New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-26

in the establishment Of Professionalism. APrOpos OF u
picture representing Calvin at the burning Of Serycu
Mr.. Parton offers goodnatured apology for the part
taken by the ilusrous GeneyaD divine In that unhappy
transaction:
The reforIner was not indeed present at the burning
hut he caused the arrest OF tie victim, drew The
charges furnished part OF the testimony that convicted
him. consented to aud approved his execu0n ServetEs
was q Spanish physician. of biSmelrss lie and warm
convictions who ri 'cted the doctrine OF the Trinity.
Protestant Geneva seized the opportunity to show the
world It's attachment to the true faith by burning
whom Rome was also burning 10 bnru II was hiieous
vrtuous and devoted Unitarian expiring in the
flames after enduring the EXTREMIST anguish for thirty
minutes, aud GIVING, from the depths OF his torment.
Jesus thou Son OF the eternal God. have mercy on
mel" But it was not Calvin who burned him. 1t was
the century. 1t was imperfecty developed human
nature. Man had not reached the civilization which
admits allows. welcomes, and honors dis teresed
viction 1t were as unjust to blame Calvin for burning
Servetus II Is 10 hold the Roman Catholic Church OF
the present day responsible for the Iuquson Of three
centuries 1t Man that guilty Of all those
stupid and ab0mnable cruelties. Lnther, The OF
his period honestly declared that IL no were the Lord
little mindful OF his Son, he would knock the world
pieces" II Calvin had not burned servetus. servetas
might have burned Calvin, aud the Pope would have
been happy TO burn both
The paper Michael Angelo gives excellent bio
graphical and critical sketch OF the supreme medieval
artist closing with an account Of his relations with
VittOria Colonna:
lonna has been the subject OF numerous speculatOns
II was however the ,wer Of his snaturer years. and
the most natural explanation of 1t simplest She
was the singe woman In his long and varied journey
through life who sympathzed fully with his intellectual
aud moral l0DRngs and though her heart lay buried ia
the grave with her dead husband proud of being
the inspiration OF like Michael Angelo, "OftenU
says Condivi, have heard Michael Angelo treat Of
love- and he was wont ito speak Of altogether In the
spirit Of Plato. truly say after having so long and
30 intimately lived with him. that never heard pro-
ceed from that mouth any but the purest sentiments
and such as tended TO repress In youth every irregular
and unbridied desire. And that no impure tho1ghta
found place 10 his mind evident from ths he not
only admired human beauty, but universally everything
q nj In nd
scape and plant. o beautiful mountain and forest, a
beautiful situation and In short every beautiful thing
that can be imagined surveying II with the most ant
mated delight and extracting pleasure FROM the beau
ties OF nature as bees do the honey from flowers"
Attempting TO measure nature like his with the scale
on conventions which pass current ordinarily is like
attempting TO measure the orbit or comet with o
pocket rule
appears that Michael Angelo and vittora met per-
eonay hrst In 1886. at which he sxtytwo and
she fortySx They had previously heard OF other
and respected each other or their friendship most
welcome source OF information has been discovered
within few years past Count RaCZyDsky found one
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