New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
DEATH OF DR.. MARTINEAU
CAREER OF THE FAMOUS UNITARIAN
THEOLOGLAN.

THEOLOGIAN.
The Rev. DR.. James Martineau. mention Of whose
death made in The Tribune YESTERDAY vas OF
Huguenot ancestry He was born in Norwich
England, on April o. 1905 the seventh Of eight emil
dren- He was brought up in the family OF a we'll
TODD manufacture. which the religious dis
clpline was graver than is common ike house
holds now. Compulsory Bible readings and severe
" decorous Sundays were the rule In the midst OF
such surroundings the religious tendencies OF the
great theOlogian began 70 develop
The attitude Of his mind at that period Is flIus-
trated by an anecdote- His mother on going 70
church one evening left the children at home with
instructions 70 read the Bible On returning she
asked James what he had read He replied:
Isaiah Why you could not have read The whole
OF Isalah% Yes mother. I have skipping the
nonsense
Theologicany the family had already departed
widely from the CaIvinfztic standard Of their HUI
guenot ancestry. Their Church stood for English
Presbyterianism. the root from which English
Unitartanisn has sprung.
From his tenLh 70 his fourteenth year he was
sent to the Norwich grammar school where he
studied the classics and learned the French Ian
gUage- Then for Two years he went 70 the private
school Of Dr. L3ut Carpenter. at Bristol This
was one OF the most Important periods Of his LIE
and Dr. Martineau confessed a large debt 10 his
Bristol schoolnaster Under his influence the boys
whole nature was aroused But MS parents had de-
cded that he should become an engineer. and he
was sent 10 Derby.
ENTRY TO THE MINISTRY
Before the two years which he gave 70 the study
Of engineering had expired he became dissatisfied
with his work and announced his desire 20 become
a minister. Although his parents were opposed 70
this change Of plan they acquiesCed and sent MIN
to Manchester College. then situated az York
There he studied for I'VE years under John Ken
rick and Charles WeIlbeloved-
In 1877 Mr. Marrineau admitted 20 preach
but for one year took upon himself the work OF
the Eustace Street Presbyterian Church. In Dub
lin. as assistant pastor. He was ordained on Oc-
tOber 26. ISIS little later he married and bought
a house IN expectation Of long ministry. At the
end OF three years the senior minister died and
he succeeding 10 the latters Office, found that the
100 addition 10 his salary was his share 70 the
regium dOnum- Inquiring into this he learned that
this fund q bounty. which had long been paid
70 Presoyterians and other Nonconforr1ists in
Ireland But 1t was raised by taxes, largely on
Catholics, who were thus supporting ministry
from which they took no benefit. Mr. Marrineau
they decided by majority Of one vote not 10 do
His attitude toward the regiurn donurn disqualified
nli1 for serving as munster @ n me PTesoyLsrin m
Dublin pastorate he invited 20 become the col
street Chapel IN Liverpool About this tine he be
gan 10 exercise ais hand as q reviewer IN 1883 he
contributed 70 The Monthly Repository article
on Joseph Prestey' and little later an article on
at bu5l prePared hymn SOCK for his chGrc
Hymns for Christian worship" IN 1857 ne pub
OF great power.
LIVERPOOL CONTROVERSY"
In 1883 Dr. Marttneau was brought into great
prominence BY what is known in the annals OF Uni
tartanisn as the Liverpool Controversy The
churchmen OF that city sent invitation TO
all who call themselves Unitarians in the town and
neighborhOod OF Liverpool 10 attend course Of
lectures in which the errors OF Cuitarianism were
10 be exposed Dr. Marttneau and Two fellow Ia
borers met the circular with challenge 10 debate
which. after much skIruishtDg. accepted. and
in the anal arrangements the three were piJted
against thirteen ortnodoX ministers among Lne
features Of The CONTROVERSY was the vast labor in
The first lecture, was given on the orthod0x, side
on February s. while the last was given BY Dr Mar
consumed nearly three hours. while one Of them
In 1s40 he was appointed professor of mental and
moral philosophy in Manchester New College, and
lens OF Plato and Of Kant besides regularly Occu-
pying the pulpit The next year ne pu9Isnea an
eloquent presentation OF his attitude Unitarian
sas a9 neaT6re S9 ys2rsA AeT sr he R Pehrsaa %
collection Of his sermons In lSi5 he resumed Jaose
known. among which We're elaborate discussions Of
Thonlas Arn2ld 40 AurSn .2 ana 551-' aeT IS 5
course and ''desrHerte Atheism During this
where ne sat at the feet OF Trendelenburg. the emf
Manchester New College was removed TO London
In 1S53 and though Liverpool was then four hours
kept his lecture appointments and continued his
pastoral work But IN 80 he removed 70 London London
In the following year, however. he and the Prtqc-
pal OF the college. the Rev. John James Tsyler.
invited become joint ministers OF the Lit-le
Portland Street Chapel and this relation continued
until the death Of Mr.. Tayler In 1853 DR.. Martileau
then became principal Wei sole minister o.
the chapel and continued both relations until
when. after forry-two years OF preaching. he left
the pulpit In IsS5 he also resigned hts col ege Ofce
Besides the works by DR.. Marrineau already noted
others OF the greatest importance should also be
mentioned Like many other distinguished Eng
rshnen letters. he won his first emphatic
recognition in This country II 1852 a volume of his
ESSAYS was gathered from the English magazines
by a Boston firm and published under the title of
"Misce anies IN 1S5s his Studies OF Christianity
was also published in Boston. Essays Theological
and Philosophical" in two volumes were published
IN 1885,
VARIOUS WORKS
Religion Affected BY Modern MateriaIisn"
was the subject OF his address IN opening the col
Iege IN 1874 In Il Or. Martineau took the oppor-
tuuity to review certain evolutionary doctrines
then current Professor Tyndan answered lin.
and IN turn DR.. Marrtneau made a re1oinder under
the title OF Modern Materalisrn" In 1s2 he pub
ushed his work on SptnoZa and three years later
/ the Clarendon Press brought out IN two volumes