“Guizot,” gēˌzōˈ. (1787-1874.) A French historian. “Reuchlin,” roikˈlin. (1455-1522.) P. 23.—“Bordeaux,” bor-dōˈ; “Avignon,” ă-vē-nyoⁿᵍ. P. 27.—“Eisleben,” iceˈla-ben. P. 28.—“Eisenach,” īˈzen-näk. P. 30.—“Scala Santa,” sacred staircase. A staircase in the church and palace of the Lateran, so called because Christ was said to have ascended and descended it. This magnificent building was used as the residence of the popes, from 312 till their removal to Avignon in 1309. The staircase, according to tradition, belonged to the house of Pilate, and was brought to Rome by the mother of Constantine. It is composed of twenty-eight marble steps, which have been covered by order of the popes with a casing of wood. The wood has several times had to be replaced, having been worn through by the knees of ascending pilgrims. This staircase was preserved from the fire which destroyed the building in 1308. The Lateran was rebuilt, to be again burned in 1360. It was restored in 1364, and completely modernized in 1559. This church has always been the cathedral of the bishops of Rome, and takes precedence of all other churches in the Catholic world. P. 32.—“Schlosskirche,” schlusˈkeer-ka. The church belonging to a castle; “Mos-celˈla-nus.” P. 33.—“Bull.” An edict of the pope, sent to the churches over which he is head, containing some decree or decision. “Hapsburg.” Originally a castle in Switzerland. It gave its name to the imperial house of Austria. P. 35.—“Frederick the Wise.” Frederick III., elector of Saxony. P. 37.—“Zwickaw,” tswikˈkow. A city in Saxony. P. 43.—“Augsburg Confession.” The first Protestant confession of faith. “Convention at Smalcald,” smälˈkält. A confederation of the Protestants held in 1531, in which they were secretly aided by England and France. P. 45.—“Melancthon,” me-lankˈthon; “Pforzheim,” pfortsˈhime; “Tüˈbing-en;” “Œcolampadius,” ĕkˌo-lăm-pāˈdĭ-us. “Terence.” (B. C. 195-159.) A Roman comic poet. P. 50.—“Ulrich von Hutten,” oolˈrik fon hootˈen; “Si-kingˈen;” “Cranach,” kräˈnäk. P. 51.—“Zwingle,” tswinˈgle. P. 52.—“Wittenbach,” vitˈten-bäk; “Glarus,” gläˈroos. A canton of Switzerland; “Einsiedeln,” īneˈze-deln. P. 53.—“Mariolatry,” mā-rí-olˈa-try. The worship of the Virgin Mary. P. 54.—“Helvetic Confession.” This differed materially from the Lutheran only in holding that Christ was not bodily present in the eucharist. P. 57.—“Viret,” vē-rā; “Froment,” frō-moⁿᵍ; “Farel,” fä-rel. P. 58.—“Bourges,” boorzh; “Angoulême,” aⁿᵍ-goo-laim. “Psychopannychia,” sī-kō-pan-nikˈi-a. P. 59.—“Tillet,” til-lā; “Martianus Lucanius,” mar-she-āˈnus lu-caˈni-us; “Courault,” coo-rō. P. 61.—“Neuenburg,” noiˈen-boorg. A town in Germany. P. 62.—“Bucer,” booˈtser. (1491-1551.) P. 64.—“Lausanne,” lō-zanˈ. P. 66.—“Archbishop of Canterbury.” This archbishop is the primate or ruling officer in the national Church of England, the first peer of the realm, and member of the privy council. It is he who places the crown upon the king.