The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16
Dean Stanley.

He was almost morbidly alive to the
uncharitableness of many who make
much of religi gus feeling and strict dog
matte statements, and are deficient in the
long-suffering tolerance of Christian
charity. Hence he became almost
bigoted against bigotry and intoler-
ant of intolerance. When he saw any
one whom he thought to be q good man
harshly treated on account of supposed
want Of religious feeling or strict or
thodoxy, he threw himself with chival-
rous disdain of consequences, and at
times even an overlooking of facts, into
the defense of the weak. 1t was like
Maurice losing his character by the de-
Tense of Kingsley, and living to be him
self defended by the friend whom he
had rescued. II he did not extend this
intolerance to sacredotal SIS when they
were evil spoken of, it was because he
had persuaded himself that no degree of
tolerance for them would ever make them
of others, and perhaps, be occasionally
failed to separate his estimate of the man
from his horror of the intolerapt doctrine
which the man maintained. There
sprang upon him, especially in his later
years, forced Discrimination to treat all
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the main and really unconsciously main
tanned orthodox opinions. Notable ex-
amples of this weakness are to be found,
especially in his lately published volume
OF essays, in which Renan and Matthew
Arnold find themselves strangely side by
side with Pusey and Keble. He was,
indeed, in this respect so regardless Of
the opinions of ordinary men that it 10
no wonder he incurred . great amount
Of obloquy, and was looked upon with
much suspicion. No one ever
loving him. II his Catholicity was in
excess it was based upon the Christian
love which springs from q charitable
spirit, He certainly embraced within
the limits of his church sympathies every
one whom he believed to be following in
the steps Of the Lord Jesus Christ. 1t is
impossible for anyone TO maintain that
he ought to be classed with free-thinkers
who knows how many doubling souls he
has comforted and supported in the time
Of their greatest trial, by that sure evi.
dence of the pervading historical truth Of
the narratives both OF the Old and New
Testament, which his Lectures ON the
Jewish Church" and his .Essays on the
Apostolical Age" rightly under
stood, impart to every intelligent
reader. II certainly must b allowed
that his position among Anglican divines
il entirely unique. The Church Of Eng
land suffered grievous loss when he dis
appeared from among il chiefs. No
clergyman. perhaps. Who ever lived ex-
srcised over the public ct large, and ss-
pecially the literary and thoughtful por-
ton Of it. 30 fascinating IN influence.
The charm was . personal one, whether
difusing IL power through his writings,
or his preaching, or his Conversation. or
his kindly scts Of friendship 70 rich and
poor. His Eas the charm a loving
Christian nature, endowed with unriv-
alsd intellectual ensrgy Of : very peoa-
liar kind; mastsr-abovs al other 1en
LIN thAI vivid historic power. boeh Of
speech and writing, which more pesAaps
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