Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-11

when the hbora NJ the congress of
The Hague shall have been completed
and mankind nrt paunkeu of the bane-
nts derived tbrrefrom tho name OF che
Dutch rtateaman. throi1rian and phil
uaophcr. Hugo gf0tus. will become
familiar throughout tho world ilo has
been called thr father OF international
law. ana although he has been dead
30 years. bic inbora In the interest OF
peace are atlll regarded nu the borin-
nInE u the movement NJ which the
present congress DO the latest result
In recognition Of the services 10
mankind Of this great genius. the
American peace commissioners. on tho
Fourth " July, proceeded Co hlH tomb
at Delft and placed upon It a wreath
Of silver onk ana laurel leaves with this
inscription.
"ro tho memory of Hugo GrotiuH. on
the occasion 81 the peace conference
nt The Hague in reverence and grau-
tudc from the United statca'
The wreath was enclosed In a case
with silver bindings. marked;
ITO the government ~ the neither
lands. from the United states, on the
occasion N tho conference. 1888"
Urotun wua one of the most remark
able men NJ biz nFc. From hlH early
childhood he gave evidences % hia
genius. and At the nTc ~ q be- had be-
como advocate general NJ the provinces
NJ Holland and Zealand. It's literary
productions became famous.
But Notwithstanding this, nt the axe
" 90 years. ufotiuH found himself lm-
INJURED In a prison with every prospect
NJ spending the remainder VI his NE
there. The circumstance that led 20
this are woll worthy o. brief note.
~ the timc Holland was torn by re-
nrioua strife. The theological school
originated by Armlnlus took issue with
the strict CalvInIats ON several points
or doctrine. They maintained. for In
stance. that the DEGREES Of the Almighty
relative 10 salvation are effective only
on condition that tho persons concerned
comply with the divine requirements.
They denied that salvation could be OBJ
tanned without faith and repentance.
They also taught that the sovereignty
Of God w ~ exercised nn not 10 conflict
with the freedom of man. They fur
Their maintained that man II able 90
VIII and 10 perform tho right
Row those terrible "horcHlra" were
too much FOR that age. The excitement
famed by orthodox preachers became
sn great that clash of arms seemed
unavoidable.
urotlus. naturally OF poacc.loylug
disposition. cndonyorod 60 nlluy tho cx-
element ana 10 nnd some means ~
ooncuintlnE the contondIng parties Ito
therefore drrw up nn cdict counaclIng
moderation aud fothlldlug ministers TO
preach In the pulpit on the disputed
/ dogmuH.
The orthodox CulyinIats could not
bear this. and aa thoy were IN the ma
ilrlty. the governor Prince Maurice "
/ Nassau, sided with the multitude A
regular crusade was now commenced.
ana the end of It was that Grotus ana
his friend Oldcnbnrncyult. and others,
were arrested. trlcd and condemned.
the former To imprisonment Tor lie ana
| tho latter 90 death.
GrotuH escaped prison. however,
through the aclf-sncrinoIug devotion ot
! hlH wife. who riskcd hor NE Tor his
liberty, tie went 20 Stockholm and be-
came Ambassador 20 the French capital.
hut neither the court NJ Paris nor
stockholm suited his taste. and he pros
ocedei 90 Rostuok whore hc died IN
1850 9lXty-two years old,
"rhe miracle NJ Holland" na Grotlus
WINS called. met tho fate of 20 many
distinguished mon. owing 10 the hlrotry
~ his ngo. IllH name aud work live
however. and the ideas he advocated
arc about Co triumph while his nd-
versarlps urr sinking into oblivion, n,
contributes 90 history % brilliant Mus
trutlou ~ the fact that truth cannot
! he crushed hy persecution.