Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08


Hugo. whom the people regarded as
mon declared that the LutheTans
ought to be called Huguenots. a. kins-
men of King Hugo, inasmuch as they
would only go out at night as he did.
This nickname became popular from
1850 onward, and for long time the
French Protestants were always
known by It,"
Quite q large number of these
French Professionals drifted to the
American colonies after the revoca-
ton Of the edict of Nantes. 1.-The char
ter Of religious and political freedom
in France"
1.-THE edict of Nantes" is a phrase
which nearly everybody knows. but
the Rambler believes that only
churchmen and young ladies In the
history class at the high school know
the meaning Of it. He, therefore, IL
going to copy the following from the
article in the Encyclopaedia Britannica,
written by Frank Puaux. president
Of the Society Of History Of French
Professionalism. The Rambler Is not
starting a religious discussion on .
matter as old as the edict Of Nantes,
and any communications on this SUBJ
ject should be addressed to M. Puaux.
who, for all the Rambler knows about
him, may be dead. Here is the sx-
tract:
The Huguenots ceased to exist rs q political
party, and. in the assurance that liberty Of
conscience would BE- accorded to them. showed
themselves loyal subjects. On the death Il
Louis XIII the declaration Of the 9Th Of July,
1643, had guaranteed to the Protestants ''frss
and unrestricted exercise Of their rsligion,"
thus confirming the edict Of Nantes. TAe
synods Of Clarendon (1o44) and IDudun (1e1e3
asserted their absolute loyalty to Louis XIV.
loyalty which the Husuenots had given prsof
not only BY their entire abstsntion iron he
troubles Of the Fronde. but also hy thar pub.
lie adherence to the king. The Roman CatAslie
clergy had never accepted the sdict Of Nantes,
and all their efforts were directed 10 obtainina
Its revocation. A. long - Aasarin vas alive
the complaints Of the Clergy were IN vain. bse
when Louis XIV attained his majority tAsss
commenced q legal persecutioa which was
bound in time to hiring abaut the ruin Il IL
reformed churches. The ediet ct Nantes, vAieA
was part Of the law Of The land, nisht ssan
to defy all attacks. but the eiergy found nsass
to evsde the law BY demanding that 4 sbs1la
b observed with literal accuracy, diazssasaAe
the changes which had been pfoascea in Htsnes
during more than half century. An ehsseAas
which had been built since the sAiet q Nsntas
were condemned to be demolished. An priv.
heges which Were not explicitly stated b ~
actual text Of the edict were suppressed. More
than 400 proclama tons, ediets Or dechratisns
attacking the HugueDsts In their hessehs,0
and their civil freedom, thsis property a,A
their liberty Of conscience were promulsated
during the years which preeedea IL Rsvoea-
ton Of the edict Of Nantes. In spits u al
suner1nss which this rigorous Iegislation in
nieted upon them, they did not cease - rssist,
and In order 10 crush this resIstancs and to
compel them to accept the ''king's religion"
tsere were Organised the terrible ''lsagen-
nades" Q6s3-16sG. which effected the forcibls
conversion Of thousands Of Protestants whs
gave way under the tortures which were In.
nieted upon them. 1t was then that Louis XIV
declared that 1.-The best Of the larRer part Of
our subjects. who formerly held IL . called
reformed religion, have embraced the CAtholie
become unnecessary" and on the 18th Of Octo-
Der. 1885, he pronounced its revocation.
DR.. Flournoy was q student at
Hampden Sidney College when the
civil war broke out. and, with many
other boys from his school. he Joined
the Confederate colors. At Rich
mountain. in July. 1861. with most
OF the other boys, he was captured.
Gen. Mcclellan addressed the young
men and said: Go back to your
books" While on parole DR.. Flour
noy entered Union Theological Semi
nary. In Virginia, and on being az
changed he re-entered the Confed-
crate service in an artillery com.
mand, which came to be known
throughout the service as Otey's Bat
terry The commander was Peter Otey,
who long represented the Lynchburg
district in the House of Representa-
tives, and whom very many Wash
ington people knew and esteemed.
Without looking it up. the Rambler
feels quite safe in writing that Carter
Glass, now Secretary of the Treasury.
was Peter Otey's immediate successor
in the House from the Lynchburg dis
trict.