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COUNCIL OF, a celebrated Ecumenical council of the Church, convoked by Pope Martin V. and his successor, Eugenius IV. It was opened Dec. 14, 1431, under the presidency of the Cardinal Legate Juliano Cesarini of St.
Angelo. The objects of its deliberations 1201 Games Runs
Year and Losing Club Games Runs 4 15 1905-Philadelphia Americans. 3 4 22 1906-Chicago Nationals... 18 4 19 *1907-Detroit Americans. 6 4 24 1908-Detroit Americans... 1 15 4 34 1909-Detroit Americans. 3 28 4 35 1910-Chicago Nationals.. 1 15 4 27 1911-New York Nationals. 2 13 4 25 *1912-New York Nationals. 3 31 4 23 1913-New York Nationals. 1 15 4 16 4 12 1914-Philadelphia Americans. 1915-Philadelphia Nationals. 0 6 1 10 4 21 1916-Brooklyn Nationals. 1 13 4 21 1917-New York Nationals. 2 17 4 9 1918-Chicago Nationals.. 2 10 5 35 1919-Chicago Americans.. 3 20 5 21 1920-Brooklyn Nationals.... 2 8 SUMMARY Series Series Games Won Lost Runs 10 6 49 42 294 6 10 42 49 293
Total series, 16; total games, 91, not including two tie games; total runs, 587. BASEL (bä-zel), BASLE, or BÂLE, a canton and city of Switzerland. The canton borders on Alsace and Baden, has an area of 163 square miles, and a population of about 225,000, nearly all speaking German. It is divided into two half-cantons, Basel city (Basel-Stadt) and Basel country (Basel-Landschaft). The former consists of the city and its precincts, the remainder of the canton forming Basel- Landschaft, the capital of which is Liestal. The city of Basel is 43 miles N. of Bern, and consists of two parts on opposite sides of the Rhine, has an ancient cathedral, founded 1010, containing the tombs of Erasmus and other eminent persons; a university, founded in 1459, with an important library, a museum containing the valuable public library, pictures, etc. The industries embrace silk ribbons, tanning, paper, aniline dyes, brewing, etc.; and the advantageous position of Basel, a little below where the Rhine bewere to extirpate heresies (that of the Hussites in particular), to unite all Christian nations under the Catholic Church, to put a stop to wars between Christian princes, and to reform the Church. But its first steps toward a peaceable reconciliation with the Hussites were displeasing to the Pope, who authorized the Cardinal Legate to dissolve the Council. That body opposed the pretensions of the Pope, and, notwithstanding his repeated orders to remove to Italy, continued its deliberations under the protection of the Emperor Sigismund, of the German princes, and of France. On the Pope continuing to issue bulls for its dissolution the Council commenced a formal process against him, and cited him to appear at its bar. On his refusal to comply with this demand the Council declared him guilty of contumacy, and, after Eugenius had opened a counter synod at Ferrara, decreed his suspension from BASHAN the papal chair (Jan. 24, 1438). The removal of Eugenius, however, seemed so Eugenius. The Archbishop of Arles, Basel, and went over to the party of cluding the Cardinal Legate Juliano, left Basel, and went over to the party of Eugenius. The Archbishop of Arles, Cardinal Louis Allemand, was now made First President of the Council. In May, 1439 adeus of Savoy to the papal chair. Felix by Eugenius, they elected the Duke Amit declared Eugenius heretic and formally deposed him. Excommunicated by Eugenius, they elected the Duke Amuniversities. After this the moral power edged by only a few princes, cities, and V.-the name he adopted-was acknowledged by only a few princes, cities, and universities. After this the moral power of the Council declined; it was dissolved May 7, 1449, when it gave in its adhesion to Nicholas V., the successor of Eugenius. The decrees of the Council of Basel are admitted into none of the Roman collections. They are regarded however, as of authority in points of canon law in France and Germany, as traed , their regulations for the reformation of the Church have been adopted in the pragmatic sanctions of both countries.