31 DECEMBER 1927, Page 2

We notice some criticism of what we said last week

about Parliament allowing the Established Church of Scotland to manage its own affairs. But there is no real cause of dispute in this matter. We said that though the Established Church of Scotland must come to Parliament for various sanctions Parliament never interferes with that Church. The very fact that the Established Church of Scotland must apply to Parliament, of course, implies the permanent possibility of inter- ference, but we think it is fair to say that it has become an established practice with Parliament not to interfere. Unless we are mistaken Parliament has not overriden the Scottish Church for nearly eighty years.