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ZWINGLI 



and Zwingli never wholly agreed, and a com- 

 plete union of the reformers fell through at a 

 conference at Marburg in 1529, called for the 

 express purpose of uniting the differing fac- 

 tions. Lucerne, Unterwalden, Zug, Schwyz, 

 and Uri all strong Catholic cantons rose in 

 open warfare against Zwingli in 1531. 



Convinced that without a strong confedera- 

 tion nothing by way of reform of religion could 

 be effected, Zwingli himself entered upon the 

 battle field of Kappel as field chaplain, and 

 there met his death. His forces suffered de- 



feat in the second encounter, and with it all 

 hope of uniting the Catholic and Protestant 

 cantons was destroyed. Fundamentally, 

 Zwingli was a man of peace, and with a clear 

 vision aimed to oppose fanaticism and internal 

 abuses of the Church, constantly maintaining 

 his ideal of a pure and simple form of Chris- 

 tianity. His life and achievements have been 

 adequately treated by many writers. 



Consult Jackson's Heroes of the Reformation; 

 Simpson's Life of Ulrich Zwingli, the Swiss Pa- 

 triot and Reformer. 



