LARÉVEILLÈRE-LEPAUX left orders in his will that his _Memoirs_ were to be printed and published. His heirs were not proud of the part the DIRECTOR had played, so, after complying with the terms of his will and _printing_ the _Memoirs_, they _destroyed the whole issue at once_; and the only copy extant is the one which, in accordance with the law of France, was sent to the _Bibliothèque Nationale_ at Paris. THE THEOPHILANTHROPISTS. These (_Gr._ “Lovers of Gods and Men”) were a sect of _Deists_ which appeared in France amid the confusion and disorder of the first Revolution. While the State was indifferent to all forms of Religion, and the Republican Directory was afraid of the Christianity which prevailed in the Church, a felt consciousness of the necessity of some religion led many to adopt a form of worship adapted to Natural Religion. “This Sect” (says SOUTHEY, in the _Quarterly Review_, vol. xxviii.) “began with more circumstances in their favour than ever occurred to facilitate the establishment of a religion or of a sect. Many persons of considerable influence and reputation engaged in the project with zeal, and it was patronised by LA RÉVEILLÈRE LÊPAUX, one of the Directory.... His motives for putting himself at the head of the Theophilanthropists are said to have been twofold: if the scheme succeeded, he intended to become their High Priest; and he hated Christianity. Through his means the Theophilanthropists obtained a decree from the Government giving them a right of holding their meetings in the Churches, as national buildings, which were open to any religion, but belonged to none.