Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1917 — WAR WAS STARTED BY WOMAN [ARTICLE]

WAR WAS STARTED BY WOMAN

Civil Conflict In England Dated From Timo Jonny Geddoo Throw Stool at Bishop** Hoad. ▲ stool, such as people used to aft upon In churches. and which was east at the head of the dean of St. Olles In Edinburgh, may be said to have marked the beginning of the civil war In England which ended with the downfall of Charles IL TlSla eveg took place on July 28, 1887. It win be remembered that James I contrived to Introduce bishops into the Scottish church. Ria son, Charles L desired to go still further and Introduce a book of canons andla liturgy. Archbishop Laud, whose rendendes were toward the Roman Catholic church, becked him in his project. Between them they prepared a service book, and the order went forth to have It read on a certain Sunday in all the churches in Scotland. The Scotch, however, declined to have their religious service tampered with. When the day came for reading the new service book few of the clergy were willing to proceed with It, such was the opposition among the people. In the principal church of Edinburgh, the chancel of the old cathedral of St. Giles, which contained seats of the judges, magistrates and other authorities, the liturgy was formally introduced under the auspices of the bishop, dean and other clergy. There were no-pews in those days, each person bringing his own stool to church with him. When Bishop James Hannan started to read the service one Jenny Geddes arose and threw her stool at the good man's head. So started the first outbreak, in a conflict that was to have important results.