M. Paul Sabatier, who died this week, was a French
Protestant ecclesiastic and 'scholar, well knoWn and of great influence far beyond France, especially in Italy and England. As an Alsatian Pasteur his French patriotism brought him into conflict with the Germans before the War.' He refused promotion at their hands and their incredible stupidity led them to punish him therefor. No man was more devoted to peace, but he would not set peace above the righteous causes for which he held that France took up arms in 1914. He was best known in literature for his. Life of S. Francis, which has been read in many languages. Probably this was not his best work as a scholar who had made a deep study of _ Mediaeval_ religious literature. In /England many will regret the death of Sir Arthur Clay. at an advanced age. Besides being a man of great. Personal charm and an accomplished amateur painter, .he' was a real. authority on the Poor Law acid social qUestions. at which he worked hard for Many yeirs,. develoPing, as such ,workers do, strongly anti-SOcialist princiPles. Our readers will remember frequent 'contributions that he made to the Spectator on these matters.
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