New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-07
ROBERT COLLYER.
From, POtter's A Dler;con afo,,lL,

american MODthIx
DO you know Bob Collyer, sir I" Familiarity
inquired one Sunday evening passenger OF another
IN North SIDE Chicago street-car "a few years
since. '0"''
The qnerst was an animated countryman SPEND
Ing the Sabbath i'll the city and, reckless how the
rest of the day spun through his fingers at The hour
of worship he was the Jealous hunt for religions
curlosties lie recognized the garb and ar of the
Guy ABOUT his fellow passenger and inferred that
nc, OF course, would know something If Mr. Collyer
r. p" turned his head and eyed the stranger
WIN gram OF astonshment: for Western absence
strangers IN Chicago street-cars--not as a common
luxury, at least Still he slowly replied Oh, yes
Heard him preach, | s'pose1 I"
YES IS quite a number OF times My family have
Well Mister, please what do you think of him ,p
folks s rss5s G% Sill YTP d Not S.s %ssR as
aEEnnst him He's always been kind to my Wife and
ofter all and S pretty lair sort of preacher too
IKE "a gentleman-never getting drunk nor into
Anyhow" concluded the stranger, "Pm going 70
hear him tonight. Pve been told such great thngs
OF him. as the chap who quit shoeing horses to 20
an;1Preachng, that seeing Pm in town over sunday,
Very good, sir. l hope you may like him; he
doesn't always please me, though"
together. crossed the little open park at the east
and entered Unity Church. The one was seated nv
conceaied mcrrmcnt took his rolling U pa TO w FIN
cad of the aisle, and helped himself to the vide
The countryman heard " Bob Collyer and ston
pea al the close to say he liked him; and the iova
o % ts you the story with relish for two
his name had no handle" Ie replied that ny
school had ever been rash enough to handle him
and he didn't know as he should submit to The the
weld If one made him a tender of the theolopicaJ
ufrlnket. He is no doctor" but he is "Robert
spoken Of and is popularity addressed 40 NJ Hniy
SSa; ne cares not to run away from the phrase of
hat t people rs re il not dspeased to know even
rAtnp 1,
10 Hr iCoyer reads much and much of his reading
few Mc nstl Among The philosophers he cltvates
authors, he prefers American He saws thev ara ~.
holder, challenge you to dare think Tor youyseif
into FORM not forever whitew ASKING the tornbstone
OF the past not tied to old institutions as are the
reviews may say. He has himself planted seve s,a
modest slips OF authorship; but they give no sign of
coming , great cellars Rather are they little
Weessl sic hand to taeo Channng's~
African, had much to do with my swapping work
shops; t.; that is, LacTeta Mott and the slave. Two
preacher, and the same eight or nine years in this
country, working in the hammer factory near PhIa
t t through the week, and speaking regiousy
.ne cause, II Tor money. think all ever received
AZ H.. Methodist preached aggregated 81 80. Mrs
she came into our little lycenm and smoke for eman
with b thought her grand, and grew in favor
and husL " as uiaue the welcome guest of herself
anu husband. We talked much on the nature of the
aconement and future punishment. came into
new new views OF these great issues. But as l became
%ge eohVert 10 immediate emancipation, perhaps
mall the motive to change was that was ashamed
thu, IN those years just before the war;
sermons against slavery and liberty. bnt tbat the
Sn,.alian Vas. | thought Christ stood beside the
'iay 81 ana turned toward that light"
put you do not cherish cruel Thoughts toward
your early pulpit home ~ e' 'o""i"
Ills lis response done in his mellow Yorkshire, falls
and ri re- Y
with my mother" o. o"'- "A" A'0