...Lord Baltimore, was given the patronage of all churches, with the express provision that they were to be "dedicated and consecrated according to the Ecclesiastical Laws of our Kingdom of England"; that is, the charter called for the establishment of the English Episcopal Church in the colony. But...

..."liberty of conscience to all except papists" (p. 7). In 1663 Carolina directed that houses of worship "be dedicated and consecrated according to the ecclesiastical laws of our kingdom of England," and from 1704 on, the government of South Carolina required the officials "to conform to the religious...