The Future Church of Scotland, by 'Free Lance'. (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. Trial of the Rev. Thomas Wright, of Borthwick, in the Established General Assembly of 1841?Titles and Scope of his Works?Motions in the Assembly? Opinions of Dr Patrick Macfarlane, Dr Hill, Dr Dewar, Mr Dimma Mr Robertson, of Ellon, Dr George Cook?Mr Wright's Deposition?Dr Candlish's Fatherhood of God?Reviewed by Dr Crawford?" United Presbyterian Magazine" quoted?Professor Spalding's Logical Exercises?Dr Chalmers on Catechisms and Confessions?Westminster Confession of Faith?Defection of the Reformed Presbyterians?Scottish Sabbath?Necessity for decent Observance. In a former chapter I promised to recur to the trial, by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, of the Rev. Thomas Wright, the once famous parochial minister of Borthwick, " where, in his delightful retirement, he embodied the results of varied study and experience in a series of valuable treatises on theology and practical ethics. These works were published anonymously; and though on many points tbey ran counter to popular dogmas both in religion and politics, they won the unanimous approval of literary critics, and attained a wider circulation throughout Great Britain than the writings of any Scottish Divine, except Chalmers. The earliest of Mr Wright's contributions to religious literature was entitled ' The Morning and Evening Sacrifice; or, Prayers for Private Persons and Families.' It appeared in 1822, and was followed at short intervals by essays, respectively designated, 'The Last Supper,' ' The Farewell to Time,' ' The True Plan of a Living Temple; or Man considered in his proper relations to the ordinary occupations and pursuits of Life;' 'My Old House; or, the Doctrine of Changes;' and the 'Manual of Conduct,' the last of which was a summary of the doctrines, principles, and opinions c...