THE NEW SCHAFF-HERZOG
Bibliography: Sources for a biography are in T. Beza, Histoire ecclesiastique des eglises reformees de France, i, 7, Paris, 1SS2; A. L. Herminjard, Correspondance des Rcformateurs, vol. ii and viii, especially vol. ii, containing letters by Erasmus to Berquin, ii, 155-157, 159-160, and the letter of Erasmus to C. Utenhovius, ii, 1893, 193, ib. 1S7S, 1S93; a brief but lucid account of Berquin's life is contained in A. Chevillier, L'Origine de Vimprimerie de Paris, ib. 1694. Consult: Histoire du protestantisme fran- Cais, xi, 129, ib. 1S46; Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, ed. L. Lalanne, ib. 1894; Haure'au, in Revue des deux mondes, Jan. 15, 1869; H. M. Baird, Rise of the Huguenots, i, 12S-15S, London, 1880.
BERRUYER, bar"ru"ye', JOSEPH ISAAC:
French Jesuit; b. at Rouen Nov. 7, 1681; d. at Paris Feb. IS, 175S. He served as teacher of his order for many years and won notoriety from an attempt to rewrite the Bible in French in the form of a romance fitted to the taste of his time; in carrying out the idea, however, he introduced much that was unfitting, heretical, and even blasphemous and obscene. He published the first part, Histoire du peuple de Dieu depuis son origine jusqu'a la venue du Messie, in seven volumes at Paris, 1728. It was put on the Index in 1734, but reissued in expurgated shape in 8 vols. 1733-34. The second part included the Gospels, 4 vols. 1753, also put on the Index in 1755. The third part included the Epistles, in 2 vols. 1757, but was condemned by the pope in 1758. The whole work has appeared in Italian, Spanish, Polish, and German transls., and was reissued (expurgated) in 1851 in 10 volumes.
Bibliography: E. H. Landon, Ecclesiastical Dictionary, ii. 204, London, 1853; A. de Backer, Bibliotheque des ecrivains deJ.a compagnie de Jesus, iv, 340, 7 vols.. ParU, 1853- 1861; F. H. Reusch, Der Index der verbotenen Biicher, ii. 804, Bonn, 1885.
BERRY, JOSEPH F.: Methodist Episcopal bishop; b. at Aylmer, Can., May 13, 1856; received his education at Milton Academy, Ontario; entered the ministry of his denomination, 1S74; was associate -editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate, 1884-90; editor of Hepworth Herald, 1890-1904; and was elected bishop 1904.
BERSIER, bar"sye', EUGENE ARTUR FRAN- COIS: French Reformed; b. at Morges (7 m. w. of Lausanne), Switzerland, Feb. 5, 1831; d. at Paris Nov. 19, 1889. He came of Huguenot parentage, took elementary studies at Geneva and Paris; visited America, 1848-50; studied theology at Geneva, Gottingen, and Halle; became pastor in Paris 1S55 — in the Free Church until 1S77 (until 1861 over the Faubourg St. Antoine Church; until 1874, assistant of Pressense in the Taitbout Church; until 1S77, over the Etoile Church), when he and his congregation joined the Reformed (established) Church of France. He was the author of several popular volumes of sermons, some of which have been translated into English: in the Protestant Pulpit series (2 vols., London, 1869); Oneness of the Race in its Fall and its Future (translated by Annie Harwood, London, 1871); Sermons, with Sketch of the Author (London, 1881; 2d series, 1885); St. Paul's Vision (translated by Marie Stewart, New York, 1881; new ed. 1890); The Gospel in Paris ; Sermons, with Personal Sketch of the Author by Rev. Frederick Hastings
(London, 1884). There arc translations also into German, Danish, Swedish, and Russian. He wrote also Solidarite (Paris, 1869); Histoire du Synode de 1872 (2 vols., 1872); Liturgie (now used in the Reformed Church of France, 1874); Mes actes et mes principes (1878); U Immutability de J (sits Christ (1880); Royaute de Jesus Christ (1SS1)- Coligny avant les guerres de religion (1884; 3d ed., 18S5; Eng. transl., Coligny : the Earlier Life of the Great Huguenot, London, 1885); La Revocation, discours sur I'cdit de revocation (1886)- Les Refugies francais et leur industries (1886)- Projet de revision de la liturgie des Eglises Reformees en France (1888); Quelques pages d histoire des Huguenots (1890).
Bibliography: E. Stapfer, La Predication d' Eugene Bersier, Paris, 1893; J. F. B. Tinling, Bersier's Pulpit: Analysis of Public Sermons of . Eugene Bersier, London, 1900;
W. C. Wilkinson, Modern Masters of Pulpit Discourse pp' 251-281, New York, 1905 (highly laudatory).
BERTHEAU, bar"to', CARL: German Lutheran; b. at Hamburg July 6, 1836. He was educated at the universities of Gottingen (1855-57, 1858-59) and Halle (1857-58), and after teaching in the schools of his native city became pastor of St. Michael's Church there in 1867 Since 1897 he has been president of the Hamburg Verein fur innere Mission. In theology he belongs to the positive evangelical school. He prepared the third volume of K. Hirsche's Prolegomena zu Thomas a Kempis (Berlin, 1894) and edited Luther's catechisms (Hamburg, 1896).
BERTHEAU, ERNST: German Lutheran; b. at Hamburg Nov. 23, 1812; d. at Gottingen May 17, 1888. He studied in Berlin and Gottingen (Ph.D., 1836) and became repetent at Gottingen 1S36 extraordinary professor of Oriental languages and Old Testament exegesis 1842, ordinary professor 1S43. From 1870 he was a member of the commission to revise Luther's Bible. His publications include: Carminis Ephraemi Syri textus Syriacus secundum codicem bibliothecoz Angelica denuo editus ac versione et brevi annotatione instructus (Gottingen, 1837); Die sieben Gruppen mosaischcr Gesetze in den drei mittleren Buchern des Pentateuchs (1840); Zur Geschichte der Israeliten, zwei Abhandlungen (1842); an edition of the Syriac grammar of Bar Hebraeus (1843); and commentaries upon Judges and Ruth (1845; 2d ed., 1883), Chronicles (1854; 2d ed., 1873), Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther (1862), and Proverbs (1847; 2d ed., 1S83), in the Kurzgefasstes exegetisches Handbuch zum Alten Testament. (Carl Bertheau.)
BERTHIER, bar"tye', GUILLAUME FRAN- COIS: French Jesuit; b. at Issoudun (130 m. s. of Paris), department of Indre, Apr. 7, 1704; d. at Bourges Dec. 15, 1782. He joined the Jesuits in 1722. He added six volumes (Paris, 1749) to the twelve already completed by Longueval, Fontenay, and Brumoy of the Histoire de Viglise gallicanc, bringing the narrative down to 1529; from 1745 to 1762 he edited the M emoires de Trcvoux and displayed much moderation as well as learning under attacks from the Encyclopedists and Voltaire. After the expulsion of his order