organization；　their　constitution；　were　deemed　hostile　to　liberty
  and　the　progress　of　society。　　And　if　zealous　governmentsCatholic
  princes　themselvesshould　feel　that　the　Jesuits　were　opposed　to
  the　true　progress　of　nations；　how　much　more　reason　had　Protestants
  to　distrust　them；　and　to　rejoice　in　their　fall！
  And　it　was　not　until　the　French　Revolution　and　the　empire　of
  Napoleon　had　passed　away；　not　until　the　Bourbons　had　been　restored
  （in　August；　1814）；　that　the　Order　was　re…established　and　again
  protected　by　the　Papal　court。　　They　have　now　regained　their　ancient
  power；　and　seem　to　have　the　confidence　of　Catholic　Europe。　　Some　of
  their　most　flourishing　seminaries　are　in　the　United　States。　　They
  are　certainly　not　a　scandal　in　this　country；　although　their　spirit
  and　organization　are　still　maintained：　regarded　with　some　mistrust
  by　the　strong　Protestants；　as　a　matter　of　course；　as　such　a
  powerful　organization　naturally　would　be；　hostile　still　to　the
  circulation　of　the　Scriptures　among　the　people　and　free　inquiry　and
  private　judgment；in　short；　to　all　the　ideas　of　the　reformation。
  But　whatever　they　are；　and　however　askance　Protestants　regard　them；
  they　have　in　our　country；this　land　of　unbounded　religious
  toleration；the　same　right　to　their　religion　and　their
  ecclesiastical　government　that　any　other　sects　have；　and　if
  Protestants　would　nullify　their　influence　so　far　as　disliked；　they
  must　outshine　them　in　virtues；　in　a　religious　life；　in　zeal；　and　in
  devotion　to　the　spiritual　interests　of　the　people。　　If　the　Jesuits
  keep　better　schools　than　Protestants　they　will　be　patronized；　and
  if　they　command　the　respect　of　the　Catholics　for　their　virtues　and
  intelligence；　whatever　may　be　the　machinery　of　their　organization；
  they　will　retain　their　power；　and　not　until　they　interfere　with
  elections　and　Protestant　schools；　or　teach　dangerous　doctrines　of
  public　morality；　has　our　Government　any　right　to　interfere　with
  them。　　They　will　stand　or　fall　as　they　win　the　respect　or　excite
  the　wrath　of　enlightened　nations。　　But　the　principles　they　are
  supposed　to　defend；expediency；　casuistry；　and　hostility　to　free
  inquiry　and　the　circulation　of　the　Scriptures　in　vernacular
  languages；these　are　just　causes　of　complaint　and　of　unrelenting
  opposition　among　all　those　who　accept　the　great　ideas　of　the
  Protestant　Reformation；　since　they　are　antagonistic　to　what　we　deem
  most　precious　in　our　institutions。　　So　long　as　the　contest　shall
  last　between　good　and　evil　in　this　world；　we　have　a　right　to
  declaim　against　all　encroachments　on　liberty　and　sound　morality　and
  an　evangelical　piety　from　any　quarter　whatever；　and　we　are　recreant
  to　our　duties　unless　we　speak　our　minds。　　Hence；　from　the　light　I
  have；　I　regard　the　Society　of　Jesus　as　a　questionable　institution；
  unfortunately　planted　among　us；　but　which　we　cannot　help；　and　can
  attack；　if　at　all；　only　with　the　weapons　of　reason　and　truth。
  And　yet　I　am　free　to　say　that　for　my　part　I　prefer　even　the　Jesuit
  discipline　and　doctrines；　much　as　I　dislike　them；　to　the　unblushing
  infidelity　which　has　lately　been　propagated　by　those　who　call
  themselves　savans；and　which　seems　to　have　reached　and　even
  permeated　many　of　the　schools　of　science；　the　newspapers；
  periodicals；　clubs；　and　even　pulpits　of　this　materialistic　though
  progressive　country。　　I　make　war　on　the　slavery　of　the　will　and　a
  religion　of　formal　technicalities；　but　I　prefer　these　evils　to　a
  godless　rationalism　and　the　extinction　of　the　light　of　faith。
  AUTHORITIES。
  Secreta　Monita；　Steinmetz's　History　of　the　Jesuits；　Ranke's　History
  of　the　Popes；　Spiritual　Exercises；　Encyclopaedia　Britannica；
  Biographie　Universelle；　Fall　of　the　Jesuits；　by　St。　Priest；　Lives
  of　Ignatius　Loyola；　Aquiviva；　Lainez；　Salmeron；　Borgia；　Xavier；
  Bobadilla；　Pascal's　Provincial　Letters；　Bonhours'　Cretineau；
  Lingard's　History　of　England；　Tierney；　Lettres　Aedificantes；　Jesuit
  Missions；　Memoires　Secretes　du　Cardinal　Dubois；　Tanner's　Societas
  Jesu；　Dodd's　Church　History。
  JOHN　CALVIN。
  A。　D。　1509…1564。
  PROTESTANT　THEOLOGY。
  John　Calvin　was　pre…eminently　the　theologian　of　the　Reformation；
  and　stamped　his　genius　on　the　thinking　of　his　age；equally　an
  authority　with　the　Swiss；　the　Dutch；　the　Huguenots；　and　the
  Puritans。　　His　vast　influence　extends　to　our　own　times。　　His　fame
  as　a　benefactor　of　mind　is　immortal；　although　it　cannot　be　said
  that　he　is　as　much　admired　and　extolled　now　as　he　was　fifty　years
