, 1870-02-23
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
Eloquent Lecture by Rev. " II Black
burn, Of the N. W. Presby-
teriau seminary.

REV. WiIltau H., B]aekhurc, Professor o! Ecc.c.
tiastical History in the Northwestern Presbyterian
Seminary, aud rss:ot OF the Fnlltit1n Aycnut
Presbyterian Church, a gentleman Of Ktea. cul-
sure and valuable contributor to historical l.t1r
"tuTe, '!cllvt1ed lecture on tauscu Elizabeth and
TIC Reformation, in his charch, lust cvca!rg. TIE
attertfsnce wss large, AID the effort Raa one Of
xceedirg merit We eau give but o1tei syn.
.psts:
Tha Reformation In Ecelacl, hs ssid, had ltA
.p:tI Of s1asc;nE aad storm, cf ccFe ENG dono.,
Ct shsnrce SD 1eactton. The warm April week
uacer Euxr1d VI Vas followed by the furouA
'cu Iess uuhes Mary. Yet her ctu-l po.ic5 almost
'esta'. d t'se:!, g. shas when she Tas c5lER, IN
.sas. Ie@ Hooa Pe2ple had Any icafs 10 sned.
II. ler:sse1 then rty,exed her earl1 lie, Rhoz.
irg how ehe gfcE Up ID the tcnool OF nlsio't1uc,
~l'n IN inct 1t b'teus MUD. CALI ieup:r caul.oas
hltpu.i'1cp, b,r0LR z!, ttfoc spirit, and = 1tu
iutt ttntlun 10 harE Ear r1lkh'6 4: Is ,eAss It a.c,
eiE i.;t Trt.oI. to hseond t1Ioae, aod was
rhe otun.a ci toe Etg.sn crown d: rEa. ts7 d d
uoi., Sits population ot aoout 4,uo5.tel. L1.aoa
..a;p'ry 1eeies ese,e o. .han:se
.rnL:.fs rather that a1ld wheat reld.
e ,ps :t,e.; The{ esrsn,,,sd h,msnsr: aal
nttn Ii. ee extretnts ~ss gfoxiLR Up u ti:it.e-
r'ssa, ccHrost OF iltIch1nte, traieza. rpt sg-Es
sc@ tne sfeas.a
Eesltsn KetnEn,arlGu- With the cfoxn.rg clEt
vi The alnIcnitieA Of her POSITION. So1e mare
nai;ast eser !ay be1oro an E-ghh nouasca attef
Elfzaheth adop;ed in the ruMn the cause of tho
R*lo1nstiop. hut from any zeai CONVICTION vi
tho truth, but Rather nom motives OF safe poii-
ani. ' g: eead ; asd is1sss oniS Ta ilsn 'ee tse
1ndut510o' r. M ,n,t and odusnk
ad=pfaa tic Anglican form % Of tse e1eea .a:sei
tnan tne Lutheran or GenevAn. THIS Rave her the
LurttmscY in matters Of religion which ahe de-
tain The religion In which she aAs baptized snd
ctoArcd {the AEgllcab>; ahe ToaiI suppress Pa
cscE. ard root out fnfltant4m. 3au dsrnRa:ed to
tesselt, ner council. bet Parliament, aud me con
vocation of Bishops. Inc work Of essao!l<n!ng the
csetd ara liturgy OF Eus!Brd, whence cauo tux
T:iysJ.nire Arucles ano the rsal lcsb3ok OF The
She Was sMbItious to he great and to nAkt
EngIa-n great HcF OWE Will Va2 on,nlpoienL +
ruled the courts Of law: i tro *bcat Parliament
While sustaining the Church. ahc made l!:t!e proTt
',on Inr the spru1ft OF tee c.fgJ. AasJ htd naGs
martyrs in tue ChGtch. EttZaneth made ocEgAta
The lever c!esRT weEe driven 10 become iA1ors
.t.os ruRke1s, galh.nt rf, R'oomt. aLd te1asls 0
etetg Fort aid ~ Ic11iER pra5ef and hoilcs u
Pnfitb. they might earn thtt eosld Among tn
lsss; as, ,hsT = 1e tsssa s,n
.qu,f.s, ,hs " Souoe Le1!;s,' a. h. Vi. c.:e ,
sss ~ ~. na ~ Sracs - ~ one Goa n!
| fha crnK, lie must tear eYetJ r1.a
j.ff, atn must he careful never to asr!re to III
C.iG OF the fa'rest teErAnt 10 the hauseno't 81.
injured her ON church hJ .i.seuuntr aa9c:n:
| ptc.ctinR. an art which the tat1ians had cul
s!vA.eo IN a high degree
AuopR the higher clergy there were eous clio
| qcent Frcacherr, chief AmohE whom Wss Jounl
ltcEry Smith, kro*n as "tac sllv+s-.ongua,i
lie rrtnseh pastors! cansec les: he shoala ha;
vas az age Of li'era' 'utc: the fcsl great epos
OF English Ibitktug. Tie early s1Tus
u Ena'!sh poetI5: Il .asesa htsasl
!ades as !atc GRAY. Catherine Par, and Lid
taught rcicrce 10 Prrces: Vccn Edmund sp ,ote
tLth,oItd The FaiJ Queen; when Sir Fhl!iI
| Sltrty lLfustd The esseCto Of poe:!j into b!
Acaus, eLd when these three Int lcs: u2t giants
i!st.dr, ce1tAnly philosophers, tie l:Ae OF waor
the world VII! cot soon tcc again. And get 4
,nnt iisfra7y ard phllantnroptc age, there va
scarcely enough Il =. vigorous rtiiz!oa
trouRht, okirR to EHzsbethH rcpreSslv
Eou the Reformation. In most arrn:Es touch,n
ttc stste tte desers cd tee popular title Of Zoo
/ Queen bess." she thought prosperity 10 III
III broke up tho o.d opprt4slous, and de s:1oye
the u uontroAes which had greHu up du14lg n
| *aB. ........
l,esri:e tnr re.scc1sons, E2s.ao1 rarely had
I 9 Gre |. lh tLc hdElt uS sc2plE. Even tho suite
l t1elIe" tsAt tpol LEI ta:etY SD tuccess d
n,tde =: i1'e Ct TIC realm AID The 1etos
| caGfrats If Europe.
Ttr ..t..uscr rrftEted eiaqceLs ie7:3s 10 mar
| Of TIC !e1stos chat:clrs Of iha: Cer %, and n
tFccisl lsae TO that n,asTt1 u r. Iluf, iIle poe
na'rio'. tsatesn N, "a Let, philosopher, Sir W.
IT 1tsltigh. -, ~. :.
TIE lecturer corc!Gded by saying that taor,
| Tie VII, { 1o.e nt E''z4ttesh might Lot ha,t bt-
4 tie rgreRt, yet to her red iose I'rutsstaafis
| oHtc al rveE E.akutg d. bt Ct Statit-dt-