, 1880-09-12

H93a I8G1frn control over The morals Of
tiaens. It retained the right Of appointing
pastors, and was all-powe1ful in doctrinal
matters. The liturgies Or fne Church were
prepared by this body. In IT'S the ssColn-
pagnie" suppressed the Confession of Faitll,
obligatory upon all, but the confession was
preserved in the iiturgies, as embodied in the
prayers, and candidates for the clergy were
examined as to their orthodoxy.
Thirty-four years ago great change took
place in our ecclesiastical organizations, A
radical revolution broke out, and new con-
stitutinn came out Of the movement. The
dion. The "Compagnie des Pasteurs" was
deprived of its tight to determine its doc
trine aud no longer appointed ministers to
vacant places. The institution BECAME a
public establishment, open to every belief.
Even pastors we're no longer required to cor
form to any particular theological views.
The right OF choosing ministers was trans-
ferred TO the electors Of the parish. Every
Protestant citizen was entitled 70 a vote in
fhe Ghnrc6 was ieft r. 2 cansistorv % comnosed ID
of tyyenty-fye Iaymen and six pastors. ali
e,octad averrr fourth vaar hv tha Prntestant
c;f;zens ~ tha cantnn ~
11Tv Every # thinKin@ T % mind SAW that = church.
ra.+;nt5 ~ ~ snac;ai rai;g;cms @ haSis u,as
no io,oor ~. ,'u chnrch. hnt ~ a co,11ca n
~ ~ - +te a,'1 cr,e"n;Eot,on
5,as 5uat' euor+ad Aftar renrran;5ino tha
chnrch fha radicaia aid nj ral!e anv
crr,or,' INT in, for ofr
serious efess ~. ~ II M anu LOT en9
33t5r,n,o+;ve Protaetanta ohTainad = Iaroa M. ma
;t., - ~ aiaet;e., - AZ nnrsie9oT rhov
Jota;y u rfa ~ i;tvr s ond decyeo5 that
roung t1r can;dotes fnr the m;,,isfrv should ae-
eept the Christian doctrines as expressed in
G,,rch ~ ~ Ge,;eca pataSnea ;ts tnnthoId The
ianie;aro - ~ tha onns;eiorv hnwavar ware
s. iarsoi .rd ~ T.; ancoy1,nca e;+har ,rith
fha iattar nr a snfrIt ~ the Constitution. Tie
.ho,e6 WaS fha no1 LATINA, cbnrch of Geneva
~oa,n;nnd l., an,,aa rnn"a Ghr;stian and ha.
iin 1ea;e1 h,,ra H. 4ha sn;r;t nf 1nnht and
+;n1sa ,;e11, do ;to na. icto +ho citadai
Fnr manV Years % some OF is pastors had taken
f,GT Hotesta,+;eI Thav fat mnaasv m acconnt
- IlVt.s ohe a.thd ara. A1 ~ 4ha ;1st;tntion ae
o1 a -. ~ tHa ;tnTpv and gnt vnrv angry
- - +ba;r dcc1tr;na r frfends fTo,n
AZ some h q Le1r 40cctlna .,at,sad ~ narnit %
e} .is1o oq Hoisnd ~ nreach in the
,,,'is, ~, +ia grnnnG that he was an avnyvrJ
p.4;ppn,i i;et E rTha i;heraie olsn denied the
r;9ht ~ tha cons;stnrv r. maize fha Church
nrthodox by recurring candidates to the
snr;,,4nyee st,,a ~ Thn .i{seatsf;ad nastors X were
foi!nygel 2Iete hv nnmher nf the members of the
Thnr"h fyu"o T1ev hennn r. think Of changing
he organization Of the national estabIisli,
ment me- by making it agree with the spirit Of
=, ao oconmniisha = revnintion was To ohtain the
i'ote ~ ths FreaITh;nEare and nf t1n ira
Medp Ms1pve V1 uo ,uorengmam and then elect CON
sistory 2 composed Of radical elements. This
vas done IN ls74, stteE long and eomR7ss F4ss
81 sa,r nTv ~ anacted law repnlatins the or
new '';e"t;o uVIy ~ 10 Gbnrnh occnrd;no r. the
66r;nc;nies If the Gonstitntion Of i846. A
f;haral fR nT ratioSaiistic ali liturgy was appended
10 ah 41tnoS 4 n;,oosa af;yean tha tvn sers ~.
pIe9Euei ~ G.ous1 :, a,4;ra i;hartv ~