New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-26
The Good Work OF the Rev. II. w. Rob.
erts0n
4 SUNDAY EVENING LECTURE BY THg REV.
HENRY BLANCHARD.
III. =. BROWi,
Capt. aud Asst. Adj. Gen.

The Rev. Henry Blanchard delivered lee
tare last evening in the Church of the Restoration cor
ncr Monroeplace and Ciark-st, Brooklyn. on The
Good Work of the Rev. 1. W. Robertson"
The speaker began by referring to the grave at
Brighton. ~ the side Of the sounding sea- around
which 90 persons had stood when Robertsous dust
was placed in the earih,o the love and admiration
f for lin by inen Of all sects in England and Amer
ica II was the speakers desire to show some little OF
the good work Of this honored After briefly re-
citing the outlines of Mr. Eobersons hfe the lecturer
said that he proposed TO speak OF his subject ~
a u m and n. e preacher Of liberal Chistaniiy The
good work II Robertson is in the example he has given
the world Of noble man end In the service he wrought
fr freedom Of thought and love FOR CHRIST. Inc
ugnis a ade concerning the example es man were
May. We orc 10 consider not the ours OF mar pn'
tie 81 these, " De D. e. be excupar. Inc fleh i
eii be help % him who Is poor In these except
As be shows that be Developed what wes giye1 Jesus
himself could be- Crimic unless, by ma own wo.k
he iyn,ed the uowcv rven In Robertson We have
example. Great IN ciis he inspires Us 10 III III .!
showing TOW he grew b. culture lie grew 10 De ono
wao could control himself lie sad iIe p4e,l.M .ea'
permanent IL rery mifnhle That was BIS bnt be over
elue insurgeu. emotions. woman came 20 lin 10
warn him Of BE- inllelity. He replied, don't care
" DO you know what don't care came 20 SIR 1es
ugdsin " he grnvey replied he was cruclted on Ca
vary" S;urr by so-calied religious people VINO he
Thought we're the veniest among mankind. he kep ms
uqfirucc III - fL1mpie, Also III h.lnNiIf
how one NAV accept the post ~ duty lie wanted 10 pe
soldicrs,id ne would rather lead fororn hope Than
mount puplts stair but nevertheless, tOOk ne pace
OF minister from conviction Of tuty. lie was iHueeu
soldier Of the c-oss lie IL m eNampl, os man 10
men also IN his bearing Of suferng-n his ardent us
sire to DO GOOD becoming democrat 50 as W ca"
nil men brother men," and deeply loving them ~
such. though by nature he was like Wordsworth. an
nris'ocGni-in his unios Of prudence VITA coura9e-lh
his grand reliance SELF coupled win bum!t! III MS
prav tuipess and deep abiding enthusiastic love OF
Nit "a. at
luxurious way Of living - the true Cne-tu MS beHg
both thinker and do,r combination OF Yes not very
frequent These points were dwell upon with many
Illustrations which we cannot note down N pre- re-
port The lecturers second division vas thl EOou "oIA
of Robertson IN being preacher OF liberal Iir!stahit'
He was a Church of England mar-i lover oil DIS
chnrch-and vet be was liberal Christian. for who
ever demands utter freedom OF thought, WIN Io!aiy
10 . -pirii Of Christ. Is a liberal Christian. Inc
speaker more referred 20 Robertsons words con
corning DR.. Chanting, whereby he shoNeu ne
Indignation at tho spirit OF those VINO "ou'u
, not allow that Unitarian could De a
Chrisnn-to RoOertsohs admiration Tor two men WIN
many of whose opinions he had no sympathy- amos
| Mafiineau and Theodore Parker That tbs broad
churchman vas liberal Christian could be shown by
few quotations lie said, Il think snm' Panthests are
nearer the truth than most EyangeLcas." Referring
TO liberation he wrote: " by stindng ly man mean
not adopting his II they not hts own but toll
Grating them. and thnt 10 an almost unlimited extent
unlimited al least in comparison with the limits which
tue most liberal know propose. VI truth ne wrote
"God made the soul 10 correspond with ifath lruth
il evidence, the llghiDing nftn ~ Us
bessod sunghtis' Ofinsplraiion,he wrote: =" thinS
this view Of the matter Is Important rocaH'e IN ne
other way some ~ or 30 men Ia Inc "otm
history have had special communeauou' uliI" =,
lons ard from God. Ia this. all have II. and by
deyOut ard earnest Guilty ton OF the NINA anu hea'
nay have II Increased imIiary. ms ID rehls prac
teal" OF miracles he wrote thus strongly; hoi1
that the attempt rest Christianity upon mn acles anu
fulfmenis Of prophecy y essentially inc Fcst f"of
ssm" He declares salvation 10 be goodness nun PIE
nrs, love His great underlying doctrine Was uod 10
a. / believe
learI-evcry day II seems more 20 ne-s hs; G"d anu
my own soul; there is nothing else IN ihs WORM ~
trust TO for truth Atanother time ne Wre'"; DO,
and more day by day, ones soul feels itsrI nohe WIN
God and resolved listen 10 His voice atone ID inc
deeps of the spirit" At another thus snDine ,eei
ing Of Presence comes np,n me o. 'ih hes sns.
makes inward soitarlness tribe - tax hhonl. Az
another. thus; Almost everything Icay become az
object Of doubt but Ia tho MIDST OF wilderness Oh
shadows broken and distorted N every Wy 9 Si ~
inc am eertnn-one thing il reslthe lie OF too IN
lie soul OF man" Mr.. Blanchard laid special stress
upou Ioberisons word concerning !o.erhloh' ln'pia
ton. God In Man. and said that snen p1eaonrp Tn,
u ndead leader IN liberal Christianity. The speaker
was AWAY. thrilled as he read these grand WORDS
burned with great desire 10 have OIL men ara espo'
cily liberal Eplscoplans read ara ponusr zen 70,
o.ced that the press dong sncn eoou serEee III
l,suing RobertsOn's Sermons and LILO am hetters.
! Robertson saw the grandeur OF human mature u u,
Charming saw ~ he ten tne inf nnslsr q, q ~
lie turned from books OF divinity to rrad ienhyso
snd wordswoith and ShakepeaTe as many on we mos,
earnest preachers Of the day have ioaa !. a ~,
meet and helpful to do; he saw new mealhEe ID tne
dear Nes Testament, only they can VINO turn rom
Augustine and Calvin TO read IRON the great poets,
from Nature and the soul HIS heart yearneu ,ol
JJniversasm bat he said the difficulty nlth him was
no, 10 believe in endless punishment Tue speater
tbo, h that had he lived be too would lave olneI tne
noble company Of English Eplse,pahan onyefsa a"
with Maurice and Kingsley and CoebZo al their heau
lie thanked God with fall heart for the good wors
which Robertson had wrougt for him, ana pfaJeo
that the churches OF America might love TO -, AZ w
Eaot la N
words and catching the sweetness OF HIS spirit