[31] Kahnis: History of German Protestantism, pp. 145-165.
[32] Tennemann, Manual of History of Philosophy, pp. 407-408.
[33] Appleton's Am. Cyclopædia—Article German Theology.
[34] Critical History of Free Thought, p. 280.
[35] Tennemann, Manual of History of Philosophy, pp. 429-430.
CHAPTER VII.
THE REIGN OF THE WEIMAR CIRCLE—REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION AND HYMNOLOGY.
The systems of the great philosophical minds whom we have contemplated were remarkable for their harmony. As we now look back upon them we do not see shapeless and unfitting fragments, but a superstructure of rare symmetry and grace. Jacobi was the leaven of improvement, and it was the mission of that devout man to continue to some extent the habit of respectful regard for God's word among intelligent circles of society. All who were unwilling to become votaries of reason were his careful readers and enthusiastic admirers.