Memoirs of Elder Thomas Campbell Together With a Brief Memoir of Mrs Jane Cam
Memoirs of Elder Thomas Campbell Together With a Brief Memoir of Mrs Jane Cam
Campbell Alexander
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To a people who were in love with their respective ecclesiastic establishments, Father Campbell's lectures would be anything but popular. His manner was, however, respectful and conciliatory, avoiding as much as possible that polemic and belligerent style so apt to offend and challenge angry debate. Indeed, so evidently Scriptural and evangelical were his positions that but 9 130 MEMOIRS OF ELDER THOMAS CAMPBELL. few, if any even, with a tolerable respect for the inspired word, or for the grave... and dignified manner of its defense as was exhibited by the speaker on these occasions, would venture to risk the consequences of an open and direct attack upon the positions thus submitted. On the contrary, indeed, not a few of those who were com- mitted in behalf of these schisms were candid enough to admit that Father Campbell's positions were right in the abstract, and that upon them all Christians may ultimately unite. As a common platform; "But, " said they, " we are not yet prepared to act upon them ; they are too far in advance of our attainments.
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