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CHAPTER IV.

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Kirkcaldy Academy - Personal Appearance-Severe Discipline

-Doing all Things heartily- Kirkcaldy Sands-Milton Class

-Schoolboy Chivalry "Much respected Pupils"-Love-

making-Confidential Disclosures-Engagement-The Minister

of Kirkcaldy - The Manse Household · Sister Elizabeth - Her

Husband - Irving's First Sermon Superiority to "The Paper"

"Ower muckle Gran'ner "

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- Other people's Sermons

Thoughts about Preaching-In a Highland Inn - Warlike
Aspiration General Assembly-Debate on Pluralities - Into-
lerance of Circumstances · Abbotshall School-house. Page 50

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AFLOAT ON THE WORLD.

Bristo Street Renewed Studies

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Begins anew

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Advice Literary Societies

Was his own Hearer Undisturbed Belief-
His Haddington Pupil Candour and Pugnacity — Clouded
Prospects The Apostolic Missionary - Domestic Letters-
Carlyle-Hopes and Fears-Preaches in St. George's, Edinburgh
Suspense Goes to Ireland-Wanderings — Invitation to

Glasgow Interest in Church Affairs- Doubtful of his own

Success

Dr. Chalmers's Helper-Condition of Glasgow - Irving's political
Sentiments State of the Country in general-Irving's Confidence
in the Radicals - The Calton Weavers- Chalmers and Irving -
Incessant Labours-The Parish of St. John-Its Autocrat. The
Shoemaker-"He kens about Leather"-Apostolic Benediction—
Intercourse with the Poor - A Legacy -The Help of a Brother
-“It's no himsel ”—Two Presbyters—The Pedlar—“A man on
Horse"— The Howies Holiday Adventures Simplicity of
Heart Solemnity of Deportment - Convicts in Glasgow Jail -
Irving patronised by the Office-bearers In the Shade - His
Loyalty and Admiration - The bright Side - The dark Side-
Missionary Projects renewed- The Caledonian Chapel, Hatton
Garden - Letter of Recommendation -Favourable Prognostica-
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ception there-Obstacles-The Caledonian Asylum - Pledges
himself to learn Gaelic-Bond required by the Presbytery -
Visits to Paisley-Removal of Obstacles-Rosneath - Happy
Anticipations-Farewell Sermon - Offers his Services in London

to all Receives a farewell Present - The Annandale Watch-

maker-A"singular Honour" - Goes to London . Page 99

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LONDON, 1822.

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First Appearance- Satisfaction with his new Sphere- His Thoughts

and Hopes - Outset in Life - Chalmers in London Appeals to

Irving's Sympathy-Progress in Popularity "Our Scottish

Youth". Canning and Mackintosh

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Happy Obscurity

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Happy Warrior The Desire of his Heart His first House-

hold

The Orations Irving's much Experience in Preaching- Addresses

himself to educated Men - Argument for Judgment to come-

Assailed by Critics Mock Trial Indictment before the Court

of Common Sense Acquittal - Description of the Church and

Preacher Influence of his personal Appearance- Inconveniences

of Popularity- Success of the Book. A rural Sunday - His

Marriage His Wife The bridal Holiday- Reappearance in

St. John's-Return to London - Preface to the Third Edition of

the Orations- His Dedications and Prefaces generally. Mr.

Basil Montagu-Irving's grateful Acknowledgments - His early

Dangers in Society-Bedford Square - Coleridge - His Influence

on the Views of Irving - Social Charities- A simple Pres-

byter

Failure of Health-Determination to do his Work thoroughly-
Proposes to write a Missionary Sermon - For Missionaries
after the Apostolical School - The wandering Apostle- Con-
sternation of the Audience - Wrath of the religious World
-A Martyr-Missionary-Publication of the Oration An
Exeter Hall Meeting-Protest against the Machinery of Evan-
gelism Dedication to Coleridge-Lavish Acknowledgments ·

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Coldness and Estrangement - The Presbyterian Eldership-Its

Duties and Privileges - Irving forms his Kirk-session- Birth of

little Edward - Personal Charities-A lost Life Hospitality—

Commencement of the new Church - Evangelical Journey -

Birmingham Home Society "In God he lived and

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Irving's Introduction to the Study of Prophecy-The Fascination

of that Study His Conscientiousness in treating his Subjects-

Habits of Thought- Sermon to the Continental Society -Baby-

lon and Infidelity Foredoomed - Sermons on public Occasions.

