Scottish divines 1505-1872 . the fruittrees (which were then in blossom), and the smilewith which he more than once contrasted the interesthe took in their progress with the event which was tohappen before their maturity. He died on the nthof June 1793, in the 71st year of his age. Theyburied him in the Old Greyfriars burial field, and onthe Sabbath following, in the ancient sanctuary, wherehe and his father so long had ministered, the voice ofhis colleague, an antagonist and yet a friend, waslifted up, in face of the crowded throng, in words ofgenerous eulogy and unstinted praise,— Kftozv yen
Scottish divines 1505-1872 . the fruittrees (which were then in blossom), and the smilewith which he more than once contrasted the interesthe took in their progress with the event which was tohappen before their maturity. He died on the nthof June 1793, in the 71st year of his age. Theyburied him in the Old Greyfriars burial field, and onthe Sabbath following, in the ancient sanctuary, wherehe and his father so long had ministered, the voice ofhis colleague, an antagonist and yet a friend, waslifted up, in face of the crowded throng, in words ofgenerous eulogy and unstinted praise,— Kftozv yenot that there is a prince and a great mafi fallen thisday i?i Israel? AUTHORITIES. Dugald Stewarts Life of Robertson, Moncreiffs Life of Erskine^Bartons History, Carlyles Autobiography, Somervilles Life andTimes, Chamberss Domestic Annals, Scots Magazine, Buckle s His-tory of Civilisation, Robertsons Works, Cunninghams ^fi^/j/^/j, StanleysLectures, Blairs Sermons. S>t. duties JLectureg. THIRD SERIES—SCOTTISH LECTURE VII. EDWARD By the Rev, R. HERBERT STORY, , Minister of theParish of Rosneath. /^N 4th August 1792, Edward Irving was born, at^^^ Annan, of a stalwart Border stock. His fatherwas a prosperous tanner, and magistrate of the town :his mother of a family of Lowthers—* bonnet lairdsin Dornoch, a woman of handsome person, high spirit, 1 It is impossible to subjoin references to the authorities for all mystatements without occupying space which cannot be afforded. Someof my authorities are letters and documents/^w^j niL For the subjectgenerally the reader may be referred, primarily, to Mrs. Oliphantsadmirable Life; and to Carlyles Reminiscences, and Mr. Froudessubsequent two volumes ; John MLeod Cdim\ibe\Vs Memorials ; Ldlers and Brazen Serpoit ; Memoir of Robert Story of Ros-neath ; Joness Biogi-aphical Sketch ; Edward Irving, by WashingtonWilks ; Edward Irvingy reprinted from the New Englandcr ; Observa-tions, by David Ker, Esq
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