New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
4 TRIBUTE TO QUEEN VICT0RL4S B00K.
PRAISE FROM ROBERT CoLLYER-" WHOLESOME As
BROWN BREAD AND MILK"

PRAISE FROM ROBERT CoLLYER-" WHOLESOME As
BROWN BREAD AND MILK"
The Rev. Robert Collyer spoke last evening
at the Church OF the Messiah Queen Vctoria book
concerning her life In the Highlands He said: 81
going to talk to you about the work OF who
cording 10 the ideas of rank entertained in the old world
has not her equal In birth. It may be that many
here also entertain such Ideas and regard dukes and
ear and royal personages with that despaing longing
which we term sour grapes This book written by this
royal and noble lady, contains such record be
found nowhere else in the world. It is not hard to find
out everything about the lines OF English monarchs from
Alfred down TO this graciOus author Victoria In the
fierce light that beats about throne eyerythings shown,
and in that long succession of royal personages there
have been so few that were wise, few tnat were
mighty and many that the reverse that we can
not but appreciate EmersOus words: God said I am
tired of kings III suffer them more But with all that
we know OF them good and bad wise and foolish, we have
to 90 back to Alfred the Great the shepherd OF hts peO
pie before we can find another royal boOaker Through
that long line of centuries Alfred reaches out his
hand and touches that of Vlctora and both hands
as pure as the driven Both overflow with dOmes
tic love- and centre il in the home rather than in the
palace Both were models OF cOniugal love- You will
from these remarks that am not In harmony with ths
opinions that been expressed about this book have
read It, and find Il as wholesome brown bread and
milk. 1 can remember when Queen Victoria
came to the throne Now contrasted my fate with hers
believing my ignorance, that to be Queen the
summit Of felicity for woman, that all Joy and com
fort for queens and they knew and sorrow. As
read her book felt that in her life there had been far
more sorrow than my own This book is not the HIS
tory Of the Queen Of England, but of woman who has
been left widow. from whose the husband OF her
youth unmey reft and who looks forward to meet
ing him in another world
but the English do not like this book Ibey ng"iu
the Queen, wish to regard her, as something supf
human something more than mere woman Iley
do not like her TO show gentle. loving heart under h
gold and purple They DO not wish her to prove tnaI $40
Is own sister to every good woman everywhere l1@
prefer to think OF her a grand and beautiful aosrS
with mysterious powers and terrible knowledge Andu
are q little Jealous OF her preference for Scotland OF "
being more mindful OF the Forth and the Tay than oI
Trent and the Thames IL taclt rcbuke 10 ENs sa
that the Queen believed she could live pdfeT tos
in the Highlands OF Scotland than In the rOyA ~
Your ScOtcnman Is certainly better than ne SOH ee
but do think he holds himself and his mahhSou "A
than the Engishman. This royal widow leIt n', ,hst
Windsor she would have lived IN splendid lsotdOh "a
is gded misery. But In the Highlands "a
could be free az air visit ueghbors and live the on
great lady without being forced 20 accept an
that was distasteul TO her. John Brown gave 10
unninchiug devotion that henchman gives 70 n. no.
aud the oeen with the warmth OF heart OF an honest W.
bile woman appreciated his unsesh service e Ao Vho
memorated her appreciation do not envy tn3sS tny3 AZ
can see any more In this than the historic ledt! 80
Uighland seryor and the grateful appreciation OF "a
woman The sneers out of place, and do NO c'0U'
those who utter them or have written them.