The New York herald., 1872-10-22
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Rev. Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigne. the well-knowa
Swiss theologian and historian Of the Protestant
Church Reformation from Rome. died In the city o.
Geneva yesterday He was taken rom life sud-
denly In the seventy-eighth year OF his age.
Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigne was born In Geneva
on the 18th OF August, in the year l7e4 He was
the third son OF Louis Merle, q merchant OF
that city. He was nobiy descended on che side Of
his father, whose father married the daughter OF
distinguished French nobleman named dAubgne.
From this paternal grandmother Professor Merle
derived his surname dAubgne, In accordance
with an ancient Swiss custom which has assumed
the authority OF law under traditional recOg-
milton. He was educated In Geneva. Hav-
ing completed his collegiate course In his
native town he journcyed to Berlin. where
ne attended the lectures OF Neander. He subse-,
quently entered the theological class received or.
dination ana was, during several succeeding years,
pastor OF French church at Hamburg and again.
later, the fav0rite court preacher OF late King OF
Holland In Brussels. He returned to Geneva in tho
ecclesiastical history in the theological school
which was founded by the Evangelical Society I'M
tn the swiss capital He applied himself as writer
and success, and soon became widely known IN
Europe and America as prominent authority IN
both departments OF literature, but particularly In
the latter. He identified himself, by sympathy AZ
It appeared more intimately with the Protestant
and the United States than with that OF his
brethren at home In Geneva. His published WORKS
Deity. united With strong resolve Of adherence
Reformation Of the sixteenth CehturyH he agHfoSs
:!!sle9 Wort kas had consequently a most extea.
sve circulation, followed BY the exercise ofa very
and America. Ills other works develop the same
general thought though. perhaps, In less degree
than the book just named. d'Aubtgne visited
Gcctl In a IN fho la W.
the freedom of the city OF Edinburgh. He was
toilsome worker, and never, il may be said, idle.
1885, and his physical condition disqualified hun
for constant pulpit service soon afterwards no
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own declaration, previous to the completion OF tho
sixth volume. and then looked forward to the time
when he would finish q seventh and perhaps an
eighth D'Aubgne accumulated an ample fortune.
and lived In good and hosptable style. In an ele.
giant villa situated the outskirts or Geneva ana
commanding fine view OF the historic Lake.
Forty years since and d'Aubigne established ia
Geneva a religious system of Swiss Methodsm.
To-day the new Church has congregational connec-
tions IN France Italy, England, Ireland scotland
doctrines in Geneva. When he was unable to go
out OF doors the students came to him. The ap-
pearance OF his face resembed in some degree that
OF the late Daniel Webster. His eyes looked forth
brightly from under heavy, overarchng eye
brows. He spoke English nuentiy and correctly,
and his book entitled "Germany, England and
Scotland; or, Recollectlons OF swiss Minister"
was printed In that language In London in lS4s
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the mother OF his young family is an Irish lady.
Thomas j. COchrane, II. N. q. g. Ii.
Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Baronet Admiral OF
the Fleet OF the British Navy, died In England ON
Sunday night, the Goth inst. at a late hour. near
midnight.
Admiral Sir Thomas J. Cochrane, g. o. b.. was
born in the year $780, and was consequently In the
elghty-third year OF ms age when he expired. He
was the eldest or the late Sir Alexander For
restcr Inglis Cochrane by his wife, Maria Shaw,
daughter OF David Shaw, Esq, and grandson Of
Thomas, eighth Earl OF Dundonald. Sir Thomas
entered the Royal Navy at early age, and saw
considerable service while engaged In the discharge
OF the duties OF important commissions under the
Crown. He served as C0mmander-in-Chief OF the
Royal Squadron In the East Indian station; was
Governor OF the colony Of Newfoundland, and,
subsequently, COMMANDMENT Chief at Portsmouth,
England. lie was returned to the Imperial Paria-
ment as Member for Ipswich, and represented the
constituency Of that place IN the House or Com
mons from the year 1889 to 1S4l. Sir Thomas was
commissioned Vice Admiral OF the United Kingdom
and Lieutenant OF the Admiralty in the year 1858,
and promoted to the rank OF Admiral OF the Fleet
In the year 1855. He was twice married-frst, in
the year 1872 to Matilda Ross Wishart eldest
daughter OF the late Lieutenant General Sir Charles
Ross and secondly, in the year 1853, to Rosetta.
daughter OF the late Sir Jonah Denny Wheeler
Cune, Bart. BY his first wife he had u s0n-Alcx-
ander d. Il. w. Baillie- -Cochrane, ESQ.,