ing his brother Simon, afterwards called
Peter, to Jesus. After the Ascension he is supposed to have laboured
in Scythia, and finally to have suffered death by crucifixion. The
form of the cross on which he was martyred is called after him the
St. Andrew's Cross.

ANGEL. A Greek word, meaning a _messenger_, and as such it is
applied sometimes to God's ministers on earth; _e.g._, the
Bishops of the seven Churches of Asia are called "Angels" in
Rev. i. and ii. The word is more generally used of those bright
beings who wait around the throne of God to do His will. They are
the ministers of His good Providence to us.

Angels are of a different order of creation from man. It is a
mistake to believe that "the dead in Christ" become angels.

There are different orders among the angels; the Prayer Book speaks
of "Archangels," of "Cherubim and Seraphim." The Bible tells us
that the name of one of the Archangels is Michael; Gabriel is also
probably of this order, and Raphael. The Cherubim (the derivation
of this word is uncertain) are frequently spoken of in the Bible:
Gen. iii.24; Exodus xxv.19, 20; Ezekiel i.10; Rev. iv.6. The
Seraphim, (plural of _Seraph_, a Hebrew word, meaning _fiery_, or
_burning_) are possibly referred to in Psalm civ.4, "He maketh His
angels spirits, and His ministers a flaming fire."

The Holy Angels are the objects of worship in the Church of Rome,
in a degree which many think idolatrous, although Romanists deny
this.

ANGLO-CATHOLIC CHURCH, _see_ Church of England.

ANNATES, _see_ Bounty, Queen Anne's.

ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. March 25th. At the time
of the Reformation the Church held seven festivals in honour of
the Virgin. Our Reformers have appointed a Collect, Epistle, and
Gospel, for only those two which have a foundation in the Gospel,
viz: the Annunciation and the Purification. Two more, however, are
retained in the Calendar, viz: the Visitation of the B. V. M.,
July 2nd, and the Nativity of the B. V. M., September 8th. The two
principal festivals were probably observed as early as the 5th
century. It is to be noticed how the collects for both these
festivals bring forward their bearing on our Lord's life, rather
than the incidents they commemorate in the life of the Blessed
Virgin.

ANTHEM, _see_ Church. Music.

ANTINOMIANISM. (literally "_against law_") The doctrine or opinion
that the _Elect_ (see _Calvinism_) are freed from obligation to
keep the Law of God. A