made acquaintance with Dr. Milligan and Dr. Cooper; next in the summer and autumn of 1895, when I spent a number of weeks in the diocese, making my headquarters at Comrie, near Crieff; and lastly in 1896, when I also visited Edinburgh and Glasgow, mainly for the purpose of becoming personally acquainted with such of the Presbyterian clergy as were likely to be friendly to my uncle's great design. In this way I have visited nearly all the places mentioned in this volume except the Highland centres. Besides Perth and St. Andrews, which I have visited several times, I may mention Methven, Crieff, Comrie, St. Fillans, Duncrub, Muthill, Dunblane, Ardoch (Stirling), Dunkeld and Birnam, Forfar, Glamis, Alyth and Meigle, Kirriemuir and Dunfermline, and I have friends and correspondents at nearly all of them. With regard to a feature of the book which may seem to need some explanation, viz. my own remarks upon the questions on which the subject of this Memoir exercised his remarkable powers, I may say that they have cost me even more thought and care than the remainder of the volume. I could not forget that, though belonging to a younger generation, I have a duty as a Bishop to teach which it is hardly ever possible to set aside, especially in handling such weighty questions. Secondly, in order to do justice to my uncle's own principles, I felt it necessary not simply to say that I could not in every respect agree with him, but to indicate the limits within which I have ventured to differ from him. A general disclaimer of agreement might easily be interpreted to mean much more than I intended, whereas by pointing out the very large amount of agreement and the subordinate character of the difference, I am free to do all in my power to further his objects, which were much dearer to his heart than his methods. This is especially true of the two great subjects to which he devoted his strength-the Eucharistic Controversy and the Reunion Movement. While I cannot accept as final all his language or all his practical conclusions on these subjects, I perceive that he had certain true principles in view which have been obscured or overlooked by others to the detriment of the Church, especially in the heat of controversy. In regard to the Eucharist, his great wish was to preserve the true 'proportions of the faith in regard to Reunion, to make it clear that some concessions are necessary on our part under the peculiar circumstances of Scottish Presbyterianism. I trust that readers of this Memoir will agree with me not only that he acted conscientiously in regard to both, but that he was right in emphasising both the general principle in the one case and the practical duty in the other. I have in the last chapter made a selection of the lighter matter which lay to hand. In doing this I have had to lay aside not a little that was of interest, sometimes from one motive, sometimes from another. My uncle was, as far as English verse went, strongest in epigram or satire, and this is not generally the fairest permanent representation of a man's character; and the Latin verse, of which he was a master, may be represented sufficiently by specimens. His graceful epigraphs, dedications, epitaphs, and the like are well known to readers of the 'Annals,' and of less interest apart from the books or places to which they belong. I should like to have added more letters of Bishop Claughton's, but the best of them are too outspoken and familiar for publication. fortunately, only few of his own letters to Claughton have been preserved. Others of his correspondents put questions or cases in an interesting way, but their letters are not complete without his answers. Others belong to phases of controversy which it is inexpedient to pursue in detail. Un I have made an attempt at a Bibliography in which I have endeavoured to steer between the two extremes of exhaustiveness and severity. I have included every separately printed document of which I was cognisant, a rule which appears to me the only safe guide, especially if such a task is to supplement an imperfect Memoir like the present. A mere fly-sheet often supplies an important date. On the other hand, I have purposely omitted many letters to newspapers, while I have included those that seemed to be most important, either as containing fresh matter, or as incidentally showing his vigour and vigilance, or as elucidating the course of events. But, if any reader detects the absence of any separate publication or privately printed document or fly-sheet, I shall be grateful for information on such points; and also for any notices of articles or reviews published by the Bishop in periodicals, or of sermons of his in series by different writers, which I have failed to insert. I have not attempted to record the date of every edition of the Greek Grammar, but I should be grateful for any early copies that friends may have to dispose of, especially that of 1843. I have learnt much in the course of this work; and, if I can succeed in carrying my reader along with me, I do not doubt that he too, if he is a gentle and sympathetic reader, will at least learn something. He will take an interest in the Bishop's personality and in the development of his character under somewhat difficult and trying circumstances. He will find that the questions with which he was occupied, though local in their immediate bearings, really concern the whole Church, and were treated by him in a manner worthy of the great issues that attach to them. JOHN SARUM. Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 2 Feb. 1899. xiii CONTENTS Warden of Glenalmond (May 1847 to July 1854) Elected Bishop 30 November, 1852, consecrated 25 January, 1853 The united Diocese 'the fairest portion of the Northern Kingdom' Late origin of Diocesan Episcopacy in Scotland. Rise of the Bishops living at St. Andrews Mixture of Highland and Lowland characteristics . Interest of the country to the Bishop from family traditions 32 |