Protestantism in Poland, a Brief Study of Its History As An Encouragement to Mission Work Among the Poles
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The Vis- tula is the great river of Poland, and it seemed about to become a Protestant stream. Its towns, like Cracow, Sendomir, Thorn, and Dantzic, saw Protestant assemblies. " In the sixteenth century Poland was the most tol- erant country in Europe. The only protest made by any nation against the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the massacre of St. Bartholomew came from Poland."^ The celebrated Jesuit Skarga complained that two thousand Eomanist churches were converted into Protestant o...nes. Calvin's disciples mul- tiplied among the people, the nobility, and in ^ Westminster Review, 80 : 180. 16 MISSION WORK AMONG THE POLES the University of Cracow ; and his eagle eye saw the importance of gaining that kingdom for the gospel. The dedication of a book w^as a more serious matter in those times than now. Luther dedi- cated an edition of his German Bible to Sigis- mund Augustus. In 1549 this king accepted from Calvin the dedication of his commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, in which he says :— " Your kingdom is extensive and renowned, and abounds in many excellences ; but its hap- piness will then only be solid when it adopts Christ as its chief ruler and governor, so that it may be defended by his safeguard and pro- tection ; for to submit your scepter to him is not inconsistent with that elevation in which you are placed, but it would be far more glori- ous than all the triumphs of the world.
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