of St Mary's Free Church, Edinburgh, 1843; Moderator of the Free Church General Assembly 16th May 1844 ; died 13th Jan. 1859. In the "Apocrypha Controversy" he took a prominent part in opposition to Dr Andrew Thomson in favour of the policy of circulating in foreign countries Bibles with the Apocrypha. He was one of the first of the city ministers to introduce more frequent celebrations of the Holy Communion. On his jubilee in 1851, a sum was raised for the endowment of bursaries in the New College, to be inscribed with his name. He marr. 12th Oct. 1808, his cousin Margaretta (died 22nd Nov. 1858, aged 72), eldest daugh. of George Grey of West Ord, Northumberland, and had issue Mary, born 9th Feb. 1810 (marr. 24th Oct. 1839, John Hampden Gurney, M.A., rector of St Mary's, Bryanston Square, London, miscellaneous writer), died 16th July 1857; Harriet Jane, born 2nd July 1811 (marr. 8th March 1837, Charles Birrell, min. of Pembroke Baptist Church, Liverpool, and was mother of Augustine Birrell, statesman and author), died 26th Oct. 1863; George Edward, born 31st July 1812, died 26th Jan. 1819; Henry Campbell, M.A., vicar of Watling, Sussex, born 18th June 1814, died 17th Aug. 1854; Ernelia Isabella, born 27th Sept. 1816, died 11th July 1843; Edward John, born 26th Nov. 1820, died 1869. Publications - A Catechism on Baptism (Edinburgh, 1811); Sermon on Behalf of the Edinburgh Lunatic Asylum (1815); The Diffusion of Christianity Dependent on the Exertions of Christians (1818); The Veil of Moses done away in Christ (1820); Man's Judgment at Variance with God's (1824); Review of Remarks Relative to his Connection with the Letters of Anglicanus Edinburgh, 1828); The Duty and Desirableness of -Frequent Communion with Christ in the Sacrament of the Supper (Edinburgh, 1832); Address to the Congregation of St Mary's (Edinburgh, 1843); A Parting Memorial (Edinburgh, 1858); Thoughts in the Evening of Life, ed. with Memoir by C. M. Birrell (London, 1871); Lecture IV., "On the Conversion

of the Jews" (Edinburgh, 1842). [Tombst. Anderson's Sketches; Kay's Portr. ii.; Dict. Nat. Biog., private information.]

1843 JAMES GRANT, born 23rd Jan. 1800, third son of Andrew G., D.D., min. of Portmoak (afterwards of St Andrew's, Edinburgh); educated at High School and Univ. of Edin.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 27th Feb. 1822; ord. to South Leith 26th Aug. 1824; trans. and adm. 16th Nov. 1843; D.D. (Glasgow 1842), D.C.L. (Oxon. 1854); Moderator of the General Assembly 1851; collector of the Ministers' Widows' Fund 1843-60; chaplain Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland 1840-90; secretary Scottish Bible Society 1836-74; chaplain Harveian Society 1833-90; Fellow and sometime member of council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1851-90; original member, and for many years chairman of the Edinburgh Ecclesiastical Commissioners; director of the Scottish Widows' Fund Assurance Society 1840-90; res. 1871; died 28th July 1890. He marr. 25th April 1826, Jessie Anne (died 6th May 1881), youngest daugh. of Colin Campbell, Achindoon, Argyllshire (widow of Major Archibald Campbell of Braglen), and had issue-Agnes Willis, born 16th Sept. 1828, died 8th Jan. 1855; Andrew, merchant, Bombay, sometime M.P. for Leith Burghs, born 13th June 1830; Colin Campbell, W.S., afterwards barrister-at-law, Middle Temple, born 13th June 1830, died 30th April 1902; James, captain R.N., born 8th April 1833, died 24th Feb. 1909; George, born 15th May 1834, died nth June 1848; Margaret Campbell, born 10th Oct. 1836, died 20th April 1906; Archibald Duncan, East India merchant, Snell Exhibitioner (Glasgow Univ.), B.A. (Oxon.), born 3rd June 1839. Publications - Memorandum, for the Solicitor - General for Scotland (Edinburgh, 1842); Statement regarding the fund for a Provision for the Widow’s and Children of the Ministers of the Church and Professors in the Universities of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1860).