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he adopted the principles of the Independents, yet continued undisturbed in possession of his church and benefice till he died, 24th Oct. 1756, in his 69th year, and 42d min. He was an esteemed friend of the elder Boston, who characterized him " a man of great gravity, piety, and tenderness; learned and judicious; well acquainted with books; a great preacher, delivering, in a taking manner, masterly thoughts in an unaffected style; endowed with a gift of prayer, in heavenly oratory, beyond any man that I ever knew; extremely modest and reserved in his temper; but a kind and affectionate friend." He marr. 23d Feb. 1727, Katharine Scott, who died in childbed 6th Feb. 1728.-Publications-The fulness of the Godhead dwelling in Christ, a sermon. Dark Providences to be admired, not curiously pry'd into, two sermons. Letters to Christian Friends, Edin., 1811, 12mo.-[Letters (Life), Reg. Laur. Univ. Edin., Presb., and Sess. Reg., Boston's Mem., Scots Mag. xviii., Brown's Gosp. Truth, Edin. Chr. Inst. xxiv.]

1757. ALEXANDER GLEN, trans. from Kirktown, pres. by Hugh Scott, Esq. of Gala, 8th March, and adm. 7th Dec.; trans. to Dirleton 21st Sept. 1769.-[Presb. Reg., Carlyle's Autob.]

1770. ROBERT DOUGLAS, son of Mr John D., min. of Jedburgh, licen. by the Presb. of Haddington 5th Sept. 1769, pres. by Hugh Scott, Esq. of Gala, 5th March, and ord. 19th July 1770. Had D.D. from the Univ. and King's College, Aberdeen, in May 1797; got a new church built in 1813, and died 15th Nov. 1820, in his 74th year and 51st min. He was so assiduous in promoting the manufactures and the interest of his parishioners by his advice and pecuniary assistance that he bas been termed the father of Galashiels. The manufacturers, deeply sensible of, and grateful for, his kindness, presented him with a silver cup in Oct. 1819. One of their number wrote verses on the occasion, in which, alluding to his befriending them in a time of need, he said

                                                                                 "There was a time, and not far gone,

                                                                                  When you stood forth, and stood

                                                                                  alone."

He marr. 4th June 1784 Robina, daugh. of Mr George Lothian, surgeon, Edinburgh, she died1lst Oct. 1837, and had George, merchant, Glasgow, Helen, who marr. the Rev. John Thomson; Maxton, Arabella, and Beatrice. Publications-Observations on the nature of Oaths, and the danger of multiplying them, 1783, 8vo. General View of the Agriculture of Roxburgh and Selkirk, Edin. 1798, 8vo. Account 'of the Parish (Sinclair's St. Acc ii.).- [Presb. Reg., Hanna's Life of Chalmers, New St. Acc. iii. &c.]

1821. NATHANIEL PATERSON, eldest son of Mr Walter P., stone-engraver, Balmaclellan, licen. by the Presb. of Linlithgow 24th April 1816, pres. by John Scott, Esq. of Gala, 21st Feb., and ord. 30th Aug. 1821; trans. to Glasgow (St. Andrew's Church) 24th Dec. 1833.[Presb. Reg.]

1834. JAMES VEITCH, son of Mr V., mill-engineer, Jedburgh, a distinguished self-taught astronomer, pres. by John Scott, Esq. of Gala, in April, and ord. 6th Aug. 1834; trans. to Newbattle 11th Aug., and adm. 2d Oct. 1840; adm. to St. Cuthberts 6th March 1843. Had D.D. from the Univ. of Edinburgh 25th March 1854. Publications-Reasons against affiliating our Christian Missions to the secular system of Government Education in India, Edin. 1857. Two single Sermons, Edin. 1859-1866, 8vo.-[Edin. Grad., Presb. Reg., &c.]