Robertson, Frederick W. Christian Progress by Oblivion of the Past, and other sermons. New York & Boston: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, c. 1895. [12439]
White cloth decorated in light blue & gilt, applied photo of the author to front, spine sunned dark, thin chipping at the spine ends, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. 1900 gift inscription on the ffep. Portrait of the author as frontis, with tissue guard. 146 clean pp., tight. Good. Hardcover.
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Frederick William Robertson (1816-1853), Anglican divine noted for the vitality and genius of his preaching. Born to a military family, his patterns of thought and means of expression often reflected this background. He "became widely popular particularly among the working class because of the oratory and psychological insight in his sermons preached from 1847 at Trinity Chapel, Brighton. Appealing to a broad religious consensus within Anglican belief by avoiding theological concepts, he advocated the reform ideas of the 1848 Revolution, but his views generated strong opposition. His Sermons, published posthumously (1855–74), deeply influenced Anglican devotion." - Britannica online.
