IN a recent number of “De Heraut” (Amsterdam), Prof. Dr H. H. Kuyper discusses the revival of Calvinism, and also makes mention of a remarkable event in France. In the theological faculty of the Protestant Church in Paris, a man appeared who subscribes to Calvinism with all his heart, Professor Lecerf, in charge of the course in New Testament. Originally a free thinker, the reading of the Scriptures brought him to faith in Christ, and it was Paul’s Epistle to the Romans which, under God’s blessing, became the means to the dawning of the light in his soul. After this he began to read the writings of Calvin, and the striking agreement between Paul’s Epistle to the Romans and the theology of Calvin won his heart for the great Reformer, who indeed has best comprehended the thought of the Apostle. At first Professor Lecerf imagined that he was the only Calvinist, as he himself told us, but how great was his astonishment and pleasure when he learned from Dutch students in Paris that in Holland theologians were to be found who likewise held Calvinism in high honour. He ordered the works of Drs A. Kuyper and H. Bavinck to be sent to him, and he studied the Dutch language, in order to be able to read them. And when, last summer, the professor of Dogmatics was obliged to give up lecturing in the Theological School of Paris, this work was for the time put in charge of Professor Lecerf, who then made his students acquainted with Calvinistic Dogmatics. These lectures made such an impression that the students themselves requested that after the return of the regular professor of Dogmatics, Professor Lecerf might be allowed to continue his lectures on Calvinism, to which the faculty agreed. Last Fall, Professor Lecerf visited the professors of the Free University of Amsterdam (founded by Dr A. Kuyper), and made a most favourable impression upon them, and not the least cause for joy was this, to learn that the students in Paris were so fully taken up with these Calvinistic lectures.—”The Presbyterian and Herald and Presbyter” (Philadelphia).
Correction.—On page 414 of the “Free Presbyterian Magazine” for last month, the writer did not mean to convey the idea that the person referred to used the words, “Making flesh of one and fish of another,” to the Session, but to himself and another gentleman. The writer does not know what that person said on that point to the Session.—NEIL CAMERON.