The New York herald., 1878-10-09
OBI1UAR Y.

ALEXANDRA LRDAN, AUTHOR OF Gle MAUDTT."
Fow readers have forgotten the genuine s.scn-
sation" which Was produced few years ago BY
French novel, lie Maudn," published under tho
namo or the ',Abbe s*s,n and purporting 10 con-
authentic revelations Of tho abuses pcrpetratcd
in tho Catholic confessional II was followed by
whole series OF other novels OF tho character
"Lo yesulie, "La Rcigieuse" ''Le Molne" ana ''Le
Conicsseur'-forming altogether twsnty-Hx vou
Of Ant,-CAIhoc fiction, which siill have considera-
bls sale this city, judging by tho prominence
awarded them In .he catalogues OF Tho foreign book.
sellers. The remembrance OF the active discussions
then waged 40 TO tho personality OF the unknown
writer will give interest 10 the statement
that the man a. last 1xsd upon by general consent
the author OF "Le Aaudis"-nnmcly, N. Alexandr6
Jacob. boitsr known by his pen namo Of "Erdan."
the Italian correspondent ofthe Paris Tcmps-icd at
Frascat, near Rome, september rs, alter conessing
and receiving the aosolution OF the Church. The op
psnents Of Catholicism already denying the truth
Of this account, and vigorous polcmic may DO
pscted Be This Ms may, the distinguished journalist
Just deceased Was one oil the types Of character most
worthy Of careful examination. Andr6 Alexandr6
Jacob born at Paris IN 1925 and educated CathoC
seminary, was. nephew of Paul and Fromsnt
Aeurice, tho former dramaiist. tho latter
artist, ana both ardent republicans, vino
in August 1913 Obtained control Of Tho Evsnement.
newspaper aud maze It tho organ 0i Victor ugJ aud
tue 'Tdvaocsd" theories oi his school In this paper
ana under such influences young jacob msdo hts
debut IN Journalism IN lStS, employing rs signature
the anagram o his urst n-ms His poiItcai opiuious
Ism 10 which no mad boon educated, but hts earliest
notsriety Was obtained sho ch ampioa oil phonetic
Hc advocated his views IN seasoa aud out
o season, especially at tnc Intcrnatiou Congresses
OF 1854 ana 1858, which received win favor any
procct tonding toward universal systems OF Language
and ortboarayhy. About the same iimo no made
known 70 the freueh puoic IN small volume o. lot.
"Mcssianism' proposed by the Polish mystic Hocne
wronsk, wno had just died, and In tho following year
published mystic France; or, Iabeau OF the Rc.
Iigous Eccentrcities Of tho Age" Il vols, 1861,
curious work, priused In peculiar spelling called Dy
the author typography" which did not prevent his
being condcm TO hne and imprisonIn snt Tor tho
hardiness OF HIS assertions on religious su-cts. He
bad already published IN ls4s a volume oi .Li,tie
Letters OF Red Republican, aud IN 1851 .srbe Revo-
Iutiouists OF tho Alphabet which ompcted without
success for the volney prize Of lnsuis,,cs. From
this time he travelled extensively IN various
OF Europe. writing letters 10 the Presse the Cour
yier du D,manche, aud Tor tho lsst twenty ycnrs
Of his ito resided chiefly In Italy. His letters
the Temps on ltaiian s1airs eagerly
read and esteemed valuable source OF inior.
nation. It was Ia 1865 that the cccDrued novel OF
.Lo Maudit created sucn an uproar tnrou shout Eu-
rope. owing TO ns residence abroad tho OF
author, but when tho oiew naa once been seized il
WIS apparent that shc known career OF Erdnu ana
ne ,nsiaen,s reveaon. o. personal experience In
mon 10 rendcr their authorship doubtful
REV. NEHEMIAH ADAMS. ID. ID.
Rev. Dr. Nehemiah Adamr. tho senior pastor OF tho
Union Congregational Church Boston, dica at his
residence Boston Highlands Sunday last October
O. In the sevcnty-hrd yeAr OF his age The deceased
clergyman was formerly quite prominent In tho de-
nomination TO which he belonged. He was born at
Salem, Mssa, February lo 1900 graduated from Hsr-
ward Co egs 1926. studied theology at Andovcr SEM
mary, graduating In 1879; was ordsinca the same
ycar colleague pastor with Rev. DR. Holmes Cam.
BRIDGE becatno ~ 1884 pastor oi the Essex street
Congregational Churcn was distinguished Tor scholar
ship and eloQusnce In the pulpit and took active
part in doctrinal controversies especially against
Unitarians and Universnlists, publishing several
trsatises on the Trinisaran soc In 1854 he caused
great excitement by the publication oil his WORK,
"A South side Wow VI Slavery" spoiogzing Tor that
peculiar institution. he also published some years
later u corrospondenco the slavery question with
Governor II. A. Wise, OF Virginia He resigaed the
psstorate OF the Essex Street Church 1870 and made
voyage around tue world by way OF tho sandwich
Islauds Japan and China On his return he accepted
the pastorste OF tho Un,n Congregational Churcn at
the csrner Of Columbus avenue and Rutland square
Boston, IRON wnicn no Will bo buried tomorrow