  ago。　　Nor　was　he　ever　a　favorite　with　the　English　Church。　　He　has
  been　even　grossly　misrepresented　by　theological　opponents；　but　no
  critic　or　historian　has　ever　questioned　his　genius；　his　learning；
  or　his　piety。　　No　one　denies　that　he　has　exerted　a　great　influence
  on　Protestant　countries。　　As　a　theologian　he　ranks　with　Saint
  Augustine　and　Thomas　Aquinas；maintaining　essentially　the　same
  views　as　those　held　by　these　great　lights；　and　being　distinguished
  for　the　same　logical　power；　reigning　like　them　as　an　intellectual
  dictator　in　the　schools；　but　not　so　interesting　as　they　were　as
  men。　　And　he　was　more　than　a　theologian；　he　was　a　reformer　and
  legislator；　laying　down　rules　of　government；　organizing　church
  discipline；　and　carrying　on　reforms　in　the　worship　of　God；second
  only　to　Luther。　　His　labors　were　prodigious　as　theologian；
  commentator；　and　ecclesiastical　legislator；　and　we　are　surprised
  that　a　man　with　so　feeble　a　body　could　have　done　so　much　work。
  Calvin　was　born　in　Picardy　in　1509；the　year　that　Henry　VIII。
  ascended　the　British　throne；　and　the　year　that　Luther　began　to
  preach　at　Wittenberg。　　He　was　not　a　peasant's　son；　like　Luther；　but
  belonged　to　what　the　world　calls　a　good　family。　　Intellectually　he
  was　precocious；　and　received　an　excellent　education　at　a　college　in
  Paris；　being　destined　for　the　law　by　his　father；　who　sent　him　to
  the　University　of　Orleans　and　then　to　Bourges；　where　he　studied
  under　eminent　jurists；　and　made　the　acquaintance　of　many
  distinguished　men。　　His　conversion　took　place　about　the　year　1529；
  when　he　was　twenty；　and　this　gave　a　new　direction　to　his　studies
  and　his　life。　　He　was　a　pale…faced　young　man；　with　sparkling　eyes；
  sedate　and　earnest　beyond　his　years。　　He　was　twenty…three　when　he
  published　the　books　of　Seneca　on　Clemency；　with　learned
  commentaries。　　At　the　age　of　twenty…three　he　was　in　communion　with
  the　reformers　of　Germany；　and　was　acknowledged　to　be；　even　at　that
  early　age；　the　head　of　the　reform　party　in　France。　　In　1533　he　went
  to　Paris；　then　as　always　the　centre　of　the　national　life；　where　the
  new　ideas　were　creating　great　commotion　in　scholarly　and
  ecclesiastical　circles；　and　even　in　the　court　itself。　　Giving
  offence　to　the　doctors　of　the　Sorbonne　for　his　evangelical　views　as
  to　Justification；　he　was　obliged　to　seek　refuge　with　the　Queen　of
  Navarre；　whose　castle　at　Pau　was　the　resort　of　persecuted
  reformers。　　After　leading　rather　a　fugitive　life　in　different　parts
  of　France；　he　retreated　to　Switzerland；　and　at　twenty…six　published
  his　celebrated　〃Institutes；〃　which　he　dedicated　to　Francis　I。；
  hoping　to　convert　him　to　the　Protestant　faith。　　After　a　short
  residence　in　Italy；　at　the　court　of　the　Duchess　of　Ferrara；　he　took
  up　his　abode　at　Geneva；　and　his　great　career　began。
  Geneva；　a　city　of　the　Allobroges　in　the　time　of　Caesar；　possessed
  at　this　time　about　twenty　thousand　inhabitants；　and　was　a　free
  state；　having　a　constitution　somewhat　like　that　of　Florence　when　it
  was　under　the　control　of　Savonarola。　　It　had　rebelled　against　the
  Duke　of　Savoy；　who　seems　to　have　been　in　the　fifteenth　century　its
  patron　ruler。　　The　government　of　this　little　Savoyard　state　became
  substantially　like　that　which　existed　among　the　Swiss　cantons。　　The
  supreme　power　resided　in　the　council　of　Two　Hundred；　which　alone
  had　the　power　to　make　or　abolish　laws。　　There　was　a　lesser　council
  of　Sixty；　for　diplomatic　objects　only。
  The　first　person　who　preached　the　reformed　doctrines　in　Geneva　was
  the　missionary　Farel；　a　French　nobleman；　spiritual；　romantic；　and
  zealous。　　He　had　great　success；　although　he　encountered　much
  opposition　and　wrath。　　But　the　reformed　doctrines　were　already
  established　in　Zurich；　Berne；　and　Basle；　chiefly　through　the
  preaching　of　Ulrich　Zwingli；　and　OEcolampadius。　　The　apostolic
  Farel　welcomed　with　great　cordiality　the　arrival　of　Calvin；　then
  already　known　as　an　extraordinary　man；　though　only　twenty…eight
  years　of　age。　　He　came　to　Geneva　poor；　and　remained　poor　all　his
  life。　　All　his　property　at　his　death　amounted　to　only　two　hundred
  dollars。　　As　a　minister　in　one　of　the　churches；　he　soon　began　to
  exert　a　marvellous　influence。　　He　must　have　been　eloquent；　for　he
  was　received　with　enthusiasm。　　This　was　in　1536。　　But　he　soon　met
  with　obstacles。　　He　was　worried　by　the　Anabaptists；　and　even　his
  orthodoxy　was　impeached　by　one　Coroli；　who　made　much　mischief；　so
  that　Calvin　was　obliged　to　publish　his　Genevan　Catechism　in　Latin。