GUEST EDITORIAL
THE REIGN Dr. Charles Lee Feinberg Dean of Talbot Theological Seminary
ror fostered by the violent meas ures of temporary rulers who fol lowed the fall of the monarchy. The period actually began in the early part of 1793 and came to a virtual end with the fall of Robes pierre on July 27,1794. During that era suspects were accorded the merest semblance of legal trial and conviction. The hatred of the pop ulace for Christianity was commen surate with the savagery of the revolutionary actions. Voltaire's re mains were disinterred, he was given a public funeral, and almost deified. Christianity was abolished, the existence of Cod was denied, and the Goddess of Reason was worshiped with great pomp. Churches were desecrated with Notre Dame Cathedral being used to celebrate the worship of the goddess to the accompaniment of pagan revelry and lasciviousness. The reaction at the fall of Robes-
It is known to students of mod ern history that the Reign of Terror refers to a period of anarchy and bloodshed in the French Revolu tion when the whole country was under the grip of widespread ter- Page 4
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