Established Church
a Church ment established by law in any country for the teaching of Christianity within its boundaries, and usually endowed by the state. The upholde lishment theory maintain that it is the duty of a state to provide for the reupholders of the establigious instruction of the people. On the other hand it is argued that the state has no right to endow or support any particular sect or denomination, unless they assume that the denomination alone is promoted Brigadier-General in 1757; ac- ESTAING (es-tan'), CHARLES HEC- TOR, COMTE D', a French army and navy officer; born in 1729. He entered the French army as colonel of infantry; was promoted Brigadier-General in 1757; acwas released on parole, and without Lally to the East Indies, and was captured at the siege of Madras, 1759. He English, and was imprisoned in Ports- accidentally fell into the hands of the On his return to France in 1760, he the English in various parts of the East. awaiting exchange took command of several men-of-war, and greatly harassed the English in various parts of the East.
On his return to France in 1760, he accidentally fell into the hands of the English, and was imprisoned in Portsmouth. In 1763 he was appointed Lieufleet of 12 ships of the line and 4 frigin the French navy. In 1778, in accordance with the treaty between France and the United States, France fitted out a fleet of 12 ships of the line and 4 frigates to aid the latter in the struggle against Great Britain, and Estaing was placed in command. He sailed April 13, reached Delaware Bay in July, and then proceeded to New York, expecting to encounter the British fleet on the way. He captured some prizes off the coast of able to carry out his plans. Subsequent- British from Rhode Island, but was un- and sea attack on Newport to expel the British from Rhode Island, but was unable to carry out his plans. s. Subsequently he captured St. Vincent and Grenada, West Indies, and in 1779 co-operated with General Lincoln in an ineffectual attempt to capture Savannah, Ga. He returned to France in 1780; commanded the allied fleets of France and Spain in 1783; was elected to the assembly of nobles in 1787; appointed to the command of the national guard in 1789; chosen admiral of the navy in 1792; testified in in 1793; and was condemned as a royalin 1793; and was condemned as a royalist and guillotined in 1794.