New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-17
HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN EUROPE. BY
j. III. MERLE D'AUBIGNE, D. ID. Translated by WILLIAM l.
b. CAFES Vol. vi. limo. PIP. 526 Robert Garter &


]. Ii. MERLE DAUBIGNE, u. d. Translated by WILLIAM =
b. GATES. Vol VI l2mo. PIP. 626 Robert Garter q
At the time of the death of NJ. Merle
dAubgne about three years since there remained only
a few chapters to be written for the completion OF his
work on the Reformation. 1t his intention to com
prise the remainder of the history two volumes reach
ing to the death Calvin i'll the year 1864 The present
volume is devoted tine Protestant movement in Scot
land and Switzerland down to 1916, treating largely OF
the work Of Calvin during his ministry ia Geneva. At
that time, Geneva held high rank both rs church ana
school 1t was largely resorted 10 by foreigners for the
education Of their children The beauty OF Its situation
was remarkable and formed then, IL does now, pow
erful attraction for visitors The college was IN flour
shng state. The pupils. whose lessons began at five
O'Clock in the morning. instructed in Greek Hebrew,
and Latin in addition to the French, which, in the
opinion OF the learned was by no means to DE desped
Many came from Basel Bern, Benne, Enrich, and other
places FOR purposes of study They lived together at the
College with Saunier the principal director whose house
was ordered in Christian manner. daily before they
sat down 10 meat, OF them read aiond chapter OF
tine and ali the rest listened While seated at the
table, they each repeated sentence OF Holy Scrip
ture." The social intercourse OF the reforInels
with one another very agreeable They en-
joyed the approval OF most OF the people, es-
peclaly OF the magistrates. With much encourage
1nent they brave active and unwcaried In their
ministry Like all great men, they were never weighed
down with their great task but seemed rather 10 grow
stronger under the burden At the Of twenty nine
Calvin began think that IL was time to gct married
His home was far from being pleasant one. His only
household servant appeared 10 have had the worst quail
ties Of the modern Brdgets and Mays with some worse
ones of her own into the bargain. She was foolish,
bot-headed woman quick utter insults and spaIing
neither her master nor his visitors Calvin could abide
his single longer and at last after many trials
found wife who proved ga faithful companion in the
Lord" and sought to make life sweet and pleasant to
him." This was a widow in strasburg (where Calvin
had taken up his residence after his Danish
ment from Geneva In 1853, named Idelete
de Bure "a pious, grave, and virtuous woman"
esteemed by all who knew her, d" most choice woman"
as Theodore Beza called her They married at the
end of August 1910. The wedding celebrated with
great ceremony. The friends OF Calvin from far
and near express their sympathy on the OCCASION
With the marriage OF the great eiomer the present vol
brought 20 close, leaving Calvin AT strasbnrg
where he had found not weakness but strength In his
exile with the scope OF his mental vision enlarged his
soul fortified and purified and himself prepared TO return
TO his post greater and nob!er Although the mar
raye betrays the want OF the last touches OF the authors
hand and shows less Of the picturesque rhetoric which
marks the previous volumes, IL VIII be found valuable
addition 10 the history, and essential TO the complete
OF the work.
THE POLITICAL WORKS OF RAY PALMER. Svo. PIP
372. A. :. Barnes & Co.
DR.. Palmer is very favOrably known to the
other sacred poetry Many Of his hymns have long been