li IS
CHAP. IV.
A N C IE N T G O V E R NM E N T OF G E N E V A . T H E E S T A B
L I S H M E N T OF G EN E V A AS A N IN D E P E N D E N T
R E P U B L I C . E L E C T IO N A N D P U B L IC P R O C E S S IO N
OF T H E SY N D IC S . A R EM A R K A B L E O R A T IO N
D E L IV E R E D ON T H E O C CA S IO N . ----- E S T A B L I S H M
E N T O F T H E R E F O R M E D R E L IG IO N A T G EN E V A .
A R R IV A L O F C A LV IN ; E X T R EM E A U S T E R IT Y OF
H IS M A N N E R S . H I S IN T O L E R A N C E A N D C R U E L T
Y . E X E C U T IO N OF N IC H O L A S A N T O I N E . -----
T H E G EN E V E S E PA S TO R S R E N O U N C E T H E P E R S
E C U T IN G P R IN C I P L E S OF C A L V IN . R E C E N T
SC H ISM IN T H E G E N E V E S E C H U R C H . E N G L I S H
C O N G R E G A T IO N A T G E N E V A . STY'LE OF P R E A C H IN
G IN G EN E V A . ----- R E L IG IO U S E D U C A T IO N OF
B O T H S EX E S . ----- P U B L IC A DM IS S IO N OF T H E
C A T E C H U M E N S AS M EM B E R S OF T H E C H U R C H .
C O L L E G E A N D P U B L IC SCH O O L S . — ON T H E
E L IG I B I L I T Y OF G EN EV A AS A T EM P O R A R Y R E S I D
E N C E F O R E N G L I S H F A M IL IE S , OR AS A P L A C E
OF E D U C A T IO N FO R B R I T I S H Y O U T H . ----- O B S E R V A
N C E O F SU N D A Y S A T G EN EV A .
1 'he early establishment of the reformed
religion at Geneva, gave to this city a degree
of importance in the history o f Europe,
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to which it was in other respects noways
entitled. The conversion of the citizens
to the protestant faith, was preceded by
the emancipation of Geneva from the domination
of the dukes of Savoy, and the
formation of àn independant republic.
The events which led to Genevese independence
are intimately connected with
the establishment of the reformed religion,
but they are involved in some obscurity,
and are no where, that I know of, stated in
a concise and intelligible form. I will endeavour,
therefore, to trace a very brief
outline of this part of the history of Geneva,
separated from all extraneous matter.
After the year 888, Geneva, with its
territory called le comté de Genevois,
was dependant on the kings of Burgundy ;
and on the extinction o f their power, it
passed under the dominion of the emperors,
and the administration o f the government
was divided between the Count de Genevois
and the bishop, but their powers were
ill defined. The counts endeavoured to
obtain the chief command, but the emperors
favoured the bishops, and they
were made princes of the empire by the
emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who, by a