RESTORATION 



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RESZKE 



lumberman. The Indian word Restigouche 

 means "the river which divides like a hand," 

 and was given to the stream in allusion to its 

 five branches, the Matapedia (meaning Mu- 

 sical), the Upsalquitch (Blanket), the Kedg- 

 wick (Large), the Patepedia (Little), and the 

 Wagan (Knife). 



The main course of the Restigouche is about 

 125 miles long. From the confluence with the 

 Matapedia to the mouth, about thirty miles- 

 it has an average width of four miles. The 

 tides are noticeable for twenty-four miles from 

 the mouth, and large vessels ascend as far as 

 Campbellton, about fifteen miles from Chaleur 

 Bay, into which the river empties. The tribu- 

 taries, five in number, are from fifty to seventy 

 miles long. H.V.B. 



RESTORATION, res tohra'shun, in English 

 history, the return to monarchy in 1660, after 

 the Cromwell ascendency. It was signalized by 

 the recall of the House of Stuart, in the person 

 of Charles II. The tyrannical Charles I was 

 beheaded in 1649, and England became a Com- 

 monwealth under Oliver Cromwell. The latter 

 was a strong, capable administrator, and as 

 long as he lived the republican government 

 which he established was respected and success- 

 ful. But his son, Richard, who succeeded him 

 as Lord Protector, had not inherited the fa- 

 ther's strong will or political ability, and the 

 army finally forced him to abdicate (1659). 



The army then undertook to control Parlia- 

 ment, compelled it to dissolve, and aroused 

 great opposition by its high-handed methods. 

 Unsettled conditions led General George Monk, 

 supported by the Scottish army always loyal 

 to the Stuarts and a part of the English forces, 

 to reassemble the Long Parliament, order it to 

 dissolve, and call a general election. The new 

 Parliament voted to invite Prince Charles, the 

 exiled son of Charles I, to take his seat upon 

 the throne. When he journeyed to London for 

 the coronation he was greeted everywhere with 

 wild enthusiasm. His reign was dated back to 

 the execution of Charles I instead of the actual 

 year of the restoration, and those who had 

 played leading parts in his father's trial were 

 put to death. So strong was the reaction to 

 royalty that the great Cromwell's body was 

 dragged from its grave and hanged. 



lt< latrd Subject*. In connection with tho 

 Restoration, the reader la referred to the follow- 

 ing articles in these volumes : 



Charles (England) 

 Commonwealth of 



Cromwell, Oliver 

 Long Parliament 

 Monk, George 



RESURRECTION, rez u rek' shun, the res- 

 toration of the dead to life. Belief in the res- 

 urrection of the dead was dimly held in late 

 Old Testament times; it was somewhat further 

 developed by the sect of the Pharisees, but was 

 clearly formulated only in the New Testament, 

 on the basis of the resurrection of Jesus. The 

 best proof offered that Jesus did rise from the 

 dead is the effect the event has had* on His 

 followers. Only faith in a living leader can ex- 

 plain the zeal of the early Christians, their sim- 

 ple, unflinching heroism and the conquering 

 power of their message; and the same faith 

 must account for the triumphs of Christianity 

 to the present day. 



The manner of the resurrection, however, 

 has been a subject of much conjecture, and 

 men have never answered to their entire satis- 

 faction the question discussed by Paul (/ Cor- 

 inthians XV, 35), "How are the dead raised? 

 and with what manner of body do they come?" 

 Some interpret the appearance of Jesus de- 

 scribed in the Gospels as occurring after the 

 resurrection, as being that of a glorified body, 

 the result of the most stupendous of miracles. 

 Others believe that, while the appearances were 

 real, they were not physical manifestations, but 

 inner revelations, or visions, such as Paul expe- 

 rienced on the road to Damascus (Acts XXII. 

 6-11). The former view is the one that has 

 been most widely accepted by the Christian 

 Church. 



RESURRECTION PLANT. See JERICHO 

 ROSE. 



RESZKE, nsh'ke, DE, the family name of 

 two Polish brothers who became famous as 

 singers in opera. 



Jean de Reszke (1850- ) early attracted 

 notice as a boy soprano in the cathedral at 

 Warsaw. He made his first appearance in opera 

 in 1874, as a baritone, singing the part of Al- 

 fonso in La Favorita, at Venice. For two sea- 

 sons he carried baritone roles, but, as it was 

 apparent that he was singing parts too low for 

 his voice, he retired from the stage at the end 

 of his second season and for two years studied 

 tenor roles. His appearance as the tenor in 

 Massenet's Hcrodiadc, at Madrid in 1879, was 

 the beginning of a great triumphal career, in 

 which he became known throughout Kurope 

 and America as one of the most artistic singers 

 and actors of the operatic stage. 



His success was due to an admirable combi- 

 nation of voice, acting ability and attractive 

 personal appearance. Among his notable roles 

 were Radames in Aida, Raoul in The Hugue- 



