1779 THOMAS SNELL JONES, born 1754, a native of Gloucester; educated at the Nonconformist Academy of Trevecca, in Wales; assisted for two years an aged clergyman at Plymouth, when he became known to Lady Glenorchy, and was invited to be min. of her chapel. With this view he was ord. by the Scots Presbytery in London, 9th June 1779, and adm. 25th July following. D.D. (Aberdeen 1810); died 3rd March 1837. He marr. (1) Elizabeth Payton, who died 10th Sept. 1780, aged 26, and had issue-Elizabeth Payton, died Dec. 1848, aged 68: (2) Mary Belshes, who died 27th May 1786, aged 35: (3) Anne Gardner, who died 6th May 1822, aged 70, and had issue-Thomas, banker, Leith, died 3rd May 1868, aged 75; Anne, born 18th July 1790, died 4th Jan. 1885; John, died 19th Nov. 1861, aged 69. Publications- Mankind Accountable Creatures, a, sermon (Edinburgh, 1786); A Sermon on the Death, of Lady Glenorchy (Edinburgh, 1788); Sermons (Edinburgh, 1816); Address delivered at the Baptism of Joseph Davis, a converted Jew (Grey's Sermon, Edinburgh, 1820); The Life of Willielma, Viscountess Glenorchy (Edinburgh, 1822). - [Anderson's Sketches, Hunter's and Makellar's Fun. Serms.; Tombst., Haldane's Mem., Hanna's Life of Chalmers, Duncan's Elog. Sepulchr., Kay's Portr.]

1793 GREVILLE EWING, born Edinburgh, 1767, son of Alexander E., teacher of mathematics, and Isobel Gray; educated at the High School, Edinburgh; apprenticed to an engraver, but afterwards studied for the ministry at the univ. of his native city. He became tutor in the family of Lockhart of Castlehill, and was licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 25th Sept. 1792. His gifts and popularity as a preacher pointed him out to the Trustees, by whom he was nominated 22nd June, and be was ord. (colleague) 17th Oct. 1793. Devotedly attached to the cause of missions, he established the Missionary Magazine, the first religious periodical north of the Tweed. Having adopted

sentiments inimical to a National Establishment of Religion, he demitted his charge and was declared no longer a min. of the church, 26th Dec. 1798. From 1799 to 1836 he ministered to a large congregation at the Glasgow Tabernacle, under the auspices of the Haldanes of Airthrey, and was for the same period tutor of the Glasgow Theological Academy -a Congregationalist foundation. The introduction of Congregationalism into Scotland owed much to his efforts. He had D.D. conferred by an American college in 1821, but did not adopt it, and died 1st Aug. 1841. He marr. (1) 13th Nov. 179-1, Anne (died 23rd Aug. 1795, aged 20), daugh. of James Innes, min. of Yester (2) Janet Jamieson, died 18th Jan. 1801, aged 23, and had issue-Janet (marr. James Matheson, D.D., Durham): (3) 15th Nov. 1802, Barbara, daugh. of Sir James Maxwell of Pollock, Bart., killed by the overturning of a carriage near the Falls of Clyde, 14th Sept. 1828, aged 55. Publications - Five single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1797-1834); Animadversions on a Pamphlet entitled Lay-preaching Indefensible on Scripture Principles (Glasgow, 1800); Remarks on Mr Dick's Sermon concerning the Qualifications and Call of Missioaaries (1801); Rudiments of the Greek Language (Edinburgh, 1801); The Ignorance of the Heathen and the Conduct of God towards them, a sermon preached before the L.M.S. (London, 1802) ; A Greek Grammar and Greek and English Scripture Lexicon (Edinburgh, 1802; 2nd ed., Glasgow, 1812; 3rd ed., 1827); An Attempt towards a Statement of the Doctrine of Scripture on the Government of the Church (Glasgow, 1807); Facts and Documents respecting the Connexions which have subsisted between Robert Haldane, Esq., and G. E. (Glasgow, 1809) ; Essays to the .Jews, 2 vols. (1809-10); A n Essay on Baptism (Glasgow, 1823); Memoir of Barbara Ewing (Glasgow, 1829); Sermon III. in "Sermons by Ministers of the Congregational Union" (Glasgow, 1823); editor of the Missionary Magazine, vols. i. to iii. (Edinburgh, 1796-9).--[Wardlaw's Fun. Serm., Haldane's Mem., Kay's Portraits, Tombst.; Memoir by his daughter, J. J. Matheson, 1843 - Ross's Hist. of