Such was his public ministry. And they Would kindle in those eyes so bright and bland; These, and unnumbered traits like these, my verse Who tunes his golden harp amidst the seraphim! 1827. T. P. CONTENTS. EARLY LIFE OF DR. WAUGH. Parentage of Alexander Waugh. Character and mode of life of Scottish husbandmen of olden times. Change of manners. His parents and their family. Education of Alexander for the ministry. His early days. Earlstoun. Parochial schools. Stitchell. Rev. George Coventry. Course of University education prescribed by the Secession church. Prosecution of his studies at Edinburgh-at Haddington, under the Rev. John Brown-and at Aberdeen, under Doctors Campbell and Beattie. Misgivings respecting his fitness for the mi- nistry. Receives license, and proves highly acceptable as a preacher. Rise of Wells Street congregation, London. Rev. Arch. Hall. Ordination and settlement of Mr. Waugh at Newtown. Competing calls from London and Edinburgh, Mr. Waugh's ministry in London. Visit to Scotland in 1783. Private diary. His marriage. Ordination of Rev. Alexander Easton. Intercourse with Rev. John Newton. Deliverance b Such was his pučuje ministry. And they Through life who loved him til his latest day, Of many i wucie. gentle trait can tell, That is a man, Send, facier, marked him well : The trans smpicry: the cordial flow Of and ufeccions; the enthusiast glow That love of Vacare or his Native Land Wrud codle nose eyes so bright and bland ; The instudied togtence, that from his tongue Fail ike the fresh dews by the breezes flung From ingraat woodlands: the benignant look That like a minbow beamed through his rebuk Retuks mure ireaded than a despot's frown, Fir surow more than anger called it down; The winning way, the kindliness of speech, With whch he went the Idle ones to teach. As wound his zinair Ike clustering doves the Fr. Ike his Master, much he loved the y Chess, and numbered traits Eke thes 21 Letters to his daughters. Habits Mexander notice of his death: widow. Paternal counsel to one husband on their marriage, and is daughter Jeane Neill, during her of her illness and death. Letters to one of them on his entering the Unierings. Letter. Sketch of his domestic uits, by one of his daughters: kindness pitality-commissions and correspondence duty-course of Sabbath duties - personal erfulness-miscellaneous notices. Sketch by sons: his nationality description of a tent -Stitchell Brae-recollections of early scenes Is-patriotism-poetical imagination ..... 396 Memorial on the Psalmody. Congregational addresses. Accident at Clapton in 1823. Increasing infirmities. Letters to old friends- youthful reminiscences. Letters from Har- rowgate. Funeral sermon on Rev. Dr. Bogue. Delight in ministerial duties. Kindness and liberality of his congrega- tion. Correspondence respecting an assistant. public services. Character of his pulpit ministrations. His lectures in Fetter Lane, &c. Congregational labours. Remarks on associations for the spread of the Gospel. Dr. Bogue's appeal. Co-operation of Dr. Waugh in establishing the London Missionary Society. His sermon on the second anniversary of that institution. Notices of its proceedings, from his correspondence. Journal of his tour to Paris in 1802. Missionary tours to various parts of England and Ireland; letters. Interview with the Synod of Ulster. Letters from Rev. Dr. Baird. Tours in Scotland in 1815 and 1819; letters. Circular letter to brethren in Scotland. Addresses to Missionaries. Sketch of his character as a director and associate labourer of the Missionary Society. Connexion with the British and Foreign Bible Society. Speech at the formation of an auxiliary association. His support of the Scottish Hospital, and of other philanthropic and charitable Extracts from his correspondence, with remarks, viz. Letters to a youth at college to a young friend in India to |