Reverend Robert SteelPrint Page 
The marble memorial tablet was erected by the congregation and friends in memory of Reverend Robert Steel (1827-1893), Minister of St Stephen's 1862-1893.
Steel was persuaded to accept a call to Sydney by Professor John Smith and two other commissioners from St Stephen's, the Free Church congregation in Macquarie Street. He arrived with his family in 1862. In 1873, after Adam Thomson had become principal of St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, his congregation joined with Steel's, and his large stone church in Phillip Street became St Stephen's, with a fine tower and spire added by William Munro. Despite increasing deafness Steel continued a brilliant and eloquent ministry there until 1893, holding a large congregation and generously serving church and community.
Location
| Address: | 197 Macquarie Street, St Stephen`s Uniting Church , Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.867407 Long: 151.212164 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Link: | http://adb.anu.edu.au/ |
Dedication
A Man
Greatly
Beloved
SACRED TO
THE MEMORY OF
The Rev. ROBERT STEEL D.D.
Born at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, England
13th May 1827,
Died at Sydney, New South Wales, 9th October 1893
Minister of St Stephen`s Church for 31 Years
Third Moderator of the General Assembly.
One of the First Councillors of St Andrew`s College
President of the Interim Theological Faculty of the Presbyterian
Church of New South Wales
An Earnest and Eloquent Reader of the Gospel.
A Faithful and Warm hearted Pastor,
A Wise and Far-seeing Church Statesman.
A Popular and Instructive Lecturer,
An Enthusiastic Social Reformer,
And an able and Voluminous Contributor to the
Literature of the Day
In his daily Life
he endeavoured to show himself an example to his Flock
In his intercourse with his Ministerial Brethren
he was ever a pattern of Courtesy and Forbearance
and in his dealings with those outside his Denomination
he was a Model of Manly Frankness and Christian Charity
" O for the touch of a vanished hand
And the sound of a Voice that is still."
Erected By The Congregation of St Stephens And Friends