Hibernian Bible Society-An Afternoon among the Poor-

Irving's "Way"-Invitation to remove to Edinburgh- His

Answer His Manner of Life The Paddington Coach - His

His Feelings in respect to his

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Call to Edinburgh — Reasons for remaining in London-

mons on the Trinity Opinions in respect to Miracles Sacra-

ment of Baptism - Original Standards Baptismal Regenera-

tion Little Edward's Illness and Death Sorrow and Consola-

tion Irving's Announcement of his Child's Death - Little

Edward's Memory-"A glorious Bud of Being"-Irving visits

the sorrowful in Kirkcaldy

Wanderings among the Hills - An Apostolical Journey -Annan-

Incidents of a Stage-coach Journey — Arrival at Home- Com-

mencement of Journal-letters-Morning Worship Historical

Reading-Bishop Overall's Convocation Book-"Idolatry of the

Memory". Devotion and Study Visions of the Night -

Breakfast Party- A Day in the City-Book-stalls · Christian

Counsel In Faintness and Fervour -"For the Consolation of

Edward's Mother"- The Secret of Fellowship. Influence of the

Landscape Wisdom and Power- Prayers for the Absent

Interceding for the people—A Sunday's Services — Exposition

-Sermon-Evening Service-His Responsibility as Head of

the Household At Home- Scottish Adventurers

and his Catechumens-Two Sisters-A Companion for his Isabella

A Son from the Lord-Weariness A Spirit full of In-

spirations Returns to the Convocation Book Study-A Re-

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union of Young Christians- Self-denial in Religious Conver-
"A very rich Harvest" Temptations of Satan-

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sation

Pastoral Visits

Correggio's St. John

Prayers Ecclesiasticus - Deteriorating Effect of a Great City

-Two London Boys A logical Companion - Sunday Ser-

vices Want of Faith-Little Edward's Ministry. An Intel-

lectualist Influence of Custom Remonstrance about Length

of Services The Peace-Offering-Philanthropy - The Mys-

tery of the Trinity- Missionaries - Readings in Hebrew-

Letters of Introduction The Church as a House- Simple and

unprovided Faith - Funeral Services The Twelfth Day of

the Month Sunday Morning - Presentiments -True Brother-

hood - The prodigal Widow - Undirected Letters A London

Sponging-house-Joseph in Prison - From House to House

Christian Intercourse. - Domestic Worship - A Death-bed ·

Good Voyage The Theology of Medicine- The Glory of God

- Huskiness about the Heart - The Spirit of a Man — Different

Forms of the worldly Spirit - Try the Spirits - A Benediction to

the Absent Visions of the Night - Sunday The Ministry of

Women-Morning Visitors - A Dream - Sceptics - The Four

Spirits Religious Belles - Best Manner of contending with

Infidelity A subtle Cantab. A Circle of Kinsfolk. - Pleasures

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of the Table: Pea-soup and Potatoes· -The Spirit of a former

Age The lost Sheep- The Influence of the Holy Spirit

New Testament History of the Church — The Sons of God and

the Daughters of Men Wisdom Farewell Counsels - A

Funeral The Joy of Grief. Management — Deterioration

The New Church Ministerial Liberty · Dreams of Edward.

The Spirit of Prayer - "My Dumfriesshire" - Paralytic in

Soul-Under-current of Thought during Prayer-Money, the

universal Falsehood - Lessons in Spanish- The Wings of Love

-Parables-Tokens of God's Blessing - Irving's Anxiety about

his Wife's Journey —A young Visitor A "Benedict "— Evils

of Formality - Benediction

The Headship of Christ - A Baptized Christendom- Expansion—

Ben-Ezra The Spanish Jesuit Irving's Consistency - A

Christian Nation Political Opinions Rest and Relaxation

His "Helper meet for him" The Hibernian

Henry Drummond Conference for

Bible Society- Albury -

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School of Prophets

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Herald of the Lord's Coming-Signs of the Times - The Fife
Bank Help and Consolation Opening of National Scotch
Church Unanimity of the Congregation - Dr. Chalmers's
Diary - Irving keeps Chalmers waiting-Dr. Chalmers shakes
his Head Important Crisis Fashion went her idle Way -
Irving's own Evidence on the Subject - Reality - Cessation of
the Crowd "The Plate " - Irving's Offering The Bible
Society A May Meeting-A Moment of Depression - Projects
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for the Future. Lectures on Baptism - Seed-time - Ordination

Charge Vaughan of Leicester

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