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“...GENERAL INFORMATION
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a child born of white parents in the West Indies -----------
is a creole. The term is even applied to animais,
and it is by no means unusual to speak of a
creole cow or a creole dog, while even agricul-
tural produce is not excluded, and corn grown
in a particular island may be referred to as creole
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To whatever sect they may belong, visitors Religion,
will find their religious wants fully provided for
in the West Indies. Jamaica, Barbados, British
Guiana, and the Leeward Islands are all dioceses
of the Church of England. In Jamaica the
Church of England was established in 1662,
but in 1870 a law was passed providing for its
gradual disendowment, and it is now practically
self-supporting, with capital funds amounting to
^60,000. The Baptists and Wesleyans are the
next sects in importance in order of the size of
their congregations. Presbyterians and Moravians
have a large following, while there are also
Roman Catholics and Jews in the...”
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