Phillips Brooks: the man, the preacher, and the authorBased on the "Estimate" . PHILLIPS BROOKS. cavillers yet remained, the bold chal-lenge was sent forth in the most meekand modest mariner that the speakerhimself would gladly listen to any ob-jections that could be made to the doc-trines which he taught, let them comefrom what source they might. He evenwent further than this in his famousdeclaration that he had as much respectfor the opinions of the honest unbe-liever, and could regard him with asmuch toleration, as though he was a pro-fessor of his own faith. Little wonderwas it, then, that
Phillips Brooks: the man, the preacher, and the authorBased on the "Estimate" . PHILLIPS BROOKS. cavillers yet remained, the bold chal-lenge was sent forth in the most meekand modest mariner that the speakerhimself would gladly listen to any ob-jections that could be made to the doc-trines which he taught, let them comefrom what source they might. He evenwent further than this in his famousdeclaration that he had as much respectfor the opinions of the honest unbe-liever, and could regard him with asmuch toleration, as though he was a pro-fessor of his own faith. Little wonderwas it, then, that men who seldom ornever attended church flocked at thebusiest hour of a busy day to listen toone who welcomed them as sons of thesame Father and brothers of the sameRedeemer. To many it was a revela-tion that the greatest bishop of a greatchurch could so near approach his Mas-ter in meekness and humbleness ofspirit. But these men were probably not moreastonished and delighted than were thosewhose walks in life had been among thefamiliar paths of church dogma andcreed. They l
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