THE LIFE AND REMAINS, LETTERS, LECTURES, AND POEMS OF THE REV. ROBERT MURRAY MCCHEYNE, MINISTER OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH, DUNDER. BY THE REV. ANDREW A. BONAR, MINISTER OF THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, COLLACE. SEVENTH AMERICAN FROM THE TWENTY-FIRST EDINBURGH EDITION. TO WHICH IS ADDDED, FAMILIAR LETTERS FROM THE HOLY LAND," &c. NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 1860. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. In this Memoir, very much has been preserved of Mi M'CHEYNI'S Own words. as well as feelings. Still there is a defect quite apparent. All who knew him not only saw in him a burning and a shining light, but felt also the breathing of the hidden life of God; and there is no narrative that can fully express this peculiarity of the living man. Yet, nevertheless, as I have had the prayers of many, and have myself throughout asked the Lord to guide me with his eye, I believe he will not let this record of his servant go forth unblessed. The Portrait is not an exact likeness: it was executed after his death from a very imperfect sketch-but it will recall his form to all who knew him. It is now a year since he rested from his labors; and this Memoir is a record of some of those works that follow him. CoACE. March 25, 1844. BERNARD MOSES 1. To Rev. R. MACDONALD, during illness, before going to Palestine, Rev. HOR. BONAB. Breathings after holiness, Rev. R. MACDONALD. Words of counsel, THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD, REASONS WHY CHILDREN SHOULD FLY TO CHRIST, WHY IS GOD A STRANGER IN THE LAND? 7. Thy Word is a Lamp unto my Feet, 11. On the Mediterranean Sea, at Acre, 12. The Child coming to Jesus, |