Excerpt from The Philosophy of the Atonement and Other Sermons
These sermons will introduce to a wide circle of readers a preacher of whom comparatively few of the present generation have heard, but who, had he lived, must have been recognised as one of the great pulpit forces of the time. Whether he were more a Christian philosopher or a poet, it is difficult to decide; for he combined in a very unusual degree their differing gifts. Those who possess the rare copies of the two collections of his poems will bear witness that he had a poet's insight and a true power of rhythmic expression; whilst all who have read his recently published book, The Galilean Philosophy, will admit that it is an eloquent statement of the philosophy of Christian mysticism.
If words could reproduce his personality, no trouble would be too great to discover them; but, after all, his soul was much more than the illumined face, the expressive eye, the ringing voice, the broad forehead, the tall and graceful form: and it is much to be able, by means of the following pages, to come in contact with a pure and noble soul that through the spirit realised the Eternal Presence, bathed in it, heard unspeakable words, and saw to the roots of things, where most men gather only the flowers and fruit.
George Wade Robinson was born on September 10, 1838. His father, who was a notable preacher, died young. His mother came of a good family, and one of her ancestors, Field-Marshal George Wade, commanded the forces against the Pretender in 1745; to his memory there is a monument in Westminster Abbey.
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