 and 1217 - at Lyons, 1255 and 1274 -that at Vienna, when Pope Clement V. presided, and 300 fathers attended, 1311 one at Constance, when Pope John XXII. and Martin V. presided, 1414 the sixth Lateran one, when Pope Julian III. and Pius IV. presided againt Luther, 1546. There have been several other provincial councils, and others, as that of Avignon, in France, and at Bituria, in Tuscany, 1431 at Tours, in France, 1448 at Florence, in Italy, 1449 at Toledo, in Spain, 1473 at Aspurgh, in Germany, 1548 Crucifixes painted in churches and chambers, DEDICATION of churches introduced by Between 1481 & 1498, under the Inquisitor-Generalship of Torquemada 1498..1507, under that of Deza 1507..1517, under that of the Cardinal Ximenes 1517.. 1521, under that of Adrian de Florencio 1521..1523, (an Interregnum) 1532..1538, under the Inquisitor-General 1533..1545, under that of Tabera. -controversy determined, 667 FASTS established, 138 Festival of the Jews (the principal), being the feast of the tabernacles, is celebrated by them to this day; it was instituted by Moses in the wilderness, 1490 B.C. but was celebrated with the greatest magnificence for fourteen days, upon the dedication of the temple of Solomon, 1005 before Christ. They carried boughs loaded with fruit in procession of Christmas, Easter, Ascension, and the Pentecost, or Whitsuntide, first ordered to be observed by all Christians, 68 rogation days appointed, 469 - jubilees in the Romish church instituted First fruits and tenths instituted by Clement first collected in England, 1316 granted by Queen Anne for the relief of poor clergy, Feb. 7, 1704 Fonts instituted, 167 GLORIA PATRI (the doxology of) first used, 382 Godfathers & godmothers first appointed, 130 HALLELUJAH and amen first introduced by of victims of, under forty-five Inquisitors de} ship of Manrique 1546..1556, under that of Loaisa, and during the reign of the Emperor IMAGE-WORSHIP introduced, 715 suppressed in England, 1546 -in Hungary and Germany, 1785 Independents, such as hold the independency of the church, or that each congregation may govern themselves in religious matters. Presbyterians and anabaptists are now agreed with them; the Anabaptists always were. Their first meeting-house founded in England was that by Mr. Henry Jacobs, 1616 Impropriations; before the destruction of the monasteries, by Henry VIII. 1539, many livings were in the possession of' impropriators; the great tithes they kept themselves, allowing the small tithes to the vicar or substitute who served the church. On the suppression of the monasteries, Henry VIII. disposed of the great tithings among his favourites Indulgences first disposed of for money, 1190 Inquisitions (court of) began, 1204 -abolished in Naples, 1752 -in Tuscany, 1788 - in Spain, 1811 in Rome, 1809 -restored in Spain 1814; abolished, 1836 Invocation of the Virgin and Saints began to be practised, 593 JAMES'S (ST.) epistle written, 59 the festival of, instituted, 1089 January 30, ordered to be observed as a fast, 1660 Jeremiah wrote his Lamentations, 610 B.C. Jesus Christ was born, Monday, December 25, A.M. 4004, year of Rome, 752 his baptism by John, and his first ministry, 30 celebrated the last passover, and instituted the sacrament in its room, on Thursday, April 2 was crucified, April 3 arose, April 5 and ascended, Thursday, May 14 following, in the 33d year of his age John (St.) the baptist's festival instituted, 488 the apostle, wrote his epistles, 92 the evangelist, wrote his Revelation, 96 his Gospel, 97 -his festival instituted, 313 Joshua (book of) written, 1415 B.C. Jubilee among the Christians at the end of every century, instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. 1300; this was celebrated afterwards every 50 years by order of Clement VI. Urban VI. reduced it to every 33d year, and Paul II. to every 25th year, at which period it is now fixed Jude (St.) wrote his epistle, 71 festival instituted, 1030 Lights first used in churches in the daytime, 409 Litanies first used in churches, 443 MARK (ST.) wrote his gospel, 44 -feast instituted, 1090 Marriage in Lent forbidden, 354 forbidden the priests, 1015 first celebrated in churches, 1226 Martin's (St.) festival instituted, 812 Matthew (St.) wrote his gospel, 44 Mahomet began to promulgate his opinions, 604 Mass first used in Latin, 394 introduced into England, 680 - elevation of the Host required prostration, 1201 Maunday Thursday ceremony commenced in 1362 Matthias' (St.) festival instituted, 1090 NATIVITY of the Virgin Mary instituted, 695 New Testament translated into the Chinese language, by the East India company's translator at Canton, and printed, 1814 Nicene creed made, 325 ORGANS first used in churches, 751 PATRONAGES of churches began, 402 Passover instituted, Monday, May 4, 1491, before Christ -celebrated in the new temple, April 18, 515 B.C. Paul (St.) wrote his first epistle to the Corinthians, and that to the Galatians, 51 first epistle to the Thessalonians, 52 second epistle, 53 |