Show JOHN CALVINS BIRTH I 1 commemoration to be held in geneva in 1909 new york april 16 invitations have been issued for a conference at the union theological seminary in this city on april for the purpose of forming a strong committee to arrange for americas part in tho the calvin commemoration to be held in geneva in 1909 the fourth centennial of the birth of john calvin calyin an impressive celebration is being prepared tor for that year in geneva the principal feature of which will be the erection of a monument o commemorating calvins work and influence the movement as conceived and outlined by the promoters in geneva Is to be not primarily theological or local but comprehensive and international and the announcement is intended as a permanent memorial of the influence of the reformer and his associates upon the modern world from the broad point of view of history england scotland holland germany and france fiance it is stated will unite with switzerland in the commemoration the invitations tor for the conference here thursday are signed by charles francis adams edwin anderson alderman NV william Illiam adams brown charles william eliot ellot cyrus 11 mccormick francis landey patton oscar straus william jewett tucker and andrew dickson white I 1 |