The Scottish pulpit : from the reformation to the present day

William M. (William Mackergo) Taylor

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iru !m THE SCOTTISH PULPIT FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE PRESENT DAY BY WILLIAM M. LL.D.TAYLOR, D.D., AUTHOR OF " " PETER THE KING OFAPOSTLE," DAVID, ISRAEL," THE PRIME BTC."JOSEPH, MINISTER," LONDON BURNET & CO.CHARLES STRANDBUCKINGHAM STREET,9 1887 reservedAll rights 6V A n r\ f*-\On AJU EMMANUEL 455! TO THE THEMEMBERS OF FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF YALE UNIVERSITYTHEOLOGICAL AND THE STUDENTS UNDER THEIR CARE Ubese Xectures DELIVERED AS THE LYMAN BEECHER COURSE FOR l886 are DeDfcateD WITH HIGHEST REGARD BY THE AUTHOR PREFACE, THE of these sketches is neither to adesign give full account of Scottish Ecclesiastical norHistory to furnish of the men whocomplete biographies have been in the Scottish sinceprominent Pulpit the Reformation. aim has been toMy simply put the in the environment of their topreachers times, out the characteristics which werebring by they and to to such lessonsdistinguished, give point from their work as be useful in our own age.may The form in which the sketches are waspresented determined the fact that wereby they originally addressed to the students of Yale SemiTheological thein the of when I had honournary spring 1886, the ofof for the secondholding, time, appointment " " institution.

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!mTHE
SCOTTISH PULPIT
FROM
THE REFORMATION
TO
THE PRESENT DAY
BY
WILLIAM M. LL.D.TAYLOR, D.D.,
AUTHOR OF
" "
PETER THE KING OFAPOSTLE," DAVID, ISRAEL,"
THE PRIME BTC."JOSEPH, MINISTER,"
LONDON
BURNET & CO.CHARLES
STRANDBUCKINGHAM STREET,9
1887
reservedAll rights6V
A n r\ f*-\On AJU
EMMANUEL
455!TO
THE THEMEMBERS OF FACULTY
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF YALE UNIVERSITYTHEOLOGICAL
AND THE STUDENTS UNDER THEIR CARE
Ubese Xectures
DELIVERED AS THE LYMAN BEECHER COURSE FOR l886
are DeDfcateD
WITH HIGHEST REGARD BY
THE AUTHORPREFACE,
THE of these sketches is neither to adesign give
full account of Scottish Ecclesiastical norHistory
to furnish of the men whocomplete biographies
have been in the Scottish sinceprominent Pulpit
the Reformation. aim has been toMy simply put
the in the environment of their topreachers times,
out the characteristics which werebring by they
and to to such lessonsdistinguished, give point
from their work as be useful in our own age.may
The form in which the sketches are waspresented
determined the fact that wereby they originally
addressed to the students of Yale SemiTheological
thein the of when I had honournary spring 1886,
the ofof for the secondholding, time, appointment
"
"
institution.Beecher Lecturer in thatLyman
to need to beFor reasons which are too obvious
I to deal withhave notformally stated, attempted
of whom areScottish worthyliving preachers, many
of a beside the foremost of those whom I have
placeviii PREFACE.
if some names which beenand havespecified ; might
find a in such a review as I havetoexpected place
not referred I that the limitsare to,attempted hope
within which I felt restricted in such a briefmyself
course will be deemed sufficient to account for the
omission.
The facts and the dates mentioned have ingiven
all cases been but it isfaithfully verified, scarcely
that no error has aspossible crept in, especially
so works most of alas ! withoutthem,many any
had to thebe searched for of inindex, purpose
suring accuracy.
I have to for valuacknowledge my obligation
able hints as to sources of information which
I received from honouredmy friends, Principal
of Professor WilliamCairns, Edinburgh ; Graham,
of the London and PresidentPresbyterian College, ;
of Princeton.McCosh,
The of the volume has beenpreparation through
out a labour of into which there haslove, perhaps
entered also somewhat of national enthusiasm and
and if it shall in; serviceablepride prove any way
to the cause to which I havegreat life,given my
I shall be rewarded.abundantly
WM. M. TAYLOK,
WEST THIKTT-FIFTH5 STKEET,
New York, 1887.CONTENTS.
CHAP. PAGE
I. INTRODUCTORY AND HISTORICAL i
II. JOHN KNOX AS A PREACHER .... 37
III. MELVILLE. RUTHERFURD. DICKSON. LIVING
STONE 63
IV. ARCHBISHOP LEIGHTON. THE FIELD PREACHERS 105
.V. THE MODERATES AND EVANGELICALS . .139
VI. THOMAS CHALMERS 185
THE PULPITS OF THE DISSENTING CHURCHES .VII. 221
INDEX . . ... 260