s
the close of December, in order to resign his post, which he had
retained till this time, respected him so highly, that, on the strength
of his recommendation, they passed themselves over to the care of
Valentine Tschudi. At Einsiedeln, Geroldseck acted in the same way. He
chose Leo Judae, the friend of Zwingli, as his successor in that place.
The guardian power of the monastery, the Council at Schwyz, wrote to
him, "Although we in part regret that you must leave us at Einsiedeln,
yet, on the other hand, we rejoice with you in everything that
contributes to your profit and honor." Through Glareanus the tidings
came from Paris, "All the Swiss youth, who are here, were delighted;
they exulted, particularly the sons of Zurich. What concerns me is,
that I have less reason to wish you happiness than to pity my friends
in Glarus." Thus then, he who was taking leave, stands in his true
image before us, exhibited in his weakness as well as in his
prepondering virtue; no saint--only a man; but a man full of courage
and faith. Well! let us accompany him to the enlarged sphere of that
ministry of his, whose results will endure for ages.

FOOTNOTES TO CHAPTER FIRST:

Footnote 1: Dinner was eaten at ten, or at the furthest eleven
o'clock.

Footnote 2: Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours.

Footnote 3: The Mincio.

Footnote 4: Over the Oglio.

Footnote 5: He confounds it with the Adda, which empties into the Po.

Footnote 6: Again a change of names. The Ticino is meant.

Footnote 7: Even in representations designed for _the people_ such
malevolent charges are found. These exaggerations are to be corrected
not by concealment, but by a candid statement of the facts.

Footnote 8: This could scarcely have taken place, as may be supposed,
during his ministry at Einsiedeln.

Footnote 9: He seems to have made his first open attack on the whole
system of pilgrimages in the year 1522, when at the invitation of
Geroldseck, he preached once more at Einsiedeln, since, in this year,
the 14 September fell on a Sunday, the time of the greater festival of
the Consecration of the Angels. The government of Schwyz, which had
hitherto favored it, now first opened its eyes.

CHAPTER SECOND

ZWINGLI IN ZURICH. BEGINNING OF THE REFORMATION. POLITICAL AND
ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS UP TO THE FIRST RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE.

Just as Zwingli began his reformation in Switzerland, Martin Luther
made his