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in .1 CALVIN AND HIS TIMES By Rev. John Garth. Robt. G. Ingersoll, in his famous lea ture on Wm. Shakespeare, opened his address with these words: In the year that William Shakespeare ' was born, John Calvin died; what a magnif- icent exchange for the universe. " This utterance, while pronouncing the names of two of the world's greatest men, nevertheless was a bold sarcasm, rather than a truthful assertion. The Bard of Avon was the world's greatest v. dramatist, and his contribution to liter ature will survive for ages. But in true greatness and benefaction to the world Shakespeare is not to bo compared to ' John Calvin. Shakespeare marked the end of the Elizabethan age of literature. Calvin was the rising sun of the Reformation, and his brilliant influence cast light and heat over Switzerland, France, Germany, England, and, as Rouke declares, Cal vin was the virtual founder of America. " Compare the literature of these two geniuses. The tragedies, comedies and sonnets of Shakespeare, while imposing with wisdom and glowing with fancy, original and unparalleled, are neverthe less, in their autographs, unfit for the perusal of decent eyes. Calvin's writings, though unappeal ing to the thoughtless, yet by their chaste, reverent, searching, vigorous, , religious ideas, they revolutionized the world's theology, permeated the laws of many nations, and inspired countless mortals to lives of honor, integrity and , sobriety and to the fear of God. If we compare the personalties of these two men we can but be amused at the contrast. Shakespeare was live ly, humorous, fun-loving, . harum scarum. He fled from his native vil lage to escape punishment for poach ing on the estate of Sir Thomas Lucy. He lived in a theatre, wrote brilliant, but immoral, plays, was a member of a gay and boisterous group of players and writers. John Calvin was sombre, decorous, religious, conscientious, powerful in the pulpit, mighty in council, driving im morality from his city and making it renowned for religion. Calvin was the adviser of kings and statesmen, the in structor of ministers, the inspirer of martyrs, the creator of industries, the champion of liberty and truth. Such is the contrast between Shake speare and Calvin the bonfire beside the blading sun. John Calvin was born on July 10, 1509, in Noyon, France, 70 miles north east of Paris. His father was a Catho lic and secretary to the Bishop of Noyon. He was poor, but secured a tine education for his son through the help of the church. John Calvin was a student of three universities, Orleans, Bourges and Paris, and had a brilliant career in all. As a law student he fre quently lectured to the classes in the absence of his professor. He received the honoray degree of Doctor of Laws. Already in 1525, the light of the morn ing star ofthe Reformation, Martyn . Luther, and of that bright constellation which arose with him, Melanchthon, Ecolompadius, Twingle, Lefevere and Faill, was shining and heralded the Prostestant Reformation. But while to these illustrious men in their several countries the world is indebted for the dawn of this great epoch, in John Cal vin behold the rising sun that chased away the lurking shadows of the middle ages and from chaos and disruption brought order, truth, life, vigor to the Protestant church of Jesus Christ. John Calvin grew up a Catholic, but in 1532, while a student at Paris, he was as suddenly converted as Paul, on the way to Damascus. And to Paul, John Calvin forms a striking anology in doctrine, character and zeal. Calvin's introduction as leader of the Reformation came when he prepared for his friend, Nicolas Cop, an inaug ural address, delivered by Cop on his entrance into the office of rector of the University of Paris, on All Saints' Day in 1533, before an immense audience. Calvin had made the address an appeal for the refonof the church on the ba sis of the pure gospel, rejecting Pope, council and tradition. When it became known that Calvin was the author he was compelled to flee for his life. For three years Calvin's life was un settled. He wandered over Germany, France and Switzerland, evading his persecutors and preaching the Gospel of Christ. ' . At the end of this period, at 27, he published his greatest work, "Calvin's Institutes," the real constitution of the Protestant faith, that did more to amal gamate the belief of the reformers than any document. On Aug. 5, 1536, he arrived at Gen cv. He intended to stay till the next day and then proceed to Basel or Stras-j LEADERS IN QUALITY LEADERS IN STYLE It's Your Misfortune if you buy an over coat and don't buy the KUPPENHEIMER Their superiority over other makes is recoof nized the world over by all particular dress ers. 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Farel, then a refugee in Geneva and who had been preaching the reformed doctrines there with pronounced effect, begged Calvin to stay and help him in his work in that great and wicked city. Calvin refused and declared his purpose to leave next day, regardless of Farel's entreaties. At last Wm. Farel pointed his long bony finger at Calvin, and with solemn invection threatened him with the curse of God if he preferred his studies to the work of the Lord in Gen eva. Calvin was overpowered and yield ed at this. Indeed he says: "Those words terrified and shook me as if God from on high had stretched out His hand to stop me, so that I renounced the journey I had undertaken." Here begins the great life work of Calvin. It may be divided into three periods: - I. 1536-153S. Laboring with Wm. Farel at Geneva till, for their antagon ism to wickedness in that city, the coun cil and people drove them away. II. 1538-1541. Calvin quietly pur sued his studies at Strasburg and preach ed to the French church there. In 1540 he married Idalette Van Buren, with whom he lived happily for nine years. III. 1541-1564. Invited" back to Geneva he became a dictator of the State and church for twenty-three years till his death at 55 years of age. . In discussing the man and his times no better way could be adopted than to observe the man in his great life work at Geneva. Let us look first at his task. Geneva is situated in the southwest corner of Switzerland, on the western shore, or point of Lake Geneva. The Alps are on the east, France and Italy of the west and south. Geneva was the gateway, at the cross roads of the nations, and thus possessed a strategic importance. It was also a very pros perous city, and rich and luxurions. This period of world history was marked by worldliness in the church and tyranny of kings. The pope claimed temporal, as well as spiritual, power. The Holy Roman Empire was a great monarchy that was organized-by Charle magne for the purpose of combining the great power of the church, with the sovereignty of the king, for their mutual assistance. The church had lost its spiritual character and had assumed tyranny over body, mind and soul. The pope was supreme; the priest used his weapons of subjugation upon lord and serf. Salvation was the gift of the priests, and bestowed only on those who were obedient to the church, confession, ab solution, penance, the mass, baptism, the gifts of the priest, and none received their service who did not ae knowledge the supremacy of the church. The Bible was a closed book; igno rance, superstition, fear ruled both king and cotter. Moral obligation was noth ing; to please the priest was all, and the priest usually was an immoral leprous sinner. Now Geneva was a fair product of such conditions and forces. There mor ality was abandoned. 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