The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-15
HOW HUGUENOTS
HELPED AMERICA
Influence of French Reiormers
on Our History.
WERE TRUEsT OF PATRIOTS
THEIR GLORY ENDURING, SAYS
DR. PINKEBToN.


Rev. T. W. Pinkerton, D. D., delivered
the seventh of the series OF discourses
on THE Men Who Have Made History'
at the Central Christian church last
night He chose the French reformation
lists or Huguenots as his special topic
and said:
What study is so delightful as that
which brings US into touch with the
great men of a country and into COM
municatfon with those who win our
love2 Many of the most distinguished
leaders of political and religious thought
IN this and other countries for the last
~ years. have been the children OF
french Huguenots. Movements that are
really the same in aim and purpose often
go under different names and dress IN
dltferent countries. The reformation in
all parts of Europe was virtually the
same movement. The stream was from
the same fountain. Nevertheless the
Protestants Of England. Germany and
France. in some things. were unlike be
cause the habits. environment and tenn
permanent of the people we're different
The reformation. in most countries.
can De traced to some great leader who
( IN large measure was the standard
bearer around whom the people rallied.
I The HugUenOts had no great leader who
was pre-emiDent. and no one who stamped
/ his own individuality upon the move
ment The reformation in England ard
/ Germany began ia the universities In
4 France il had its beginning among the
most thrifty Of The working classes. Few
I Of their names have reached US. They
were men of strong faith and lovers OF
/ the Bible.
King Harry of Navarro.
| The awful death OF Charles X oc-
| CURED two years after the massacre of
/ St Bartholomew and then came the
] lngloriOu~ reign OF Henry III In 1852
( the lead of the Huguenots was Henry
4 OF NavaI :. one Of the ableSt generals
/ OF the age and man Of tolerant ideas
/ At the memorable battle of Tvry he
I Sained a brilliant victory. The idea of
/ d Protestant king was not altogether
pleasing 10 the Roman church. AMI
every influence possible was brought to
J bear upon him TO induce him to become
a member of the Catholic church which
! he finally did. To The HuguenOts he
said, You desire peace, and I give it to
/ he faithfully kept.
! During tie reign of Henry " religious
/ wars came 10 an end. massacres ceased
! and France was prosperous. When in the
year 1910 he fell at the hands of an as
sassin he was the most illusUious mon
/ arch in Europe.
Flight of Reformers.
/ ''On account of persecution IN 1875 il
/ IS, estimated that over 10000 Hugue-
/ uots fed from France 10 other countries
As we read OF the sufferinss of this .peo-
pie we are wont TO eXclaim- How long
Oh Lord, how lOng2 The day Of judC-
/ ment came. II there had been no mas
sacre of St. Bartholomew in 1872 and
/ no revocation Of the edict of Nantes in
! 1850 there would have been no reign Of
terror In 1875 In 1872 and 1855 they sOwetI
j the wind. and IN 1875 they reaped the
/ whiTlwind.
The influence OF the Huguenots on
I the carly history of our country cannot
/ be overestimated- IN the DAYS of Wash
IBgtOn they were among the truest patTi-
OTIS. Their self-sacTificinS devotion to
/ the cause OF religious freedom is one Of
the most illuminating pages in history
I The influence of their conservation to
Guty is abiding. Their glory is endur-
4 ing -