Life of James Hamilton, D. D., F. L. S.

Chapter I. Parentage — Childhood — Youth Till His Father's Death

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Notices of the family — Sketch of his father — Circumstances of hood — Educational influences — First journal — First session at College — Spiritual life — Literary adventure—Anticipates . an early removal — Death of his sister Elizabeth — College examination — Exercises in vacation — Self-searching — Natural philosophy — Professors and students — Chemistry — Father's death . . . . . 1-73

Chapter II. From His Father's Death To The Commencement Of His Ministry

Leaving the Manse — Day-book — Observations in natural history — Memoir of his father — Removal to Edinburgh — Dr. Thomas Thomson — Sir William Hooker — The botany of Palestine — Literary engagements — Journey to London — Oxford — Resignation of appointment to Morningside — Death of his sister Mary — Mission in St. George's Parish, Edinburgh, 74-127

The minister of the parish — His work as assistant— Invited to Greenock — Natural history in the pulpit — William Burns — Visit to Strathblane — Strathbogie — Conflict between Church and State— Called to Edinburgh, 128- 1C6 habits in child-

Chapter III. Ministry At Abernyte

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Chapter IV. Ministry In Edinburgh And Removal To London

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Ordination as minister of Roxburgh Church — Fruits of his short ministry there — The National Scotch Church, Regent Square — Edward Irving — Mr. Hamilton called to London, 167-188

Chapter V

FROM HIS SETTLEMENT IN LONDON IN 1841 TO THE DISRUPTION OF THE SCOTTISH CHURCH IN 1843.

Halley and Hamilton — Series of tracts — Church in the House, etc. — The Presbyterian Church in England — Troubles in Scotland — The Convocation — The Harp on the Willows — The liberty demanded by the Church, and refused by the State — The death of M'Cheyne — A quickened ministry — The Disruption — Relation of the Churches in England to Scotch Establishment — Presbytery of London — Law and Equity, 189-233

Dr. Guthrie — Robert M'Cheyne — Review of intrusted talents — Christian union — Difficulty of obtaining ministers — Origin of Life in Earnest — Natural history — Call to Rev. A. Bonar — Residence at Ems — Travelling in Germany — Sojourn in Wales — Plans for preaching — The Calvinists and the Establishment in Wales — Series of letters to Miss Moore — His marriage, 234-300

Course on the Evidences — Presbyterian College — Emblems from Eden — Sermons to various classes — Days numbered and noted — The dangerous classes — Happy Home — How tracts should be. written — The Presbyterian Messenger — Death of his sister, Mrs. Walker, 301-348

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CHAPTER VIII. 1849-1851.

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Artists — Strathblane notables — Memoir of Lady Colquhoun — Vacation occupations — The brothers Laurence — Pastoral address on epidemic — Presbyterian Church in England — Death of his sister's child, and of his brother's wife — Quoad sacra Churches — The 1st of May at Glasgow — Speech in the General Assembly — His library — Birth of his son — Romanism, its Root of Bitterness, ....... 349-396

Bibline or book-essence — Literary hoards — Doddridge and Watts — Sir John Pirie — Lady Verney — Sir George Sinclair — The Royal Preacher — Mr. William Hamilton — Mr. and Mrs. Barbour — The Light to the Path — Excelsior — Memoir of Richard Williams — Governor Briggs and Mr. Amos Lau-

CHAPTER X. 1855-1857. s Time wasted — Members of Evangelical Alliance — His mother's death — Thankfulness — Railway collision — Dr. James W. Alexander — The Great Biography — The China Mission — David Sandeman — Fruits from Life in Earnest— Our Christian Classics — Literature for Sweden — Rotatory reading-rooms, 439-476

Botany of Scripture — Efforts to overcome defects — Dr. Hamilton as a preacher — Death of Mr. Sandeman — Erasmus — Purchase and repair of Regent Square Church — Nelson's battle-cry — A Whip for the Indolent — Congregational Report — James Burns and James Hamilton — The Church Extension Scheme, . .' 477-514 vm

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Death of his cousin — Greek Philosophy — Literary aspirations — Day-book — Invitation to Edinburgh declined — Dialogue with a piano tuner — Retrospect of vacations — Labour on the Life of Erasmus — The project abandoned — Dr. Livingstone — Dangerous accident to his son, .... 515-554.

CHAPTER XIII.

LATEST YEARS.

The College at Glasgow — Review of its recent history — Eminent students — Professors — Influence of the College on the city — Hunterian Museum — West Church Burying-ground — The Prodigal Son — The Book of Psalms and Hymns — The Psalter and Hymn Book, Three Lectures — Controversy on the subject of Hymns — Latest public labours — Illness — Residence at Eltham — At Godalming — Marriage of his daughter — Letter to the Congregation — Residence at Margate — The setting sun — Narrative of closing scenes — His death — His funeral — The members of his family — A fragrant memory, .......... 555-600